| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| Adriana! |
Adriana! |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Maurizio! |
Maurizio! |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| Regina mia! |
My queen! |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Voi qua? |
You here? |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
Oh, tardavate tanto
. . .
Vedo una scala là
Vogliono opporsi... |
Oh, but I am so late
. . .
I found a stairway...
They tried to stop me . . . I asked
for you. |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Incauto! |
That was rash! |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
Perché? Sincero
amor
non soffre divieto, non conosce
rossor.
La dolcissima effigie sorridente
in te rivedo della madre cara;
nel tuo cor della mia patria
dolce, preclara l'aura ribevo,
che m'apri la mente
Bella tu sei come la mia bandiera
delle pugne fiammante entro i
vapor;
tu sei, gioconda, come la chimera
della Gloria, promessa al vincitor...
Bella tu sei, tu sei gioconda... |
Why? True love brooks
no delays,
cannot be shy or blush..
In your sweet, smiling countenance
I see again the features of my beloved
mother;
your soul recalls to me the noble
air
of my dear fatherland. I breathe
again;
my spirit is refreshed.
Lovely you are as is my country's
flag
blazing amidst the smoke and steel
of battle;
joyful you are as is the crowning
moment
of glory vouchsafed to the victorious...
Lovely you are, as full of happiness
as... |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Ciel! Quante belle frasi! |
Heavens, what high-flown
compliments. |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
Si!...
...Amor mi fa poeta. |
Yes,
love makes me poetical... |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| E il vostro avanzamento? |
And what about your
promotion? |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| Parliam di cosa lieta... |
Don't let us bring that
up. |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
Ed il ministro?
Ed il conte di Sassonia? |
And the minister?
And the Count of Saxony? |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
Ho tentato...
promette, e non mantiene! |
I tried... He promises,
but then forgets again! |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Conoscerlo vorrei... |
I would like to meet
him? |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| Perché? |
Why? |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
Senza tradirmi,
piegarlo io ben saprei in favor
vostro... |
Without compromising
myself, I am sure I
could incline him in your favor. |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
Grazie!
E un uom pericoloso. |
Thank you.
He is an awesome man. |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Lo so: tutte le donne
l'amano. |
I know. All the women
are mad about him. |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| Io son geloso. |
That makes me jealous. |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Fanciullo! |
Poor little boy! |
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| MAURIZIO
(baciandola) |
MAURIZIO
(He
kisses her forearm.) |
| Ebben, di me parlategli. |
Alright then, talk to
him about me. |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
Che fate?
Entrar debbo in...
... scena. |
What are you doing?
I have to go
on stage... |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| Crudele......crudele......mi
discacciate. |
Cruel, you are turning
me out! |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
Per voi...
...per voi soltanto, reciterò
stasera
E beverò nei tuoi ssguardi
l,
anima intera,
e ti farò pianger, se tu
m'ascolterai... |
Tonight I shall act
for you and you alone
and from your gaze I shall draw
an inner strength
and make you weep if you will hear
me out...
Applause, gifts, homage mean nothing
to me,
but one pure tear from you, one
of love's diamonds... |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
T'ascolterò
...Adriana, come un devoto ascolta
la divina parola. |
I shall hang upon your
words,
Adriana, like a votary before an
oracle. |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| ...Dove sarai stavolta |
...Where are you sitting
tonight? |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| Nel terzo palco a destra |
In the third box on
the right. |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Lasciami! |
You must leave now! |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| E poi? |
And later? |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
Non qui...
Attendimi all'uscita...
(le consegna fiori)
Un pegno... |
Not here...
Wait for me at the stage door.
(taking from her bosom a bunch
of violets and slipping them in his buttonhole)
My pledge... |
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| MAURIZIO |
MAURIZIO |
| Grazie! |
Thank you. |
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| ADRIANA |
ADRIANA |
| Va! |
Go now! |
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