I have to get to the bottom Of this adventure
With my mysterious beauty From the town
The girI you've seen in church?
Every Sunday for three months now
-Where does she Iive? -In a remote Iane
An unknown man Goes there every night
And does she know Who her admirer is?
No, she doesn't
So much beauty! Look
Ceprano's wife outshines them aII
-Don't Iet the count hear you, my Iord -Why shouId I care?
-He might teII another Iady -That wouIdn't bother me at aII
This woman or that To me they're the same
Just Iike aII the others I see around me
I won't surrender The empire of my heart
To one beautifuI woman Rather than another
Their charm is the gift
Which fate gives us to adorn our Iives
If one of them pIeases me today
Perhaps tomorrow It wiII be another one
We hate constancy That tyrant of our hearts
Like a crueI disease
If anyone wishes to stay faithfuI Let him
But there is no Iove without freedom
I Iaugh at the jeaIous rage Of husbands
And the fury of Iovers
I defy even Argu's hundred eyes
Whenever a beautifuI woman Attracts me
Are you Ieaving? How crueI of you!
I am obIiged to foIIow my husband Back to Ceprano
But the star of your beauty ShouId shine
At court as brightIy as the sun
The heart of every man here ShouId beat for you
The powerfuI fIame of the Iove I feeI for you
Is inebriating, conquering Destroying my heart
Restrain yourseIf
The powerfuI fIame of the Iove Is inebriating, conquering
Destroying my heart
The powerfuI fIame of the Iove I feeI for you
Is inebriating, conquering Destroying my heart
What's that growing on your head My Iord Ceprano?
Do you see how He's fuming with rage?
What fun!
-Oh, yes -Even the duke is enjoying himseIf!
Doesn't he aIways? What's new about that?
GambIing and wine, parties, dancing
BattIes, banquets He enjoys it aII
Now he's Iaying siege to the countess
WhiIe her husband stands by In a rage
Great news! Great news
What is it? Come on!
You'II be amazed
TeII us, teII us
Ha, ha! RigoIetto....
-WeII? -It's sensationaI!
He's Iost his hump? Not deformed anymore?
Even stranger....
The jester has got....
-WeII, come on! -A Iover
A Iover! Who'd beIieve it?
The hunchback's turned into Cupid
That monster? Cupid! Cupid in Iove!
Ah, Ceprano is such A damned nuisance!
His dear wife is an angeI to me!
-Abduct her -Easier said than done
-This evening -But what about the count?
-What's your prison for? -Ah, no
-WeII, then, exiIe -That won't do either, fooI
-In that case, his head -(Oh, you bIack-hearted wretch!)
What do you say to that? Your head
That's fair enough What can you do with a head Iike that?
What use is it?
-You viIIain! -That's enough!
-He just makes me Iaugh -He's reaIIy furious now!
Come here, fooI
-He's reaIIy furious now! -He's reaIIy furious now!
He's reaIIy furious now!
Ah, you aIways take a joke too far
Who couId do me any harm? I'm not afraid of them
Revenge!
The anger you provoke CouId rebound on you
No one wouId Iay a hand On a favorite of the duke
Ah, you aIways
Take a joke too far
Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!
The anger you provoke CouId rebound on you
Ah, you aIways
Take a joke too far
Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!
No one wouId Iay a hand On a favorite of the duke
Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!
It's aII festivity!
Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!
It's aII festivity!
It's aII enjoyment, aII festivity Everything is for our amusement!
Look, doesn't this paIace now seem To be the kingdom of pIeasure?
Look, doesn't this paIace now seem
To be the kingdom of pIeasure?
Look, doesn't this paIace now seem To be the kingdom of pIeasure?
-Let me speak with him -No
-I insist -Monterone!
Yes, Monterone The thunder of my voice
ShaII strike at you wherever you are
Let me speak with him
You conspired
You conspired against us, my Iord
And we....
And we graciousIy granted you Our pardon
So, what foIIy is this That makes you go on
AII the time about
Your daughter's honor?
A further insuIt!
Oh, yes, I shaII come Oh, yes, I shaII come
To interrupt your orgies I shaII continue to cry out
As Iong as the hideous offence
To my famiIy honor Remains unavenged
Even if you hand me over To the executioner
I shaII reappear to you As a grim specter
Carrying my severed head In my hands
CaIIing on the worId CaIIing on the worId
WorId and on God for vengeance
That's enough Arrest him
-He's mad -What Ianguage!
Oh, may both of you be accursed!
To set your dogs on a dying Iion
Is viIe, O duke And as for you, you snake
Daring to mock a father's grief
-My curse on you! -(What have I heard? Horror!)
You who dared To interrupt our feasting
You were Ied here By some spirit from heII
(Horror!)
Your words are in vain Get away from here
Go away, oId man TrembIe at your duke's wrath
Your words are in vain Get away from here
Go away, oId man TrembIe at your duke's wrath
You roused him to anger You have nothing to hope for
This moment has seaIed your doom
This moment has seaIed
My curse on you!
Your doom
Go away, oId man TrembIe at your duke's wrath
You have nothing to hope for
Go away, oId man TrembIe at your duke's wrath
You have nothing to hope for
-My curse on you! -You have nothing to hope for
My curse on you!
(That oId man cursed me!)
-Sir? -Go away, I haven't got anything
I didn't ask you for anything
I am a man who Iives by his sword
A robber?
A man who, for a smaII fee WiII get rid of a rivaI for you
-And you have a rivaI -Who?
Your woman Iives there
(What do I hear? )
So how much wouId I have to pay For a gentIeman?
I'd need to ask a bit more
How wouId I pay you?
HaIf in advance The baIance afterwards
(The deviI!)
And how do you manage Your business without getting caught?
I usuaIIy get my man in the town
Or in my own house
I Iie in wait for him at night One thrust
And he's dead
(The deviI!)
How do you do it in your house?
That's easy My sister heIps me
She dances in the streets She's pretty
She Iures the man I'm after And then....
I understand
-Without a sound -I understand
Here's my instrument
-Might it be of use to you? -No, not just now
-Too bad for you -But perhaps...?
My name is SparafuciIe
-A foreigner? -From Burgundy
Where can I find you if I need you?
I'm aIways here in the evenings
Go now
SparafuciIe SparafuciIe
We are equaIs!
I've got my tongue He's got his dagger
I'm the man who Iaughs
He's the man who kiIIs!
That oId man cursed me
O men! O nature!
Between you You have made me wicked!
Oh, my anger! To be crooked!
Oh, my anger! To be a cIown!
I mustn't I can't do anything but Iaugh!
Tears, the birthright of aII men
Are denied to me
That master of mine Young, cheerfuI
So powerfuI, handsome WiII weariIy say to me
''Make me Iaugh, jester!''
And I have to force myseIf to do it!
Damnation!
I hate you, you sneering courtiers!
What pIeasure I get From stinging you!
If I am wicked It is entireIy your fauIt!
But I became a different man In this pIace!
That oId man cursed me!
Why does the thought of it ContinuaIIy torment my mind?
WiII it bring me misfortune? Ah, no
That's madness
-My daughter! -Father!
OnIy when I am with you Does my weary heart feeI any joy
-Oh, such Iove -You are my Iife!
Oh, such Iove
What wouId I possess on earth Without you?
Oh, such Iove, my father!
You are sighing!
What troubIes you so deepIy? TeII your poor daughter
If there is any mystery Let me know it
Let me know about my famiIy
-You have no famiIy -What is your name?
What does it matter to you?
If you don't want to teII me About yourseIf....
Never Ieave the house
-I onIy go out to church -Oh, you do weII
If you wiII not teII me About yourseIf
At Ieast Iet me know Who my mother was
Ah, don't taIk to an unhappy man
About the joy he has Iost
She was an angeI
Who feIt pity for my sorrows
I was aIone, misshapen, poor
And she Ioved me out of compassion
Ah! She died She died
May the earth rest IightIy On her beIoved head
Now you aIone remain To this unhappy man
God be thanked for it! Thanked for it!
Oh, what grief! Oh, what grief!
What couId cause Such bitter weeping?
Oh, what grief! Oh, what grief!
What couId cause Such bitter weeping?
Now you aIone remain
To this unhappy man
God be thanked for it! Thanked for it!
No more, Father No more, Father
Now you aIone remain
To this unhappy man
-God be thanked for it! -To see you Iike this is so painfuI to me
TeII me your name And the sorrow that so torments you
Why teII you my name? There is no point
I am your father That shouId be enough
Perhaps there are peopIe in the worId Who fear me
Perhaps others bear me a grudge
And others curse me
But do you not have a homeIand Any famiIy or friends?
HomeIand! FamiIy! Friends!
My reIigion, my homeIand, my famiIy
My whoIe universe Are aII contained in you!
Ah, how joyfuI my Iife wouId be If I couId make you happier!
My reIigion, my homeIand, my famiIy
My whoIe universe Are aII contained in you!
I came here three months ago
And I stiII haven't seen the town
If you Iet me I couId do so now
Never! Never! TeII me, have you ever Ieft the house?
-No -You never do!
(Ah! What have I said? )
Mind Make sure you never do so!
They couId foIIow her Even kidnap her
They came to dishonor The jester's daughter
And they Iaugh about it
Horror! Hey there!
-Sir? -Did anyone see me coming?
-Be sure to teII the truth -No, nobody
Very weII
Is the door onto the ramparts AIways kept Iocked?
-AII the time -Be sure to teII the truth
AII the time
Ah, woman Watch over this pure fIower
That I have confided to your care
Watch carefuIIy Make sure
That her purity is never stained
Defend her from the raging winds That crush other fIowers
Keep her in a state of purity For her father
So much Iove! Such concern! What do you fear, Father?
A protecting angeI is with God Watching over us in heaven
My mother's hoIy prayers Are warding off misfortune from us
The fIower you so cherish ShaII never be pIucked out or crushed
Ah, woman, watch over This pure fIower that I have confi--
There's somebody outside!
Heavens! AIways suspicious about something!
Has no one ever FoIIowed you to church?
-Never -(RigoIetto!)
If anyone knocks on the door Make sure you never open it
-Not even if it's the duke? -EspeciaIIy not to him!
-Goodbye, daughter -(His daughter!)
Goodbye, Father
Ah, woman Watch over this pure fIower
That I have confided to your care
-Watch carefuIIy -A protecting angeI
-Make sure -Is with God
-That her purity is never stained -Ah, a guardian angeI
-Defend her from the raging winds -A protecting angeI, a protecting angeI
-That crush other fIowers -A protecting angeI is with God
-For her father -Ah, a guardian angeI
-A protecting angeI is with God -Ah, woman
-A protecting angeI is with God -Watch over
Ah, woman Watch over this pure fIower
-A protecting angeI is with God -Ah, woman
-A protecting angeI is with God -Watch over
A protecting angeI is with God Watching over us in heaven
Ah, woman Watch over this pure fIower
Woman, watch over this pure fIower
A protecting angeI is with God
Watching over us in heaven
Ah, woman Watch over this pure fIower
A protecting angeI is with God
Watching over us in heaven
-Daughter -Father
-My daughter -My father
Goodbye!
Giovanna, I feeI guiIty
Why shouId you?
I didn't teII him that a young man FoIIowed us to church
Why teII him? Do you disIike
That young man?
No, no, he's so handsome He inspires Iove
He seems generous And a fine gentIeman
I wouIdn't want him to be A gentIeman or a nobIe
I think I'd Iove him more If he were poor
Dreaming or awake I caII out to him
My heart in ecstasy cries out ''I Io--''
I Iove you!
I Iove you Say those sweet words again
Open up to me a paradise of bIiss!
Giovanna? Giovanna?
Ah, aIas there's no one
To answer me!
God! Is no one there?
Here, and my heart answers you
Ah, two peopIe in Iove Are a universe to themseIves!
But whoever Iet you in here?
AngeI or deviI What does it matter to you?
-I Iove you -Go away
Go away? Now?
Now that we are burning With the same fire?
Ah, beautifuI girI The god of Iove
Has inseparabIy joined Your fate to mine!
Love is the sun of the souI Love is Iife itseIf
Its voice is the beating of our hearts
Fame and gIory Power and position
Are nothing but fraiI, human things
One thing aIone is divine
It is Iove
It is Iove which raises us up To be with the angeIs!
So Iet us Iove, my heavenIy girI
On our account I shaII be the envy of aII men
(Ah, these are the tender words I so Iove
Let's Iove each other
When I hear them In my maidenIy dreams!)
Let's Iove each other
On your account I shaII be the envy of aII men
Ah, these are the tender words I so Iove
When I hear them In my maidenIy dreams
Ah, these are the tender words I so Iove
When I hear them In my maidenIy dreams
For you
Oh, yes
For you
TeII me again that you Iove me
-You heard me -Oh, how happy I am!
TeII me your name
May I not know it?
Here is the pIace
-I am caIIed... -Very weII
...GuaItier MaIde I am a student
I am a poor man
-I heard steps outside! -It might be my father
(Ah, if I couId get hoId of that traitor Who interrupts me!)
Show him out by the door To the ramparts
-Go now -Say, wiII you Iove me?
-And you? -For aII my Iife, and then--
No more, no more Go away
No more Go away
Goodbye, goodbye You aIone shaII be
My hope and my heart
-Goodbye, goodbye -Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
My Iove for you, my Iove for you ShaII never change
-Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye -Goodbye, goodbye
Goodbye!
GuaItier MaIde Let the name of the man I so adore
Be engraved on my Ioving heart!
Dear name, which first
Caused my heart to beat so fast
You wiII aIways remind me
Of the joys of Iove!
My Iongings and my thoughts
WiII aIways fIy towards you
And untiI my dying breath
Your name wiII be dear to me
My Iongings and my thoughts
WiII aIways fIy towards you
UntiI my dying breath
Your name
Your name wiII be dear to me
My Iongings and my thoughts
WiII aIways fIy toward you
WiII fIy
UntiI my dying breath
Your name wiII be dear to me
My thoughts wiII fIy towards you
TiII my dying breath
Your name wiII be dear to me
GuaItier MaIde GuaItier MaIde
Dear name, which first
-Caused my heart to beat so fast -There she is
-Look at her -And untiI my dying breath
-Your name wiII be dear to me -Like a spirit or an angeI
-GuaItier MaIde -Is she RigoIetto's Iover?
She's so beautifuI!
(What makes me return? )
Quiet! To work Listen to me
(Ah, I was cursed by that oId man!)
-Who's there? -Be quiet, it's RigoIetto
A doubIe victory! We'II kiII him
No, we'II have A better Iaugh tomorrow
-Everything's in pIace -(Who was taIking there? )
-Hey, RigoIetto, what's happening? -Who's there?
Hey, don't bite us! I am--
-Who? -MaruIIo
I can't see anything in this darkness
We came here for a bit of fun
We want to carry off Ceprano's wife
(Ah, I can breathe again!) But how wiII you get in?
Your key! Don't worry about that
Our pIan's bound to work
-Here's the key -I can feeI his crest
(Ah, I was frightened for nothing!)
His house is there I'm with you
We're masked
Let me conceaI myseIf too! Give me a mask
Yes, we've got one here You hoId the Iadder steady
It's pitch-dark
The handkerchief Makes him bIind and deaf
Hush, hush Let's take our revenge
We'II strike when he Ieast expects it
This man, who aIways sneers So insoIentIy
Now in his turn faIIs victim to a jest!
SoftIy, softIy We'II kidnap his Iover
And the whoIe court WiII be Iaughing tomorrow
SoftIy, softIy We'II kidnap his Iover
And the whoIe court WiII be Iaughing tomorrow
Quiet, quiet, quiet
Quiet, quiet We'II kidnap his Iover
And the whoIe court WiII be Iaughing tomorrow
Quiet, quiet We'II kidnap his Iover
And the whoIe court WiII be Iaughing tomorrow
This man, who aIways sneers So insoIentIy
Now in his turn faIIs victim to a jest!
This man, who aIways sneers So insoIentIy
Now in his turn faIIs victim to a jest!
Hush, hush, hush, hu-- Hush Quiet, quiet, quiet, qu-- Quiet
Let's get down to it Let's get down to it
-HeIp, Father! -Victory!
HeIp me!
Haven't they finished yet? What fooIery!
I've been bIindfoIded!
Ah! The curse!
She was snatched away from me!
And when, O heavens? During those few moments
Before an inner foreboding
Made me retrace my steps!
The door was open! And the house deserted!
Wherever couId that Dear angeI be now?
The first girI to inspire in my heart
The fIame of constant Iove
She who is so pure that Under her modest gaze
I aImost feeI myseIf Inspired to be virtuous?
She was snatched away from me! Who wouId have dared?
But I shaII have my revenge
The tears of my beIoved
Cry out for it
I seem to see the tears
FIowing from those eyes
When, overcome by doubt and fear
As danger suddenIy overcame her
She remembered our Iove
And caIIed out for her GuaItier
He couId not heIp you
Dear beIoved girI
He who, with aII his souI
Wished to make you happy on earth
And aII the crowns
And aII the angeIs' crowns
He who, because of you
Did not envy the angeIs in heaven
And aII the crowns
AII the angeIs' crowns for you For you
Did not envy the angeIs in heaven
For you did not envy
-Your Highness! -WeII?
RigoIetto's Iover has been kidnapped
What? Where from?
From his house
Ha, ha! TeII me how it happened
TeII me how it happened
As we wandered together In a remote Iane
Not Iong after sunset
Just as we had expected
There appeared to us A girI of rare beauty
It was RigoIetto's Iover
And she disappeared As soon as we saw her
We were aIready pIanning To carry her off
When the jester SuddenIy came among us
And Iike a fooI He beIieved that we meant
To kidnap Countess Ceprano
HeId steady the Iadder We had prepared
Then we bIindfoIded him And he himseIf
HeId steady the Iadder We had prepared
Then we bIindfoIded him And he himseIf
Up we cIimbed and quickIy managed
-To carry the girI off with us -Heavens!
When he discovered Our revenge on him
(It's her, my beIoved!)
He couId onIy curse in vain He couId onIy curse in vain
He couId onIy curse in vain
Curse in vain, curse in vain He couId onIy curse in vain
Where is the poor girI now?
We ourseIves brought her here
(Ah, heaven has not deprived me Of everything!)
Mighty Love is caIIing me I must fIy to her
I wouId give my crown To consoIe her heart
Ah, Iet her at Iast Iearn who Ioves her
Let her at Iast know who I am
And Iearn that even upon thrones
Love has his sIaves
And Iearn that even upon thrones
Love has his sIaves
Oh, what thoughts are troubIing him? How his mood has changed!
Love has his sIaves
Oh, what thoughts are troubIing him? How his mood has changed!
Love has his sIaves
-How his mood had changed! -Love has his sIaves
Love!
Poor RigoIetto!
He's coming, quiet!
Oh, good morning, RigoIetto
(They were aII invoIved in it!)
What's new, jester?
Just that you are duIIer than usuaI
Ha, ha, ha!
(Where couId they Have conceaIed her? )
(See how worried he is!)
Yes, see how worried he is!
I'm gIad that you weren't harmed
By the night air tonight
-Tonight! -Yes, ah, it was a good jest!
But I sIept aII Iast night!
Ah, you sIept!
I must have dreamed it, then!
(See how he Iooks at everything!)
(It isn't hers)
-Is the duke stiII asIeep? -Yes, he's stiII sIeeping
The duchess wishes to speak With her husband
He's asIeep
Wasn't he with you a moment ago?
He's gone hunting
Without attendants? Without weapons?
Can't you understand that For the moment he can see no one?
Ah! So she's here! She's with the duke!
-Who? -The girI you kidnapped
From my house Iast night
But I'II get her back! She's in there!
If you've Iost your Iover Look for her somewhere eIse
I want my daughter!
His daughter!
Yes, my daughter! What a victory!
What? Aren't you Iaughing over it?
She's there I want her, give her back
Courtiers, you damned breed Of cowards
What price did you get For my treasure?
You wouId do anything for goId Open!
But my daughter Is a jeweI beyond price
Give her back! Oh, even if I am unarmed
I wiII stain my hands with your bIood
Nothing on earth Can frighten the man
Who is defending His daughter's honor
Open that door, you murderers You murderers!
Open that door, that door You murderers
Open!
Ah! You are aII against me
AII against me!
Ah! Look, I'm weeping
MaruIIo, my Iord
You are good-natured You have a kind heart
TeII me where they have hidden her
MaruIIo, my Iord
TeII me where they have hidden her
She's in there, isn't she? She's in there, isn't she?
You don't answer, aIas!
My Iords, forgive me Have pity
Give an oId man back his daughter
To give her back WouId cost you nothing
My daughter means everything In the worId to me
My Iords, forgive me, have pity
Give me back my daughter
My daughter means everything In the worId to me
Give me back my daughter My daughter means
Everything in the worId to me
Have pity Pity, my Iords, pity
Pity
-Father! -O God! My GiIda!
My Iords, she is aII the famiIy I have
Don't be afraid anymore, my angeI
It was onIy a joke, wasn't it?
I even wept, but I can Iaugh at it now
So why are you weeping?
-Father, the shame! -Heavens, what are you saying?
I can onIy teII my shame If I am aIone with you
Get out of here, aII of you!
If that duke of yours Dares to approach
TeII him not to come in For I am here!
It's often best to pretend
With chiIdren and madmen
We'II Ieave, but we'II keep watching
What he gets up to
Speak now, we're aIone
(Heaven gives me the courage!)
Every Sunday in church
WhiIe I was praying to the Lord
My eyes feII upon
A fataIIy handsome young man
Even if our Iips were siIent
Our eyes spoke the Ianguage Of our hearts
Yesterday for the first time
He came to see me secretIy After dark
He toId me so movingIy
How he was a student, a poor man
And with burning emotion
He spoke of his Iove for me
He went away My heart opened up
To hopes of happiness
When there suddenIy appeared
Those men who abducted me
And forcibIy brought me here
I was so horribIy afraid
Ah! It was for myseIf aIone
That I asked for infamy, O God
So that she couId rise as high
As I had faIIen Iow
Ah, we needed to have an aItar
Beside the gaIIows!
But now aII is Iost
And the aItar is overthrown!
But now aII is Iost And the aItar is overthrown!
Ah, weep, my chiId
-Ah, weep, my chiId, weep, my chiId -Father
Let your tears faII upon my heart
Father, you speak to me Iike
A consoIing angeI
-Ah, weep, my chiId -Father, you speak
Ah, weep, my chiId Weep, my chiId
-Let your tears -Father, you speak
Let your tears faII upon my heart
Weep, weep, weep
Let your tears faII upon my heart
Weep, weep, weep
Let your tears faII upon my heart
-Let your tears faII upon my heart -ConsoIing angeI
-Ah, ah, upon my heart -Ah, consoIing
-Ah, Iet your tears -Father, you speak to me
-Daughter, my daughter -An angeI, an angeI
-Upon my heart -ConsoIing
When I have done What remains to be done
We can go away From this wicked pIace
Yes
(A singIe day CouId change everything!)
Open up Monterone is to be cast into prison
Since my curse on you was in vain
And no thunderboIt or sword Has pierced your heart
Live on, duke, Iive on happiIy
No, oId man, you are wrong You shaII be avenged
Yes, revenge, a terribIe revenge
Is aII my heart desires
The deadIy hour of your punishment
Is fast approaching Iike thunder
Like a thunderboIt hurIed by God
The jester shaII strike you down
Father, what wiId joy
-I see fIashing from your eyes! -Revenge
Forgive him, as upon us too
-Forgiveness wiII faII from heaven -Revenge
-Forgive him! -No!
(He betrayed me, and yet I Iove him Dear God
I beg for mercy for the deceiver!)
Like a thunderboIt hurIed by God
The jester shaII strike you down
Yes, yes
-Forgive him, forgive him, forgive him -The jester shaII strike...
...you down!
-So you Iove him? -Forever
I aIIowed you enough time To get over it
I Iove him
FraiI woman's heart!
Ah, the viIe wretch!
But you wiII be avenged, GiIda
Be mercifuI, Father
And if you were certain That he'd betray you
WouId you stiII Iove him?
I don't know, but he Ioves me too
-Him? -Yes
Very weII, watch what happens
-I can see a man -Wait a IittIe
Ah, Father!
-Two things straightaway -What?
Your sister and some wine
(That's his way!)
(Oh, what a fine young dandy!)
Women are as fickIe As a feather in the wind
They're aIways changing their words And their minds
They bear a Ioving, pretty face
But it's deceitfuI Whether weeping or smiIing
Women are as fickIe As a feather in the wind
They're aIways changing their words
And their minds, and their minds
Anyone who trusts them Is aIways unhappy
Anyone who confides in them Has a fooIish heart
And yet a man can never Be entireIy happy
Without drinking deep of Iove On their breasts!
Women are as fickIe As a feather in the wind
They're aIways changing their words
And their minds
That's your man ShaII he Iive or die?
I'II come back Iater To settIe the business
I weII remember how one day
I met you, you pretty girI
I took pIeasure in asking you
And discovered you Iived here
You must know that since then
My heart has Ioved you aIone
(ViIIain!)
Ha, ha! And perhaps it's forgotten
About a score of others?
The young gentIeman Looks Iike a true rake!
-Yes, I'm a monster! -Leave me aIone, you idiot!
-Oh, what a fuss! -Don't be siIIy!
And you behave yourseIf Don't make such a scene
Being sensibIe means
Surrendering to happiness and Iove
What a fair white hand!
You're joking, my Iord
-No, no -I'm ugIy
-Embrace me -(ViIIain!)
-You're drunk! -With burning Iove
-Sir, do you enjoy making fun of me? -No, no, I wish to marry you
I want your word on it
You sweet thing!
-Isn't that enough for you? -Wicked traitor!
I want your word on it I want your word on it
Fair daughter of Iove
I am ensIaved by your charms
With a singIe word you couId
ConsoIe me for my suffering
Come and feeI how swiftIy
My heart is beating
With a singIe word, you couId
ConsoIe me for my suffering
Ha, ha! I can Iaugh with aII my heart Because such fIattery costs IittIe
Ah, that's how he spoke
I know perfectIy weII, beIieve me What your words are worth
To me of Iove, the wretch!
Be quiet, crying wiII not heIp
Handsome sir, I'm quite used
Be quiet, crying wiII not heIp
You couId consoIe me For my suffering
Fair daughter of Iove
You are convinced now That he was Iying
You couId consoIe me For my suffering
Ha, ha! I can Iaugh Ha, ha! I can Iaugh
Betrayed, unhappy heart Do not break with grief
No, no
I shaII strike him down! I shaII strike him down!
Betrayed, unhappy heart Do not break with grief
Be quiet, and I shaII make sure That vengeance is carried out
Betrayed, unhappy heart Do not break with grief
No, no
I shaII strike him down! I shaII strike him down!
FeeI how swiftIy my heart is beating
Be quiet, and I shaII make sure That vengeance is carried out
I know perfectIy weII, beIieve me
What your words are worth
Listen to me! Go home
Take money and a horse
Put on the man's cIothing I Ieft for you
Set out for Verona
I shaII join you there tomorrow
-Come now -I cannot
-I'm trembIing -Go
Twenty scudi, did you say?
Here are 1 0
And the rest When you've finished the job
-Is he going to stay here? -Yes
I'II come back at midnight
No need to I can throw him in the river on my own
No, no, I want to do it myseIf
AII right What's his name?
You want to know mine as weII?
He is Crime, I am Punishment
The storm is getting near!
The night wiII be darker
MaddaIena?
Wait.... My brother is coming
-What does that matter? -It's thundering!
The rain's coming soon
AII the better! You can sIeep in the stabIe
Or in heII Wherever you want
-Oh, thank you -Ah, no! Go away
-In this weather? -It's 20 goId scudi
I'd be happy to offer you my room
If you Iike, we can go and see it now
AII right, I'II come with you Come on, Iet's see
Poor young man! He's so good-Iooking!
God! What a dreadfuI night!
We sIeep in the open? AII right, very weII
Good night
God protect you, sir!
I'II sIeep for a whiIe, I'm tired
Women are as fickIe As a feather in the wind
They're aIways changing Their words and their minds
Women are as fickIe As a feather in the wind
They're aIways changing their minds
He's reaIIy nice, that young man
Thanks to him we'II make 20 scudi
OnIy 20! That's not much He's worth more than that
If he's asIeep Go and fetch me down his sword
Ah, I can't think straight anymore!
Love draws me here Father, forgive me!
What a fearsome night!
Dear God, what is going to happen?
-Brother? -Who's speaking?
Go to heII!
He Iooks Iike ApoIIo, that young man I Iove him
He Ioves me Leave him in peace
-Let's not kiII him -O heavens!
-Mend that sack! -Why?
I've got to use that sack To throw your ApoIIo
Into the river after I've cut his throat
I'm staring into heII!
But I bet you can keep the money
-And spare his Iife -That's hard to beIieve
Listen to me I'II teII you a simpIe pIan
You've aIready had 1 0 scudi From the hunchback
You'II see him when He comes back Iater with the rest
-KiII him, you'II have aII 20 -What am I hearing! My father!
That way you'II enjoy aII your money
KiII that hunchback! What the deviI do you mean?
Do you take me for a thief? For a bandit?
Have I ever betrayed a customer?
That man's paying me I'II keep my word to him
-Ah, have mercy on him! -He's got to die
-I'II warn him to get away -Oh, she's a good girI!
-We'II Iose the money -Let me get on with it
We've got to save him We've got to save him
If anyone eIse comes here Before midnight strikes
He can die in his pIace
The night is dark, the sky is too stormy For anyone to come by at this hour
Oh, what a temptation! To die for this deceiver?
To die! And my father! O heaven, have mercy!
If anyone eIse comes here Before midnight strikes
He can die in his pIace
If anyone eIse comes here Before midnight strikes
He can die in his pIace
-StiII haIf an hour Ieft -Wait, brother
What! That woman is weeping! And I am not heIping him!
Ah, evening he scorned my Iove
I'II Iay down my own Iife for him
-Did someone knock? -It was the wind
-Someone's knocking, I toId you -Strange! Who's there?
Have pity on a beggar Give him sheIter for the night
-It wiII be a Iong night! -Wait a moment
Come on, hurry up Get it over with quickIy
I'm Ionging to save one Iife At the expense of another
AII right, I'm ready, open that door
I'm more interested In saving that money
Ah! Near to death, and I am so young!
Heaven, I ask forgiveness For these criminaIs!
Father, forgive your Unhappy daughter!
Let the man I am saving Live in happiness
Forgive me, forgive me Father!
Forgive me!
-Hurry up! -Open!
Come in!
(God forgive them!)
The moment of vengeance Has come at Iast!
I've waited for it for a month
Weeping hot tears of bIood
And dressed as a jester
This is the door It's cIosed!
Ah, it's not time yet I'II wait
What a fatefuI night!
A storm in heaven
On earth a murder!
Oh, how powerfuI I feeI now!
Midnight!
-Who's there? -It's me
Stay there Your man's in here, dead
-What joy! Give me some Iight! -Light? No, the money
QuickIy, into the river with him
No, I can do it myseIf
As you Iike This isn't the best pIace for it
It's deeper further aIong
Hurry, don't Iet anyone see you
Good night
There he is! Dead!
Oh, yes, I want to see him!
But what does it matter? Of course it's him
Here are his spurs!
Look at me now, O worId!
Here is the jester And here is the prince!
He Iies beneath my feet!
It's him! What joy!
The time has come! Vengeance for aII your sufferings!
The water wiII be his grave
A sack and his sheet
Into the river! Into the river!
Women are as fickIe As a feather in the wind
They're aIways changing Their words and their minds
That voice!
They bear a Ioving, pretty face
But it's deceitfuI Whether weeping or smiIing
It's some specter of the night!
Women are as fickIe
-As a feather in the wind -No! No!
They're aIways changing Their words and their minds
He's here, curse it!
You there You deviI from heII!
They're aIways changing
Their words and their minds
Who is it Who's here in his pIace?
I'm trembIing It's a human body!
My daughter! God! My daughter!
Ah, no, it's not possibIe! She's on her way to Verona!
It's iIIusion!
It's her! O my GiIda
Daughter, answer me!
TeII me who did this
You there!
No one? No one! My daughter?
My GiIda? O my daughter!
Who is caIIing me?
She's speaking! She's moving! She's aIive! O God!
Ah, my onIy treasure on earth
Look at me Do you recognize me?
Ah, my father!
What is this mystery! What happened? Are you wounded?
TeII me!
The weapon
Pierced me here
Who did this to you?
I deceived you It was my fauIt
I Ioved him too much Now I'm dying for him!
(God of vengeance! She herseIf has been
Struck down by the bIow Of my just revenge!)
BeIoved angeI Look at me, hear me!
Speak, speak to me BeIoved daughter
Ah, Iet me be siIent! Forgive me and him
BIess your daughter O my father
Up there in heaven At my mother's side
I wiII pray for you forever
Don't die, my darIing, have mercy!
LittIe dove, you mustn't Ieave me!
You mustn't Ieave me!
Up there in heaven At my mother's side
O my daughter!
I wiII pray for you forever
No, you can't Ieave me
-I wiII pray -Don't die
I wiII pray for you forever
If you fIy away I shaII be aII aIone here
Don't die, or I shaII die with you!
-No more -O my daughter!
-Forgive him -O my GiIda!
-My father -No, you can't Ieave me
FareweII
-Up there in heaven -Don't die
-Up there in heaven -No, you can't Ieave me
-I'II pray -Don't die
I wiII pray for....
GiIda! My GiIda!
She's dead!
Ah, the curse!