The Janaéek Opera Libretti Volume II Kat’a Kabanova Translations and Pronunciation Timothy Cheek S ‘The Scarecrow Press, Inc. Lanham, Maryland « Toronto + Oxford 2004R Act, 80. (Vadychne si a chvain’ odchézi do domu,) (She sighs and walks swiftly into the house.) ‘Tichon; (k Varvafe) (to Varvara) [tak vidi! pofat «jen pro _ pl Tak , poréd jen pro nil So yousee, always just for her! So you see, constantly just because of her! ‘Varvara: (rozhodn® (resolutely) [Gopak za_ to muse) “Copak za to_—mitde? What for that can she? Is ither fault? [matka jt pronasleduje 2a taker] Matka ji prondsieduje, a ty takét Mother her persecutes, and you also! Mother persecutes her, and you do, too! [2a pak jeft'e tikay! se jr maf rast] A. pak jeité Fikas, fe ji maS— rd ‘And then still yousay that her youhave love, And then you still keep saying that you love her. ‘Act I, sci a (prudee) (vehemently) [Bo stojisy pReflapujes] Co stojs, pietlapujes? What you stand, you're dragging your feet? Why are you just standing there dragging your feet? [na _ ?ofsicx tr vid" br st rat] Na ogich ti vidim, co "by si rad: On eyes to you Iscc, what would be to yourself pleasing: 1 see it in your eyes what you would like: [spit se} pit sot to get dead drunk! 10 get dead drunk! (Lichon beze stova odyrévord.) (Tichon staggers away without a word.) {ln the orchestral score, Rehearsal 4’ °) Pripadné viechny lesni rohy senza sord, ) Ienecessary, all the horns senza sordini.] lie mt jis Tito} Je mi jf ito. Tis tome to her sorrow. I feel sorry for her.4 Act se. (U vehodu do domu v rozpacich mé-li vet) {At the entrance to the house, hesitating whether she should enter.) [tot se vir se lito maim. jt rarda] Tot’ sevi, te ito! Mam ji rida, Certainly that sony! Thave ther love, Sure I feel sorry! Hove her. (Na prahu domu.) (At the threshold tothe house.) [prodj bux jt nempela mist ra:da) Prog bych —ji_—nem@la mit réda? Why shouldI her —nothave love? Why shouldn't ove her? ) Orehestr zaéne teprve po dokonéent péycovy fréze [névrh vyda- vatele], *) The orchestra begins only after the ending of the singer's phrase [editor's suggestion}. ‘Opona ryehle pada. +8) Zde nésleduje ev. ber ptestavky Intermezzo 1 +) Here follows, if needed, without pause “Intermezzo 1." ‘The curtain falls quickly. ‘9**) Promina nésleduje bex prestavky, +) The soene change follows without pause. Intermezzo 1 Act, sei 15 Vroména Scene change [Act I, scene ii] Voko] v domé Kabanovych, Vprav tw ene ‘feh. Vpravo a uprostfed dvete, nalevo vy- ‘tom in the Kabanov hows, Doors on he ight and inthe mie alcove on the left, : ae Opona, Curtain. Katérina: (Caklédé vysivént,) (She lays ase some embroidery.) Ii Go mi napadto} Vis, co mi napadlo? Do you know what tome occurred? Do you know what just occurred to me? Varvara: Katéri [Bo] [prof} Inde: nelestaji:] Co? Prof lidé nelétaji ‘What? Why people do not fly? What? Why don’t people fly?