Puccini, Giactmo Madama Butterfly. Liteetto. English & Italian ...
Puccini, Giactmo Madama Butterfly. Liteetto. English & Italian ...
Puccini, Giactmo Madama Butterfly. Liteetto. English & Italian ...
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From ev'ry nook and corner<br />
The city sends me greeting<br />
Wiih a thousand voices.<br />
Friends, I have obeyed<br />
The summons of love,<br />
Upon the threshold standing,<br />
Where all the glory awaits me,<br />
That life or death can offer.<br />
ACT ONE 13 '<br />
HER GIEL FEIENDS<br />
The best of luck attend you,<br />
Gentle maiden, but ere<br />
You cross the threshold which invites you,<br />
Turn and admire the things you hold so dear.<br />
What lovely flow'rs ! what lovely sky, and lovely sea !<br />
SHAEPLESS<br />
O happy prattle, careless days of youth !<br />
(<strong>Butterfly</strong> and her girl friends appear on the brow of the hill. They will carry large brightly<br />
coloured sunshades, open)<br />
We're there now.<br />
BUTTEEFLT<br />
(she sees the three men standing together and recognizes Pinkerton. She promptly closes<br />
her sunshade and introduces Pinkerton to her friends)<br />
.<br />
B. F. Pinkerton. Down.<br />
(goes down on her knees)<br />
THE GIBL FEIENDS<br />
(close their sunshades and go on their knees)<br />
Down.<br />
(then they all rise and ceremoneously approach Pinkerton)<br />
BUTTEEFLY<br />
Augustly welcome<br />
THE GIEL FEIENDS<br />
Hail, most mighty !<br />
PlNKEETON<br />
(smiling)<br />
The ascent<br />
It rather trying ?
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