Текст песни Дж. Россини - Ария Дона Базилио

Slander is sweet at first
A little breeze flutters.
And, as if stealthily,
Human hearing barely caresses
And gurgles like a trickle, like a trickle,
Quietly, secretly, little by little
Creeps everywhere, everywhere
Imperceptibly, slowly,
Gradually to all people
Mind and heart fills, fills
And flies from mouth to mouth,
Like a hardened lesson.
Stronger by the hour
An interpretation arises,
Here thunders with a common voice,
Slander has become common,
Here is how the storm broke
Thundered, rolled,
Thundered, rolled
Unrestrained wave.
The rumble grows stronger and stronger
The rumble grows stronger and stronger
People tremble in horror
And exploding like a bomb
Slander shakes everything
And shakes the earthly world.
The one who was the target of the persecution
Having endured all the humiliation,
Dies in the general opinion
Struck by slander
Yes, slander.