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English Libretto or Translation:

SIXTH SCENE
A large square adorned with statues in front of the royal palace, the facade of which is seen atone side.
Idomeneo, accompanied by Arbace and the royal retinue, enters and sits down on a throne reserved for public audiences. High Priest and a large crowd of people.

No. 23 Recitative
HIGH PRIEST
Gaze around you, sire, and see
what dreadful devastation the savage monster
has wrought in your noble kingdom! Behold
the pools of blood
in the public streets! At every step
you will see someone groaning, giving up
the ghost from a body swollen with black poison.
Thousands upon thousands lie dead and buried
in that immense and hideous belly
whom I myself saw perish.
That maw is foul
with blood and ever greedy.
On you alone depends
our fate; only you can save from death
the rest of your people, who cry out
in despair and implore your help;
yet you still hesitate? ... Sire, to the temple!
Who is the victim, and where is he? ... Render unto
Neptune that which is his ...

IDOMENEO
No more! Holy priest,
and my people, listen:
the victim is Idamante, now you shall see,
o gods, with what bearing
a father slays his own son.
He goes off agitated