affettuoso
tenderly
affrettando
hurrying
amabile
amiable, pleasant
appassionato
with passion
calando
getting softer, dying away (and usually slowing down)
cantando
singing
come prima
like the first time, as before
facile
easy
fuoco
fire
giusto (tempo giusto)
proper, exact (in strict time)
l’istesso tempo
the same speed
morendo
dying away
niente
nothing
nobilmente
nobly
perdendosi
dying away
possibile (presto possibile)
possible (as fast as possible)
quasi
as if, resembling
sonoro
resonant, with a rich tone
sopra
above
sotto (sotto voce)
below (sotto voce= in an undertone)
veloce
swift
voce
voice
con sordini, con sord
with mute
senza sordini, senza sord
without mute
arco
play with the bow
pizzicato
pluck the strings
sul G
play on the G string
sul ponticello
play near the bridge
una corda
‘one string’ – press the soft pedal
tre corde
‘three strings’ – release the soft pedal
mano sinistra (m.s.)
left hand
mano destra (m.d.)
right hand
a
to, at
anime
animated, lively
assez
enough
avec
with
cedez
yield, relax the speed
douce
sweet
en dehors
prominent (make the melody stand out)
et
and
legerement
lightly
lent
slow
mais
but
moins
less
modere
at a moderate speed
non
not
peu
(a) little
plus
more
presser (en pressant)
hurry (hurrying)
ralentir
slow down
retenu (en retenant)
held back (holding back, slowing a little)
sans
without
tres
very
un, une
one
vif
lively
vite
quick