L'imperial commissario

English Libretto or Translation:

GORO
who saw other people coming from the bottom and recognized them, announces with importance
The Imperial Commissioner, the Registry Officer, the relatives.

PINKERTON
in Goro
Hurry up.

Goro runs into the house. From the path at the bottom they sell and go up the relatives of Butterfly: this goes to meet them together with friends: great greetings, reverence: the relatives curiously bore the two Americans. Pinkerton has Sharpless near his arm and, led him to one side, makes him observe, laughing, the bizarre group of relatives; the Imperial Commissioner and the Registry Officer greet Pinkerton and enter the house, received by Goro.

PINKERTON
What a celebration of the parade
of the new kinship
taken on loan, a month!

PARENTS, FRIENDS and FRIENDS
Where is it? Where is it?

BUTTERFLY, and FRIENDS
pointing to Pinkerton
There he is

LA CUGINA, and FRIENDS
Bello is not.

BUTTERFLY
offense
It's so beautiful that you can not ... dream more.

THE MOTHER
I think a king!

PARENTS, FRIENDS and FRIENDS
I think it's a king.
In truth.
It is worth a peru.
Bello is not.

PINKERTON
observing the group of women
Of course, behind that sail of fanlike pavonazzo,
my mother-in-law lurks.

COUSIN
to Butterfly
Goro also offered it to me.

BUTTERFLY
disdainful to his cousin
Yes, right you!

PINKERTON
indicating Yakusidè
And that messy thing
he's the brute and crazy uncle.

PARENTS, FRIENDS and FRIENDS
to the cousin
Here, because it was chosen,
he wants to do it with you
His beauty already disfigured
Divorzier`. I hope so.
His beauty already disfigured.

GORO
he leaves the house and annoyed by the garrulous chatter, goes from one to the other, recommending to speak in a low voice
For heaven's sake, keep quiet a little.

Yakusidé
staring at the servants who begin to bring wines and liqueurs
Is there any wine?

MOTHER and ZIA
peering, trying not to be seen Let's look a bit.

PARENTS and FRIENDS
with satisfaction, to Yakusidè
I saw already tea color,
color of tea and chermisì!
Ah, hu! Ah, hu!

PARENTS and FRIENDS
others, looking compassionately at Butterfly
His beauty already disfiorì,
already disfiorì. divorced
Ah, hu! Ah, hu!

MOTHER and ZIA
I think it's a king. It is worth a Peru in truth
it's so beautiful that you can not dream more. It seems to me like a king;
beautiful is so that you can not dream more, dream more.
I think it's a king. It is worth a Peru. I think it's a king.

COUSIN
Goro offered it even to me, but he had a no!
beautiful is not in truth. Goro also offered it to me
but he had a no. In truth, it is not really beautiful.
Divorced. I hope so. Divorced.

PARENTS and FRIENDS
sopranos 1
Bello is not, in truth, beautiful it is not!
beautiful is not, in truth. Goro also offered it to me
but he had a no. In truth, it is not really beautiful.
Divorced. I hope so. Divorced!

PARENTS and FRIENDS
sopranos 2
Bello is so that you can not dream more!
I think it's a king. It is worth a Peru! In truth it is so beautiful
that seems a king, in truth a king seems to me, in truth.
Divorced. I hope so. Divorced!
Divorced. I hope so. Divorced!

PARENTS and FRIENDS
tenors
Bello is not, in truth, beautiful it is not!
Goro offered it even to you, but he had a no! but he had a no!
His beauty already disfiorì, already disfiorì. Divorced.
I hope so. Divorced!

Yakusidé
Is there any wine? Let's take a look, look a bit.
I already saw tea color, and chermisi, tea color.
Is there any wine? Let's see'!

GORO
he intervenes again to stop the din
For heaven's sake, keep quiet ...
then he gestures with his gestures
Sch! sch! sch!

SHARPLESS
in Pinkerton apart
O lucky friend!

At the nods of Goro, relatives and guests are renewed in a group, but always agitating and chatting.

CUGINA, and of the PARENTS and FRIENDS
He even offered it to me!

MOTHER, and other PARENTS and FRIENDS
He is beautiful, I think he is a king!

PINKERTON
Yes, it's true, it's a flower, a flower! ...

SHARPLESS
Or lucky Pinkerton, ...

CUGINA, and of the PARENTS and FRIENDS
... He even offered it to me! ...

MOTHER, and other PARENTS and FRIENDS
... He is beautiful, I think he is a king! ...

PINKERTON
... The exotic smell ...

SHARPLESS
... that fate has touched you ...

CUGINA, and of the PARENTS and FRIENDS
... But I answered I did not ...

MOTHER, and other PARENTS and FRIENDS
... I would not have answered no! ...

PINKERTON
... my brain is upset.

SHARPLESS
... a flower even if bloomed! ...

CUGINA, and of the PARENTS and FRIENDS
... and I answered: no!

MOTHER, and other PARENTS and FRIENDS
... I would never say no!

SHARPLESS
No longer beautiful is very ...

CUGINA, and of the PARENTS and FRIENDS
Without much research.

MOTHER, and other PARENTS and FRIENDS
No, my dear, I do not think so,

SHARPLESS
... girl I never saw
of this Butterfly
And if he seems to you, he will not
the covenant and his faith ...

BUTTERFLY
to his
Beware, watch out for me.

PINKERTON
Yes, it's true, it's a flower, a flower,
and in my faith I caught it!

CUGINA, and of the PARENTS and FRIENDS
I find better ones,
and I'll tell him a nice no,
and I will say no, no!

MOTHER, and other PARENTS and FRIENDS
he's really a great man,
nor would I say no,
nor would I ever say no, no!

PARENTS and FRIENDS
And he will divorce, and he will divorce, he will divorce!

SHARPLESS
... take heed! She believes you

BUTTERFLY
to his mother
Mom, come here. to the others
Look out for me: watch out, orsù
spoken with a child's voice
one, two three ... and all down