Ah! je ris de me voir si belle (Jewel Song)

nellie melba
gounod-faust
"ah! je ris de me voir"
(jewel song)
orchestra/walter b.rogers

Ah! je ris de me voir
Ah, I laugh to see myself
si belle en ce miroir,
so beautiful in this mirror,
Ah! je ris de me voir
Ah, I laugh to see myself
si belle en ce miroir,
so beautiful in this mirror,
Est-ce toi, Marguerite, est-ce toi?
Is it you, Marguerite, it is you?
Réponds-moi, réponds-moi,
Answer me, answer me,
Réponds, réponds, réponds vite!
Respond, respond, respond quickly!
Non! Non! ce nest plus toi!
No No! its no longer you!
Non...non, ce nest plus ton visage;
No...no, its no longer your face;
Cest la fille dun roi;
Its the daughter of a king,
Ce nest plus toi,
Its no longer you, etc.
Quon salut au passage!
One must bow to her as she passes!
Ah sil était ici!
Ah if only he were here!
Sil me voyait ainsi!
If he should see me thus
Comme une demoiselle
Like a lady
Il me trouverait belle, Ah!
He would find me so beautiful, Ah!
Comme une demoiselle,
Like a lady,
Il me trouverait belle!
He would find me beautiful!
Achevons la métamorphose,
Lets complete the metamorphosis,
Il me tarde encor dessayer
I am late yet in trying on
Le bracelet it le collier!
The bracelet and the necklace!
Dieu! cest comme une main,
God! its like a hand
Qui sur mon bras se pose! ah! ah!
Which is placed on my arm! Ah, ah!
Ah! je ris
Ah, I laugh
de me voir si belle dans ce miroir!
to see myself so beautiful in this mirror!