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'''''Ch'ella mì creda''''' is a [[tenor]] [[aria]] from Act III of the [[opera]] ''[[La fanciulla del West]]'' by [[Giacomo Puccini]]. It is the final tenor aria sung by Dick Johnson (a.k.a. the bandit "Ramerrez") before his death sentence. In the aria, he was hoping for the Sheriff and the miners not to tell Minnie, his lover about his ill-fated destiny. He wishes Minnie to be told that he has gone far away and will never return.

It is said that during [[World War I]], [[Italy|Italian]] soldiers sang this aria to maintain their spirits.<ref>{{cite book|last=Osborne|first=Charles|title=The complete operas of Puccini: a critical guide|year=1982|publisher=De Capo Press|page=195}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Sadie|first=Stanley|title=The Grove book of operas|coauthors=Laura Williams Macy}}</ref>

==Libretto==
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Ch'ella mì creda libero e lontano <br>
sopra una nuova via di redenzione!… <br>
Aspetterà ch’io torni… <br>
E passeranno i giorni, <br>
E passeranno i giorni, <br>
ed io non tornerò… <br>
ed io non tornerò… <br>
Minnie, della mia vita mio solo fiore, <br>
Minnie, che m’hai voluto tanto bene!… <br>
Tanto bene! <br>
Ah, tu della mia vita mio solo fior! <br>

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Let her believe I’m far away and free <br>
On a new path of redemption!… <br>
She will wait for my return.... <br>
And the days will pass, <br>
And the days will pass, <br>
and I will not return. <br>
and I will not return. <br>
Minnie, the only flower of my life, <br>
Minnie, you who love me so much!… <br>
So much! <br>
Ah, you’re the only flower of my life! <br>
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/afg2057/index.html La fancuilla del West vocal and music score]
* [http://www.iucat.iu.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/ildvQDwXra/B-WELLS/190390560/18/X240/XTITLE/Fanciulla+del+West.+Vocal+score.+English+&+Italian Indiana University's Online Library Catalog]
* [http://www.aria-database.com/cgi-bin/aria-search.pl?opera=La+Fanciulla+del+West&a List of noted arias from aria-database.com]


[[Category:Arias by Giacomo Puccini]]
[[Category:Opera excerpts]]


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