Amadis of Gaul, an opera As it is perform'd at the King's Theatre in the Hay-market
SCENE V. The Palace of _Melissa_.
Dardano solo.
_Dardanus_ alone.
Dard.
D' vn' suenturato amante Prouo tutte le pene in questo petto. Ama Oriana Amadigi, e me disprezza: Mi promette Melissa Conforto al mio tormento, Mà tardi Veggio oh' Dio, Ch' è vano ogni potere, al' duolo mio:
In this my Breast too sensibly I feel, Of an unhappy Lover, all the Pains. _Oriana_ adores this _Amadis_, and me she slights: _Melissa_ indeed doth promise me To comfort my tormented Mind, But now too late I see, Oh Gods, That all her Pow'r can ne'er redress my Grief.
Pena tiranna Io sento al core, Ne spero mai Trouar pietà; Amor m'affanna E il mio dolore In tanti guai Pace non hà. Pena tiranna, &c.
_He says, he feels a Tyrannous Pain at his Heart, and never expects to find Pity, Quiet or Relief._
[Mentre vuol' partire vien ritenuto da Melissa.
[As he is departing, he is detain'd by _Melissa_.
SCENA VI.