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CHAN 3121 BOOK.qxd 12/9/06 4:19 pm Page 146 24 (They fly up.) Papageno Pa-pa-ge-na! Papagena Pa-pa-ge-no! Papageno Will you stay with me forever? Papagena Yes, I’ll stay with you forever. Papageno Now at last we’ll be together. Papagena Two little love birds of one feather, Papageno and Papagena Yes, now at last we’ll be together. But the one thing that we need, if the Gods do not ignore us, is a tiny little chorus of lots of hungry mouths to feed. Papageno First there’s a little Papageno,… Papagena Then there’s a little Papagena,… Papageno Then there’s another Papageno! Papagena Then yet another Papagena! 146 25 Papageno Papageno! Papagena Papagena! Both There is no more that we can pray for than lots of little Papagenos/Papagenas. We hear the patter of tiny feet. Pitter patter, pitter patter! Your love has made my life complete. (They leave.) (The Moor, and the Queen with her three ladies enter from the two trap doors; they are carrying black torches.) Monostatos We must be very, very quiet! We are about to break inside. Queen of the Night and Three Ladies We must be very, very quiet! We are about to break inside. Monostatos Your Highness, keep your word. You promised; you swore your child would be my bride. Queen of the Night I gave my word, I won’t deny it; and yes, my child will be your bride. Three Ladies She will not break her promise. Her child will be your bride. Monostatos Do you not hear the roar of water, like distant thunder underground? Queen of the Night and Three Ladies Yes, we can hear the roar of water; who could ignore its dreadful sound? Monostatos There in the temple we will meet them, All Where we will fight them and defeat them. We’ll give blasphemers their reward And put the heathen to the sword. Three Ladies and Monostatos (kneeling) Oh, great and holy Queen of Night, let our dark deeds be bless’d in thy sight. All The forces of evil have put us to flight! Their pow’r has condemned us to infinite night! 147 26 (They sink into the ground.) (The entire stage is immediately transformed into a sun. Sarastro stands elevated; Tamino and Pamina are both in priestly raiment. The Egyptian priests stand either side of them. The Three Boys are holding flowers.) Recitative Sarastro The banner of sunlight at last is unfurled; bring death to blasphemers and light to the world. Chorus Virtue is rewarded, the darkness is past. Thanks, Isis and Osiris! Now light shines at last! Now beauty and wisdom have vanquished the night and crown’d their endeavour with glory and light. English translation by Jeremy Sams
CHAN 3121 BOOK.qxd 12/9/06 4:19 pm Page 148 Elizabeth Vidal as the Queen of the Night with Vienna State Opera 148 Janczer The Royal Opera’s production of The Magic Flute 149 Catherine Ashmore
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