Come una mosca prigioniera
Opera details:
Opera title: | Madame Butterfly |
Composer: | Giacomo Antonio Puccini |
Language: | Italian |
Synopsis: | Madame Butterfly Synopsis |
Libretto: | Madame Butterfly Libretto |
Translation(s): | English Deutsch |
Recitative details:
Type: | recitative |
Role(s): | Cio-Cio San / Suzuki |
Voice(s): | Soprano / Mezzo-Soprano |
Act: | 3.08 |
| Previous scene: | Quella donna che vuol da me? |
| Next scene: | Con onor muore chi non puo serbar |
Madama Butterfly, Act 2 Scene 2: "Come una mosca prigioniera" (Suzuki, Butterfly)
Singer: Angela GheorghiuProvided to YouTube by Warner Music Group
Madama Butterfly, Act 2 Scene 2: "Come una mosca prigioniera" (Suzuki, Butterfly) · Angela Gheorghiu · Enkelejda Shkosa · Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Roma · Antonio Pappano
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
℗ 2009 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd
Balance Engineer: Jonathan Allen
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Mezzo-soprano Vocals: Enkelejda Shkosa
Orchestra: Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Producer: David Groves
Soprano Vocals: Angela Gheorghiu
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:
SUZUKI
mettendo una mano sul cuore di Butterfly
Come una mosca prigioniera
l'ali batte il piccolo cuor!
Butterfly si rinfranca poco a poco: vedendo che è giorno fatto, si scioglie da Suzuki, e le dice:
BUTTERFLY
Troppa luce è difuor,
e troppa primavera.
Chiudi.
Suzuki va a chiudere lo shosi, in modo che la camera rimane quasi in completa oscurità.
Suzuki ritorna verso Butterfly.
BUTTERFLY
Il bimbo ove sia?
SUZUKI
Giuoca... Lo chiamo?
BUTTERFLY
con angoscia
Lascialo giuocar, lascialo giuocar.
Va a fargli compagnia.
SUZUKI
piangendo
Resto con voi.
BUTTERFLY
risolutamente, battendo forte le mani
Va, va. Te lo comando.
Fa alzare Suuki, che piange disperatamente, e la spinge fuori dell'uscio di sinistra.
Butterfly si inginocchia davanti all'immagine di Budda.
Butterfly rimane immobile, assorta in doloroso pensioro, ancora si odono i singhiozzi di Suzuki, i quali vanno a poco a poco affievolendosi.
Butterfly ha un moto di spasimo.
Butterfly va allo stipo e ne leva il velo bianco, che getta attraverso il paravento, poi prende il coltello, che chiuso in un astuccio di lacca, sta appeso alla parete presso il simulacro di Budda.
Ne bacia religiosamente la lama, tenendola colle mani per la punta e per l'impugnatura.
English Libretto or Translation:
SUZUKI
putting a hand on the heart of Butterfly
Like a captive fly
the wings beats the little heart!
Butterfly shines bit by bit: seeing that it is day, she is dissolved by Suzuki, and tells her:
BUTTERFLY
Too much light is difusor,
and too much spring.
Close.
Suzuki goes to close the shosi, so that the room remains almost in complete darkness.
Suzuki returns to Butterfly.
BUTTERFLY
Where is the baby?
SUZUKI
Giuoca ... I call him?
BUTTERFLY
with anguish
Let him play, let him play.
Go and keep him company.
SUZUKI
crying
Rest with you.
BUTTERFLY
resolutely, clapping his hands hard
, he goes. I command you.
He lifts Suuki, who cries desperately, and pushes her out of the left door.
Butterfly kneels in front of the Buddha image.
Butterfly remains motionless, absorbed in painful thought, yet the sobs of Suzuki are heard, which are gradually fading.
Butterfly has a spasmodic motion.
Butterfly goes to the cabinet and pulls out the white veil, which throws through the screen, then takes the knife, which is enclosed in a lacquer case, hangs on the wall at the statue of Buddha.
He kisses the blade religiously, holding it by his hands for the tip and for the handle.
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