UN DI, FELICE, ETEREA

'''Un di, felice, eterea''' is a duet from the first act of Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''La Traviata''. It is sung by the male and female protagonists of the opera, Alfredo (a tenor) and Violetta (a soprano). The main melody of the duet, which is very famous in its own right, is also an important musical theme throughout the opera. It is also notable for being one of the songs heard in Pretty Woman.

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:'''Alfredo:''' ''Un di, felice, eterea,'' ''Mi balenaste innante,'' ''E da quel dì tremante'' ''Vissi d'ignoto amor.'' ''Di quell'amor ch'e palpito'' ''Dell'universo, Dell'universo intero,'' ''Misterïoso, altero,'' ''Croce e delizia cor. ''Misterioso, Misterioso altero,'' ''Croce e delizia al cor.'':'''Violetta:''' ''Ah, se ciò è ver, fuggitemi,'' ''Solo amistade io v'offro:'' ''Amar non so, nè soffro'' ''Un cosï eroico amor.'' ''Io sono franca, ingenua;'' ''Altra cercar dovete;'' ''Non arduo troverete'' ''Dimenticarmi allor.''

:'''Alfredo:''' That day I've never forgotten, When I beheld your beauty. Since that moment I loved you, Loved and adored from afar. Hoping for love, love that fills the universe, Love that inspires radiant dreams of life eternal, Strangely mysterious, Shining in golden splendor, Sorrow, sorrow and rapture, Sorrow and rapture, rapturous joy!:'''Violetta:''' Love, I fear, can never be, Friendship is all I can offer. Since love is pain and torment, I avoid that strange emotion. Pleasure is all I ask of life, Freedom and joy forever! So you must soon forget me And find another love.