Fonti e colline chiesi agli Dei; m 'udiro alfine, pago io vovro, ne mai quel fonte co 'desir miei, ne mai quel monte trapassero
"I asked the Gods for hills and springs; They listened to me at last. I shall live contented. And I shall never desire to go beyond that spring, nor shall I desire to cross that mountain."
--Sei Ariette I: Malinconia, ninfa gentil, Vincenzo Bellini

Sprecher: Ihr Fremdlinge! was sucht oder fordert ihn von uns?
Tamino: Freundschaft und Liebe.
Sprecher: Bist du bereit, es mit deinem Leben zu erkämpfen?
Tamino: Ja.

Speaker: Stranger, what do you seek or ask from us?
Tamino: Friendship and love.
Speaker: And are you prepared even if it costs you your life?
Tamino: I am.
--The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart