From the album Ascension, Niguma Vol. 2: The Mantra Project
Composition by G.F. Handel, from the opera Rinaldo
Arranged by Sangeeta Kaur and Nicolas Neidhardt
featuring Bela Horvath (oboe)
Lyrics
Lascia ch'io pianga
Mia cruda sorte,
E che sospiri
La libertà .
Il duolo infranga
Queste ritorte,
De' miei martiri
Sol per pietà .
Let me weep
My cruel fate,
And that I
should have freedom.
The duel infringes
within these twisted places,
in my sufferings
I pray for mercy.