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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l6 ACT ONE<br />
SHAPELESS<br />
(to <strong>Butterfly</strong>)<br />
What might your age be ?<br />
BUTTERFLY<br />
(with almost childish coquetry)<br />
Now try to guess it !<br />
Ten years.<br />
Guess higher.<br />
Twenty.<br />
Guess lower.<br />
PlNKEttTON<br />
BUTTERFLY<br />
SHAEPLESS<br />
BUTTERFLY<br />
Fifteen, exactly<br />
I am old, am I not ?<br />
SHAPLESS<br />
fifteen !<br />
Fifteen years old ! The age<br />
Of playthings<br />
PlNKERTON<br />
And of sweetmeats !<br />
(To Goro, who claps his hands, summoning the three servants, who come running outfrore<br />
the house : Goro gives them the orders which he takes from Pinki-non)<br />
Call my scarecrows to hand round<br />
Candied flies and spiders.<br />
Preserves and pastry, and all<br />
Sorts of curious liquors,<br />
And most peculiar delicacies<br />
They fancy in Japan.<br />
(Qoroie just about to follow the servants into the house, when he perceives more tx-ople<br />
climbing the hill ; he goes to look, theu runs to announce the new arrivals to Piukertou<br />
and to Sharpless :)<br />
GORO<br />
(importantly)<br />
The august High Commiss'ner<br />
The official Registrar the relations.<br />
PlNKERTON<br />
(to Goro)<br />
(GDro runs into the house)<br />
Come now, hurry
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