iolanta titles church
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My dearest, Iolanta, are you tired?Tired? I don't know… Yes!
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- What is it, my dove?- I feel that something is missing.
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My father, you, Martha,all my friends, you all live for me.
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You enrich my life with love and joyand I cannot repay you.
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It is our duty to serve you.You are the mistress, we are servants.
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No, it isn't true. You are my friends.
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Martha, I want something…But what? I don't know.
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My dove, Iolanta, don't go on.
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Wait! Come closer.
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You're weeping.Why?
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How can I stay calmwhen you are weeping?
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Yes, Martha, I'm weeping,but I did not show my tears, as you did.
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My voice was firm and steady.You did not touch my eyes.
So how did you know I was shedding tears?
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There is somethingyou are not allowed to tell me.
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That's enough!
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The music has upset you.
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Yes, of course, the music.Enough of playing, that will do.
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If you had played something cheerful...
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Don't.
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Thank you, my friends. You played well, but...Thank you, that is enough.
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Later, when the sun's rays do not warm us,come and cheer me up.
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What would you like to do?Sing, do some spinning?
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Or listen to stories?
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No, I don't want to do anything.
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Pick me some flowers. I'd like to hold them.
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The fragrance of the cool, delicate petalsmight bring me peace.
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Last night I couldn't sleep at all.
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Surely we are only given our eyes for weeping?
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Tell me, Martha.
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Why have I not known sorrow or tears until now?
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I used to spend my days amid heavenly sounds and the smell of roses.
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Whenever I heard the birds singing, whenever warmth touched the distant pine forests…
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Everything would be filled with exultation!
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I would join in the triumphant choir.
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But now every day I feel a deep reproach in everything.
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The chorus of birds and the rushing stream evoke sadness and frustration.
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Why is night's stillness dearer to me now?
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Why do I hear sobbing whenever the nightingale sings?
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Tell me why, Martha!
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Enough, dear, there's no needto torment your soul for nothing.
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Crying about what you don’t know will make God angry.
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We bring you buttercups, cornflowers,mimosa, roses and gillyflowers…
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Lily-of-the-valley, the charms of spring,balsam and scented jasmine.
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Touch them, smell their fragrance, fresh and pure.
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May their sweetness and the warmthof spring days drive away doubt and sorrow.
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They're soft as velvet, delicate and fragrant.
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You'll forget all your misgivingsand sleep will drive away your torment.
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May your troubles be over, with joy instead of sorrow!
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O flowers, o springtime!
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Brigitta, is that you?
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No, it's Laura.
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I want to thank you, my friends.Why are you so fond of me?
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How can I ever repay your friendship?
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Your love is the best reward.
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Where's Martha?
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I'm here, dear child.
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Come here. Let me lean my head on your shoulder as I used to when I was a child.
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And sing me that song,do you remember? It was my favorite.
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Of course.
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And you two can sing with me.
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No, they'd be bored.
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What do you mean?Don't say that!
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Sleep, and let angels' wingsbring you dreams.
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As they move softly among us,full of blessings.
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Sleep, let blessed sleep enfold you.
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May God hear our prayers and send down happiness, joy, rest and peace.
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King Rene has been searching all over the world for a physician who can cure his daughter.
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In the meantime, to hide Iolanta’s affliction from the world, her future husband (betrothed at birth)
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And even herself, only a small number of people know where she lives.
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Everyone else thinks she s being raised by nuns at the monastery of Saint Claire.
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A bugle call!The king has arrived.
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This, wise doctor, is wheremy poor daughter Iolanta lives.
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Now you know everything.You are my only hope for a cure for her.
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But where is she? I must see her.
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She is asleep, tired outby the heat and by her walk.
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Good - I can examine her more easilywhen she is asleep.
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Martha and Bertrand, take the doctorto our little dove.
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I await your diagnosis with trepidation.
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Allah is great. Put your trust in him.
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What will he say? What answer will his science bring forth?
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Will Iolanta see the light…
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or shall I always be tortured with the knowledgethat my daughter's world is dark?
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God, have pity on me.
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Lord, if I am the sinner,why must a pure angel suffer?
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Why have my sins condemned herto darkness?
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Let me hear good news,and console me with the hope of a cure.
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For her, I am prepared to give up my crown, and all my power and wealth.
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Take away everything: my peace, my happiness.
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I will humbly endure it all, and praise Your name.
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Look, I am ready to fall into dust, to give up everything…
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so as not to see my child enveloped by darkness.
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O Lord, have pity on me!
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Your face is passionless, unknowable, like your science.
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I struggle in vain to read the answer in your eyes.
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Have hope, king, Allah is great.
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Indeed, great and kind.
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Wait. Let me give my decision.
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Your majesty, a cure is possible,but only...
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Say it - what is your price? I'd give everything in my power if you could make her see.
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She must be told about her misfortune.
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About her blindness?
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Can you promise to restore her sight?
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Everything lies in God's power. Science has limitations. I cannot promise...
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So I must reveal to my daughter the full depth of her misfortune
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and still not be able to expect a happy outcome?
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Cruel Moor, you show no sympathy for a father in his suffering.
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I was wrong to put my hope in you. From now on, I will trust nobody. Farewell.
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You may do as you please, but first let me speak.
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You may accept my decision or ignore it, but I am must give you my advice.
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Two worlds, the physical and the spiritual, make up creation.
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Here the divine will has brought them together,like inseparable friends.
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Some answers do not lie in the world of the flesh.
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Like everything in nature, the sense of sight is not just a physical matter.
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Before our mortal, bodily eyes can see light…
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we need the concept of vision in our immortal souls.
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When our minds are opened to this universal truth, then, it is possible
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the force of will can cast light into the darkness of the body.
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Oh God! Then have I been wrong until now?I feel a terrible doubt...
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Now you must decide. You know my verdict.I cannot begin her treatment
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Until Iolanta knows about her blindnessand yearns to be cured.
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I shall stay here in the castle till eveningand await your decision.
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Oh, my daughter Iolanta!
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No, no! It cannot be!
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Death is the penalty for any who reveals the secret to her.
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That is my decision, and the doctor must defer to the father.
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INTERMISSION
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Hold on. Let’s rest here.
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Keep going! I see a gate.
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- What sort of gate?- Follow me.
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Where are we? Is there really a paradiseamong the wild rocks?
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Look what someone has written:“Turn back, do not enter, on pain of death.”
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- Robert, what have we found?- I don't understand.
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- Let’s leave!- No, God forbid we should leave this paradise.
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I am so tired of wandering through thickets and rocks. We have travelled far enough.
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But what if somebody finds us here?
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So what? He might get a little angry. But we’ll pacify him with a sword.
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And besides, the longer I can put off claimingIolanta's hand from King René, the better.
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If only she would vanish without a trace!...
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I would happily get lost in the wilderness so as not to see her.
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The king would probably agree to annul your betrothal. They say he is good and wise.
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Yes, Vaudémont, if only he would.
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But what if she is lovely?
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- Who, Iolanta?- Yes.
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I expect she is prim and haughty. I know nuns.
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With all their benedictions and amens…
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They are as cold and heartless as a stone.
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Who can compare with my Mathilde with her sparkling black eyes
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Like the stars on an autumn night?
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She is full of passion.
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Everything about her intoxicates and burns like wine.
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One glance from her, like a strike of lightning,ignites a flame in your blood.
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When she laughs,a row of pearls lights up her face.
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Her eyes speak of passion, wild and exuberant.
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They call you to bliss, the bliss of kisses, of unrestrained desire.
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One caress from her snow-white hand,makes you forget all your troubles
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And bring joy without measure, without end.
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Who can compare with my Mathilde with her sparkling black eyes
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Like the stars on an autumn night?
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She is full of passion.
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Everything about her intoxicates and burns like wine.
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No, I am not tempted by the charms of a wild beauty.
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Tender looks that promise bliss do not arouse me to passion.
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No! Steeped in the stillness of midnight, the love within me dreams…
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Of a chaste angel, heavenly, gentle and magical to behold.
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An image of light, an image of strange beauty, graceful and kind.
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A guest from a heavenly place, whiter than the spring snow…
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Purer than the lily-of-the-valley, more delicate than meadow flowers.
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That is what I wait for and long for.
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Come to me, radiant angel, source of love,Warm my heart and bring it to life.
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As the clouds melt away, shine your light into the darkness of my soul.
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Hurry!
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Come, radiant angel! I am waiting!
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My heart is weary!
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I am waiting! Hurry!
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Come to me!
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I am waiting, radiant angel.
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Come to me!
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But where are we?What magician lives in such a paradise?
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Robert, look, there are dainty footprints...
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Perhaps a fairy.
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They're leading to the terrace.
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Knock at the door.
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The door wasn't locked. It opened at once. I hardly touched it.
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What's there?
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Robert! What do I see!
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A sorceress?
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No, an angel.Oh Creator! How beautiful she is!
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Let me see.She's nothing but a little girl.
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You must be blind!You spoke so coldly.
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How can such a vision of virginal beautynot stir your heart?
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Let's go. It's dangerous to stay here.
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The girl's strange slumber looks unnatural.
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What's the matter with you? You've gone pale, Vaudémont.
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How peaceful she looks.
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He's bewitched. Answer me! Let's go.Shake off this spell and come with me!
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Quiet, Robert. Don't disturb the sleepof this heavenly being.
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Whatever happens, I will save you.I can't let you stay here.
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Don't open your eyes! I could not bear their radiance. Let me admire you.
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Robert, she is awake. You woke her.She's coming here!
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- I will not let her touch you. Let's go!- No, never!
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Who's there?
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A Burgundian knight.Don't tell her who we are. Say nothing.
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My name is Vaudémont.Silence!
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I don't know your voices. Who are you?
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We lost our waythrough the mountains and forests.
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You must be tired.I'll get some wine. It will restore your strength.
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This is paradise.
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No, it's a trap. We are in danger.
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It won't take me so easily.I’m not ready to die yet.
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Stay here. I'll go and fetcha band of brave men.
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I'll come back and save youand your beautiful maiden.
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Don't be afraid. Wait for me.
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Here is some wine, good knights.It is my father's favorite.
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Could this kill me?
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So be it! From her hands,I would happily accept death.
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Where is your friend?I was glad he was here.
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My friend has gonebut he will come back.
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- Gone? What a pity.- Pity? Why.
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I'm glad to have the company of everyone who comes here. I'm rarely alone.
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My friends must have left me while I was asleep.
Now they don’t know that I’m awake.
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I am the one who woke you. Please forgive me.
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You lay before me, like a vision of pure, heavenly beauty…
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Like an image from a dream, the embodiment of inspiration.
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I could not help the cry of joy that woke you,and then an angel came to earth
before my eyes.
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But now I see that you are not a vision.
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You live, suffer, inspire love, and feel love in return.
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I don't understand you...I don't know…
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Yet your words sound so strangely pleasing, they make my head spin. It is strange.
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Feelings are stirring within me, but with them comes a terrible doubt.
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Should I listen to you? What for? Why?
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Why are you praising me? This is the first time we have met.
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What you wish is my command, so I will hide my passion from you.
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But to prove this was no dreamor illusion of joy…
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…give me a rose from that bush as a parting gift.
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It will remind me of our meeting, and of your rosy cheeks.
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But I asked for a red rose.
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What sort of rose is that? I don't know.
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I asked for one of those roses...
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Which one? I don't understand.Give me back the one I gave you,
and I will pick you another.
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Oh, no! Like you, it is fair. I will keep it as a memento and a symbol of your purity.
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But pick me a red rose too, and I will put them both on my shield,
and be true to them till I die.
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I will gladly give you another rose.
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What? You've given me another white rose. Again? I asked you to pick a red one!
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What does 'red' mean?
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What a thought!
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Tell me, how many roses have I picked?Give them to me.
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Where are they? You're playing games. It isn't difficult.
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No, tell me without touching.Without touching? Is that possible?
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God in heaven! She's blind, poor girl.
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Come on, where are your flowers? Knight, where are you?
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I don't understand your silence. How could I have offended you?
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What am I guilty of? I rarely meet strangers here. I have so much to learn.
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Teach me. I'm young, and I'll be a willing pupil.
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You're silent. Don't you want to be with me?So be it.
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You're silent. Don't you want to be with me?So be it.
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Your wish is my command. I will hide my sadness from everyone.
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But to prove this was not a dream, not an illusion of joy…
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Give me one of those roses as a memento of our meeting.
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Child, don’t cry!
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So you haven't gone yet?
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Poor girl! Tell me, has it never occurred to you, even in passing, that cruel fate
has deprived you of a precious gift?
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Have you never known why your lifeless eyes shine on your face?
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Why was I given eyes? So as to weep.
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Weep in the darkness of an eternal night!
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Don't you know that if you shed tears, your sorrows pass more quickly?
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It's the same as in nature, when after summer storms everything is more fresh and fragrant.
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So there is no longing in your breast, to see the light and the glory of creation?
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What does 'see' mean?
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To know God's light.
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What is 'light'?
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God’s first-born of creation, his first gift to the world,God's glory made clear, the finest pearl in his crown.
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The sun, the sky and the shining stars fill our world, nature and creation, with beauty.
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Anyone who does not know the joy of lightcannot love God's world,
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shaded black, or honor Him in darkness as in light.
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Unworthy as I am, I saw you, a maiden of beauty, by this light:
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Your chaste, slender figure, your sweet face and all its features.
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Yes, it is the first-born of creation, God's best gift to the world.
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You speak so strangely. I don't know what is happening to me.
I've never known such happiness.
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But you are wrong.
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To praise God forever, I don't need the light.The beauty of creation is limitless.
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The day's warmth and fragrance, the sounds of nature, and I myself, all reveal God, unseen and good.
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Can anyone see birds twittering in a rosebush,or the sweet gurgling of a stream as it runs
through the sand?
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Can you see the thunder in the skyor the song of the nightingale?
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The sound of your voice, your words?
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No, to know the beauty of the universe, I don’t need light…
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But to be more like you, I would like to see the sunlight…
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The first-born of creation, God's first gift to the world…
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God's glory made clear, the finest pearl in his crown.
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You are right!God’s goodness is limitless,
even in a world shrouded by darkness.
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The light of truth shines in your heart. Before that light, our earthly light
is fleeting and dim.
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Iolanta! Where are you?
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My friends are calling. Martha!They are surprised I am awake so soon.
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Where is my daughter?
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My father’s voice. You’ll get to meet him.
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My darling!You're not alone.
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How did you enter here, and who are you?
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Burgundian night. I wandered in by chance.
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Did you speak to her?
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Oh yes, father, he revealed much to me.
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His words filled me with joy.
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He explained what light means, and pitied me so much for being blind.
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Oh Creator!
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Unfortunate man, what have you done!God, why must I endure this punishment?
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It is not punishment, but salvation for your daughter.
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Blinded by false reasoning, you wanted to hide her affliction.
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But now you see that it is impossible to keep the concept of light hidden.
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Her conscience has awoken. Have hope, that desire to see will awake light in her.
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He told me the truth. But in his words there was tenderness, and I heard him with pleasure.
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Madman! How dare you break the king’s rule?You will die! You will pay for what you’ve done.
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What have I done? What has my ardor cost her? Instead of
happiness, a trial for my beloved.
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Lord have mercy on us all!
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My little dove, Iolanta, listen. I have brought a doctor. He can return you to the light.
Tell me, do you want to see?
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How can I yearn for what I can only dimly understand? But if my father wishes, I will obey.
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I am losing all hope of a cure. These are the fruits of your system:
lacks the desire to see the light.
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Wait! Now I see that you were right. But there is still hope. God has given me an idea.
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Begin your treatment, oh great doctor! May the Lord help you!
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And you, the cause of our misfortune, answer: did you read this sign when you entered?
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I did.
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And yet you dared enter?
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As you can see, indeed, I dared.
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You remember that the sign condemns you to death?
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I remember.
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So, if her treatment does not work – you will die!
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Oh my God, the poor knight!
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What is the king planning?
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Father, wait. Did I understand you correctly? He must die?
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Yes, he must be executed.
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This can’t be. I don’t believe you. You are merciful. You could never be so inhumane.
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He will die if your treatment doesn’t work.
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Poor Iolanta, she suffers so. Have pity!
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No, he will die. Your pleas are in vain.
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Doctor, where are you? Tell me at once, what torment must I endure?
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All you have to do is desire to see the light.
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No, tell me the torture, the pain I must endure.I will bear it, uncomplaining, to save him.
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He is dear to me. He was the first to tell meof the light, and he warmed my heart.
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Now I believe and know that light…
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Is the first-born of creation, God’s glory made clear, the finest pearl in his crown.
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Bright angel! I bow down before you,holy maiden.
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Whether you see or remain blindyou are mine forever.
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I swear on my honor as a knight. I will belong to you alone. Even if I must face execution,
I accept death for your sake.
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No, knight, no. Life is lovely,you must live, please live.
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I will see. Yes! Give me your hand.Now let me touch your face...
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Like this.
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Doctor, begin your treatment.Now I will withstand anything.
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Father, hold me tight. Be hopeful!I will see, and he will live.
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The Lord be with you, pure angel.
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Now I believe you will be saved, dear angel.
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Like the lamb of Godshe goes to her suffering.
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Forgive me, I deceived you so as to awakenin my daughter the desire for sight.
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You were condemned to death.Now you are free to go.
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You were about to execute me for my offense. Who are you, that you have such authority
over a man’s life?
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It seems I should be the one asking you this question.
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I am Vaudémont, Count of Issoudun,Champagne, Clervaux and Montargis.
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I am a friend of Robert,Duke of Burgundy.
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However rich and noble you may be, you will not demean your name...
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If you agree to give me your daughter’s hand in marriage.
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No, knight. Though I would be gladto allow the union, I must refuse.
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My daughter was betrothed to another manwhile she was still a child.
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I will contest his rights.
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No, you will bow before him.
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Who is he?
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Wait, I hear a noise...What is it? Who's there?
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That's my friend, the Duke of Burgundy.
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We must admit them at once.Now you will know who your rival is.
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I have come back to rescue you.
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What do I see? King René?
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Yes, brave knight.Now you know everything.
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You are in love with Iolanta,betrothed to Duke Robert.
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Robert, my duke! My friend!You wanted to confess everything to the king.
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This is neither the time nor the place.
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Now or never!
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Robert, your confession will give me life.I have fallen in love with Iolanta.
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There's no happiness for me without her.Robert, I beg you.
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Your majesty, I am here to fulfill my promise.
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I was betrothed to Iolanta as a child.
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But now I am a man, and I love Mathilde,Countess of Lorraine.
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My fate is in your hands. If you command it, I will take your daughter before the altar.
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But in my heart I will be faithful to Mathilde.
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You are noble in your honesty.I release you from your vow.
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Thank you, your majesty!
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Now, my dear Count, I agree to give you Iolanta if she regains her sight.
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Your majesty, I love your daughter as she is,and want to be with her through joy and sorrow.
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Whether or not she sees the light,I give my life to her.
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She is yours, my dear son.
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My good father!
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Is Iolanta really blind?
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Her fate is in the doctor's hands.
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Bertrand, tell us, how is the treatment?
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It is finished.
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Iolanta can see?
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I do not know. I could not stay any longer.A stone would have melted at such a sight.
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Quiet as a lamb, firm as a rock, she sat
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and murmured: ‘My dear knight, please live.'
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God be gracious to us.
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Iolanta can see!Iolanta can see the light.
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Hush! The doctor is leading her here.
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God, now I have had this moment,take my life in return.
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Where am I?Where are you leading me, doctor?
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Let me see the light againthat flashed before my eyes.
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There it is!
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It's unbearably bright!
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What is that?
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Your garden, your trees, your flowers.
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No, I don't know them.I've never been here. I'm frightened.
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Doctor, where are you? I'm frightened.
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Everything is crowding around me.Something's falling...
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It's as if everything is coming down to crush me.I'm dying. Doctor, save me.
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Look up. You're not frightened of the sky.
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How wonderful! How radiant!What is it? God? God's spirit?
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Light and heaven.
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Heaven? Is God in heaven?
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I am here before you.
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Good, great, unchanging Lord,you showed yourself to me in the darkness.
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Let me know you, Creator of the universe,in the light of day.
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Now, look around you.
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Who is this?I don't understand.
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People...
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People like me?
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Yes, you know them.
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I don't know them.
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Daughter!Don't you know me?
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O Lord! Who is this?
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My father! I know your face now. I beg you,protect me in this world of light.
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My angel, I am old, and growing weak.
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Here is your protector.
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A protector who will be faithful unto death.
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My friend, I hear your voice again!You gave me light. You gave me love.
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And that light will always be my guiding star.
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Praise to the Creator, giver of all blessings.
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Receive this praise from your humble servant.
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My voice is weak, and my gaze is timid.
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A host of the blessed and cherubimstand before you and worship.
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But you are great and merciful,and your love is unbounded.
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You shine in the smallest of your creatureslike sunlight in a drop of water.
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Praise to you, God,the bringer of blessings.
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Glory to God omnipotent.
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Hosanna in the highest.You are the light of truth.
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Glory to you, Lord most high.Praise to you!
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Praise to you!
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Praise to you!
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THE END
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Bel Cantanti Opera’s performance ofP. Tchaikovsky’s IOLANTA
Friday, June 19, 7:30pmSunday, June 21, 3:00pm
Randolph Rd. Theatre4010 Randolph Rd., Rockville, MD
Ticket Information: (240) 230-7372
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