I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls
Alfred Bunn (1796-1860)
From Michael Balfe's opera, The Bohemian Girl. My Latin...
I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls
I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls,
With vassals and serfs at my side,
And of all who assembled within those walls,
That I was the hope and the pride.
I had riches too great to count, could boast
of a high ancestral name;
But I also dreamt, which pleased me most,
That you lov'd me still the same
That you lov'd me, you lov'd me still the same,
That you lov'd me, you lov'd me still the same.
I dreamt that suitors sought my hand;
That knights upon bended knee,
And with vows no maiden heart could withstand
They pledg'd their faith to me;
And I dreamt that one of that noble host
Came forth my hand to claim.
But I also dreamt, which pleased me most,
That you lov'd me still the same
That you lov'd me, you lov'd me still the same,
That you lov'd me, you lov'd me still the same.
Somno videbar
somno videbar marmoris aedibus
felix: clientes turbaque oboediens
servilis adstabant beatae;
quotque homines retineret aula,
cunctis nitebam spes ego gloriae.
gazas tenebam vix numerabiles,
illustre jactabam superba
stirpe ab avis atavisque nomen.
quin visa imago gratior omnibus:
dilecta semper, semper amabilis,
te semper oblectans amantem,
ut prius, haud aliter videbar.
somno videbar fota petentibus:
flexo premebat multus eques genu.
virgo repugnavisse tantam
nulla proci potuisset ignem.
somno videtur praeterea meo
unus catervae nobilis ingredi,
qui motus ardenti calore
ducere me voluit maritam.
quin visa imago gratior omnibus:
dilecta semper, semper amabilis,
te semper oblectans amantem,
ut prius, haud aliter videbar.
Translation: Copyright © Timothy Adès