M Appari

<br>(martha)(she appeared to me)<br><br><br><br>Mappari tuttamor, il mio sguatdo lincontro:<br><br>Bella si che il mio cor, ansioso a lei volo:<br><br>Mi feri, minvaghi quellangelica belta,<br><br>Sculta in cor dallamor cancellarsi non potra:<br><br>Il pensier di poter palpitar con lei damor,<br><br>Puo sopir il martir che maffana e stranzia il cor.<br><br>Mappari tuttamor, il mio sguardo lincontro;<br><br>Bella si che il mio cor ansioso a lei volo;<br><br>Marta, marta, tu sparisti e il mio cor col tuo nando!<br><br>Tu la pace mi rapisti, di dolor io moriro.<br><br><br><br>Synopses<br><br>Lady harriet and her maid nancy, disguised as peasants called martha and julia, have unwittingly bound themselves for a years service to lionel and plunket, two local farmers. the women soon es<br><br>And though time passes, lionel cannot get martha out of his mind.<br><br><br><br>English translation<br><br>She appeared to me, purest of love,<br><br>I discovered with my eyes this vision of delight.<br><br>Lovely was she, that my hungry heart, in a snap, to her did fly.<br><br>I was hurt, I was charmed by that beauty from above.<br><br>Love is etched in my heart, and cannot now be erased.<br><br>The mere thought that our hearts<br><br>With sweet love might beat as one<br><br>Is enough to forget all the sorrow that fills my heart.<br><br>She appeared to me, purest of love.<br><br>I discovered with my eyes this vision of delight.<br><br>Lovely was she, that my hungry heart, in a snap to her did fly.<br><br>Marta, marta, you have left me,<br><br>And my heart with yours has vanished.<br><br>Peace and quiet, gone now forever, I will surely die of pain.