Christopher Purves bass - Chandos
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CHAN 3121 BOOK.qxd 12/9/06 4:19 pm Page 146<br />
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(They fly up.)<br />
Papageno<br />
Pa-pa-ge-na!<br />
Papagena<br />
Pa-pa-ge-no!<br />
Papageno<br />
Will you stay with me forever?<br />
Papagena<br />
Yes, I’ll stay with you forever.<br />
Papageno<br />
Now at last we’ll be together.<br />
Papagena<br />
Two little love birds of one feather,<br />
Papageno and Papagena<br />
Yes, now at last we’ll be together.<br />
But the one thing that we need,<br />
if the Gods do not ignore us,<br />
is a tiny little chorus<br />
of lots of hungry mouths to feed.<br />
Papageno<br />
First there’s a little Papageno,…<br />
Papagena<br />
Then there’s a little Papagena,…<br />
Papageno<br />
Then there’s another Papageno!<br />
Papagena<br />
Then yet another Papagena!<br />
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Papageno<br />
Papageno!<br />
Papagena<br />
Papagena!<br />
Both<br />
There is no more that we can pray for<br />
than lots of little Papagenos/Papagenas.<br />
We hear the patter of tiny feet.<br />
Pitter patter, pitter patter!<br />
Your love has made my life complete.<br />
(They leave.)<br />
(The Moor, and the Queen with her three ladies<br />
enter from the two trap doors; they are carrying<br />
black torches.)<br />
Monostatos<br />
We must be very, very quiet!<br />
We are about to break inside.<br />
Queen of the Night and Three Ladies<br />
We must be very, very quiet!<br />
We are about to break inside.<br />
Monostatos<br />
Your Highness, keep your word.<br />
You promised; you swore your child would be<br />
my bride.<br />
Queen of the Night<br />
I gave my word, I won’t deny it;<br />
and yes, my child will be your bride.<br />
Three Ladies<br />
She will not break her promise.<br />
Her child will be your bride.<br />
Monostatos<br />
Do you not hear the roar of water,<br />
like distant thunder underground?<br />
Queen of the Night and Three Ladies<br />
Yes, we can hear the roar of water;<br />
who could ignore its dreadful sound?<br />
Monostatos<br />
There in the temple we will meet them,<br />
All<br />
Where we will fight them and defeat them.<br />
We’ll give blasphemers their reward<br />
And put the heathen to the sword.<br />
Three Ladies and Monostatos (kneeling)<br />
Oh, great and holy Queen of Night,<br />
let our dark deeds be bless’d in thy sight.<br />
All<br />
The forces of evil have put us to flight!<br />
Their pow’r has condemned us to infinite night!<br />
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(They sink into the ground.)<br />
(The entire stage is immediately transformed into a<br />
sun. Sarastro stands elevated; Tamino and Pamina<br />
are both in priestly raiment. The Egyptian priests<br />
stand either side of them. The Three Boys are<br />
holding flowers.)<br />
Recitative<br />
Sarastro<br />
The banner of sunlight<br />
at last is unfurled;<br />
bring death to blasphemers<br />
and light to the world.<br />
Chorus<br />
Virtue is rewarded,<br />
the darkness is past.<br />
Thanks, Isis and Osiris!<br />
Now light shines at last!<br />
Now beauty and wisdom<br />
have vanquished the night<br />
and crown’d their endeavour<br />
with glory and light.<br />
English translation by Jeremy Sams
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