Glovanna d'aRco565 GIOVANNA D'ARCO Opera in a prologue and three acts. Libretto by Temistocle Solera after Schiller's Die Jungfrau von Orleans First performed at La Scala, Milan, February 15, 1845 CHARACTERS Charles VII (Carlo), King of France: tenor Giacomo, a shepherd: baritone Joan of Arc (Giovanna), his daughter: soprano Dalil, one of the King’s officers: tenor Talbot, the English Commander: bass Officers of the King, Villagers, Townspeople, French and English Soldiers and Nobles. Tho timo is 1429 and the place is France. PROLOGUE At Dom-Rémy, villagers and a group of the King’s officers wait to hear the King's plans to ley down his arms and surrender to the invading British forces. He talks of a vision he has had in which he received a commend from the Virgin to lay down his arms at the foot of a great oak tree. The villagers say that such an oak can be found in a nearby forest, and when Carlo (the King) says that he will find peace there in abdication, they warn him that the site is haunted by witches and warlocks, a place of death and horror. ‘The scene changes to the forest with a shrine in the background and an ok in the foreground. Giacomo, Joan's father is fervently praying that his daughter not be possessed by the devil. He watches as she kneels before the shrine and then sadly bemoans the fate of France. Joan asks whether it may not be she, the elected one to save her country. King Carlo appears, prepared to lay down his arms at the foot of the osk, as commanded in his vision. Demons tempt the sleeping Joan with sensuel visions, while sedate angelic choruses urge her to don helmet and sword and fight to save France. These voices are heard by Joan only, and she cries that she is ready. Carlo overhears this and is infused by her courage to fight for her country. They join their voices in great resolve, while Giacomo berates Joan, sorrowfully convinced that out of a guilty love for her King, she has sold her soul to the devil. ACTI Near Rheims ‘Thanks to Giovanne's (Joan's) leadership of the French forces, the war has taken a bad turn for the English. Giacomo, Giovanne's father, visits Talbot, the English commander and offers to join his forces. He promises to deliver his daughter into the hands of the English, believing France now to be ruled by evil spirits and the powers of hell.566 At the court in Rheims preparations are being readied for the coronation of King Carlo VII. Giovanna longs to return to her simple life, now that her task has been accomplished. The King expresses his love for her, telling her he hes loved her ever since he first saw her. In a moment of weakness she confesses that she too returns his love, but she immediately hears the "voices", both angelic and infernal, which keep her in perennial turmoil and anxiety, warning her against earthly love. Carlo, not hearing the voices, cannot understand her distress and when Delil enters to announce to Carlo that the preparations are ready for the coronation, Carlo persuades Giovanna to accompany him to the cathedral. The demon voices keep assaulting Giovanna, who realizes then she has betrayed her sacred purpose. ACT IL ‘The Cathedral Square of St. Denis in Rheims The people proclaim the victory of "Tho Maid of Orléans" and soldiers precede the King in procession into the cathedral. Giacomo is still determined to bring the downfall of his own daughter, and when in great agitation she comes out of the cathedral followed by Carlo, Giacomo accuses the King of blasphemy and his daughter of witchcraft. Carlo will not listen, but the credulous populace is immediately swayed. When Giovanna refuses to defend herself against the accusations hurled at her by her father, she is denounced by the people, who want to hand her over to the English. ACT OL An English Fortress Near the Battlefield Held by the English, Giovanna awaits death at the stake. Giacomo, observing Giovanna’s daydreaming now starts to wonder whether he may have been wrong about her. He is soon convinced of her redemption, and freeing her from her bonds, sees her rush off into battle. He describes the battle and sees his daughter turn French defeat into victory. Carlo rushes in proclaiming Giovanna his savior and Giacomo begs for punishment first and then for forgiveness. The King pardons him and asks Giacomo to give him news of the battle. The enemy has been routed, but Giovanna is dead. Her funeral procession is interrupted, as she radiantly revives to see the heavens opening and the Virgin herself beckoning to her. Ecstatically Giovanna bids farewell to earth and with the French flag clutched in her hand, she dies.Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue PROLOGUE A large Courtyard in Dom-Rémy leading to the royal apartments VILLAGERS ‘kwal va ‘speme Qual vha speme? What is thore hope? (What hope is there?) OFFICERS ‘dal ‘sed:d30 ‘dei 'padri Del soggio doi padri From the throne of his ancestors ‘bem vedete ‘ove ‘karla rifud:dse ben vedete ove Carlo rifugge; well you can see where Carlo socks refuge; ‘orda immensa ‘di ‘barbari ‘ladri Orda immensa di_—_barbari ladri (A)horde immense of _— barbarians thieving ‘kwesta ‘mizera ‘terra distrud:dse questa misera terra _distrugge. this wretched land destroys. VILLAGERS orlea Orléans? (And) Orléans? OFFICERS egwardata ‘dai “fidi ‘presto arjkessa ‘per Eguardata dai __fidi... Presto anch'essa por Its guarded by loyal troops... Soon it also through ALL maledetti ‘kui “spindge ‘rea ‘vokKa Maledetti cui spinge rea voglia Cursed be who are spurred (by) evil desire ‘fwor'del —_Yferkjo ke il nume a sefnnato fuor del __corchio che ilNume ha _segnato! beyond the circle that God has drawn! “forse ‘un di rivarkando la 'sokka Forse un di rivarcando la soglia, Perhaps oneday _— crossing back (over) their threshold (Perhaps one day when they go back home,) 567 ‘fame ka‘dra fame cadra. hunger will fall.568 Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue Pjandse'ran:no- de'ilempjo pek:kato piangeranno del'empio peccato... they will weep _—over their wicked sin... a ‘noi ‘altri i Ab! noi altri lidi; Ah! we other shores; ‘ekiko ‘dio ‘fi'da ecco Dio cida. now God that the requital gives us. (now God has punished us in return.) DELIL ‘a ‘re 1 Rel The King! VILLAGERS ‘nel ‘suo ‘bel ‘volto ‘kwal dolor Nel suo bel volto qual dolor? In his fair face what grief? OFFICERS ‘dgovin ‘tanto ed infelitfe Giovin tanto ed infelice! Young so and unhappy! (So young and so unhappy!) CARLO aimitfi vapipre'sssate ‘ultimo © “kwesto Amici, Vappressate ultimo &@ questo Friends, draw near last is this (Friends, draw neer...this is the last command of your King.) DELIL a ‘si ‘non ‘dime Ah si non Ah so don't (Ah don't speak so!) CARLO “fidi ‘itene ‘tosto dorle’a Ai fidi itene tosto d'Orléans; To the loyal troops go soon of Orléans; (Go soon to my loyal troops in Orleans:) ‘si tfes mai ‘del ‘sangwe ‘ke omai dol sangue che Let us put an end henceforth _to the blood that (Let us henceforth put an end to the blood thet falls upon me.) ‘del re del Re Komando comando. ofthe King commend. ‘ume sume on me rikade ricade. falls.Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue 569 ripongansi le 'spade =e = 'sul_ mio. ‘trono avito Ripongansi lespado @ sul mio trono vito Put back yourswords and on my throne ancestral ‘segiga ‘langliko =e sega Vanglico Re. may he sit the English King. (Lay down your swords and may the English King sit on my ancestral throne.) ‘dal dguramento io ‘olga ‘oppun ‘di fedelta Dal giuramento io sciolgo ognun di fodelta.. From the oath I release all of you of _—_ allegiance. (release all of you from your oath of allegiance.) ‘ALL ‘ke ‘sento Che sento! What do I hear! CARLO teste pprostrata a ‘terra fervidamente rai Testa prostrato a terra fervidamente orai Just now _—prostrated on the ground fervidly I prayed ‘ke ‘se wvollere ‘era. ‘del tfelo punic ne'fande ‘kolpe_ che so voler era dol cielo punir nefande _colpe, that if wish itwas of heaven topunish heinous —_— crimes, perkwotesse ‘me ‘solo ‘l'suo_flaidselto percuotesss mo solo ill suo flagoll should strike me alone it scourge. (that if it was heaven's wish to punish heinous crimes, then its scourge should strike me alone.) ALL ‘otatimo ‘re Ottimo Re! Great King! CARLO traskorrere — mintezi itpnoto ‘senso ‘per tle ‘Trascorrere miintesi —_ignoto senso per le Coursing I folt strange sensation through = my ‘un ‘doltfe solpor ‘kwindi ‘mi ‘vinse Un dolce_sopor quindi mi vinse, A gentle lethargy ——then overcame me, e ‘divo ‘soppo a’l:ilanima ‘si ‘pinse e divo sogno all'anima si pinse. and (2) divine dream to my soul _ revealed itself. {and a divine vision revealed itself in my soul.)570 Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue ‘sotto ‘una ‘kwertfa——‘parvemi povar la ‘fronte ‘mesta Sotto una quercia ~—parvomi poser la —_fronte mesta; Under an oak itsoomed tome Tlay my head sad; (It soomed to me in my vision that I lay my sad head down under an oak treo.) splendea —dipinta ‘verdgine ‘med:d2o ‘alla foresta Splendea dipinta —Vergine mezzo alla foresta... There shone a painted Virgin inthe middle of the —_ forest... (A painted statue of the Virgin shone in the depths of the forest.) ‘masse di la_—skomando = ke_-—‘sordsi ‘disse 0 = te. Mosse di 1a comando _—che,-sorgi, disse, 0 Re, Issued from there acommand that, rise, said, oh King, ‘elmo de'poni ‘brands ‘di ‘kwesta itmago ‘al pie elmo deponi ebrndo di questa imago al pid helmet setdown and sword at __this image's foot. (and from there I heard the command that said: Rise, oh King, and set down your helmet and sword at the foot of this image.) VILLAGERS dipinta itmago e ‘loko ‘fra ‘noi. kwi_ Ve Dipinta imago © loco fra noi qui va ‘Apainted image and (a) similar place amid us here there is. (There is in our neighborhood a place like that with a painted image.) CARLO (with enthusiasm) ‘Te tue pa'role ° ‘verdsine ‘kalo umil'mente Le tue parole, o —-Vergine, Carlo. umilmente Your words, oh Virgin, Carlo humbly ‘ti fredge'ro lim:madgine ‘di ‘mia ko'rona anjkora Tifregierd immagine di = mia corona ancora... Iwill adom your image with my crown yet. (Cwill yet adorn your image with my crown...) ‘ma il ‘sangwe ‘si deterga onde ‘la ‘patrja ‘in ‘dwol Ma il sanguo si dotorga ond’® la patria in duol; But the blood may it be cleansed with which is the country in grief; (But let the blood that steeps our country in grief be cleansed) ‘ma la stra'njera “verga, ‘sia ‘mite ‘al ‘fraqko ‘swol Ma la straniora verge sia mite al —_ franco suol. but the foreign lash be gentle on ~—-French. soil. (but lot the foreign lash fall gently on French soil.) VILLAGERS ki ‘pwo frenar ‘le ‘lagrime a Pjetozo ‘dwol Chi pud fener le legrime a _—si_pietoso duol? Who can stem the toars of such piteous grief?Giovanna D'Arco, Prologue 871 CARLO (to the villagers) va “dunkwe ‘un ‘Toko ‘simile Va dunque —un_—loco_ simile, There is then a place similar (You said there is such a place then?) VILLAGERS e ‘selva orrenda E selva orrenda. It’s forest hideous. CARLO vizite'ro la ‘verdgine = pria ‘ke = ‘notte Visiter? la ~—-Vergine ©=— pia. cho_notto Ishall visit the Virgin bofore that night VILLAGERS ‘per‘poko ——uditetfi fermate —_‘kwello Perpoco _uditeci, formate! quello. For a moment listen to us, stop! that ditfeste dicoste’ you said? ‘Yfenda ‘vjeni_ dell scenda. Vieni, Delilt descends. Come, Delil! (Listen to us for a moment and stop! That is a place of horror... ‘morte ‘vi ‘sta Morte vi sta. Death lurks there, CARLO, DELIL AND OFFICERS narrate Narrate! Tell us! VILLAGERS allorke i flebili ‘brondzi salutano Allor che i flebili bronzi salutano When the fesble bells greet ‘lento ‘naviga ‘per ‘aere e lento naviga per Yaore and slowly sails through —the air ‘tatfito astro damor tacito Yestro amor" silent the star —_of love, (and the moon sails through the silent air,) nelorribile foresta ‘sempre nell‘orribile foresta sompre in the hideous forest over rages inyfurja infuria dorrore e ‘ko dorore = —loco.. ofhorror is place... a ‘di ‘ke ‘mwor il di che__smuor, the day that dies, Ja tempesta la —_tempesta; the storm; *An astronomical postic license, to call the moon a star! However, the moon, being the celestial light of the night, is propitious to love, even though in this passage it is illuminating rather unlovely happenings.572 Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue ‘fra lorror ‘di e “twoni fra Yorror ai © tuoni amid the horror of, and thunder Ja —_komjvengono i la convengono i there convene the. ‘ta ‘koi ‘kolle ‘strege La coi colle streghe There with the the witches ‘fan:no i korgrege fanno i congreghe, they meke the covens, © ‘kom ‘filtri am:moliskono i pek:kati © con filtri avvelonati ammoliscono i —_peccati.. and with potions poisoned —they assuage the sins. ‘gwai ‘se inkonfo ‘al ‘reo _festino ‘wom sorprendere ‘si ‘fa Guai se inconscio al _— reo _festino uom sorprendere si fa. Woo if unaware of the evil revel (a) man _lets himself be caught. ‘ei © ‘nom'vede = ‘pu’ matttino ‘se ‘al demonjo ‘non si ‘da Ei nonvede pid mattino so al demonio—non si da. He won'tseo again thelightofday if_to the devil he doesn't yield. CARLO dove ‘Va ‘pia konjvenpo nna la'verno Dove la Pia convegno non ha TAverno, Whereis the Pious one, tryst hasn't Hell. (Hell has no tryst where the Virgin is present.) ‘fra 'poko ‘io ‘solo ‘la fokke'ro: ‘mmio ‘voto frapoco io — solo la_—sciogliord. ©~—mio_voto. soon 1 alone there will fulfill my vow. ALL 0 fe Oo Re! Oh King! CARLO dispokKo ‘tal ‘nome ‘or ‘kwila'ffatemi ‘To 'vokKo- Dispoglio tal nome or qui! __Lasciatemi. Lo voglio! I shed that title now here! Leave me. T order it! ‘pondo e letal martico 1 ‘serto ‘al Pondo @ — Ietal, martiro = il_—ssorto. al Burden itis lethal, torment the crown on the head mine; (My crown is a burden and a lethal torment upon my head;)Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue 573 perke fintir ‘di ‘libero ‘aere ‘nom ‘poss arjkio Perch’ fruir di libero aere non posso anch‘io? Why enjoy of open air amnotallowed _—also I? (Why can I also not be allowed to enjoy the open air?) ‘patfe ‘ke ‘al ‘pju men'diko ‘prodiga ‘sei ‘te Pace, che al _ pi mendico prodiga soi dite, Peace, who tothe poorest pauper prodigal - youare. © of--—yoursolf, (Peace, you who are so prodigal even to the poorest pauper,) ‘mandami ‘un ‘rad:d3o amiko “vjet ‘non ‘som ‘pju re mandami un __raggio amico; Vieni, non son pid Re. sendme a ray (of hope) friendly; Come, I'm no longer King. datilatre del'atre from his atrocious ‘fa ‘ke rientri ‘in ‘se fa che rientri in sd! make that he should come back to his senses! ‘sempre fedeli e ‘tatfiti ‘noi segwirem = il te Sempre fodeli 0 taciti noi seguirm il Re. Always loyal and silent we will follow the King. (Carlo motions imperatively to them and leaves. The rest also leave by several exits.) In a forest. (A shrine to the Virgin can be soon on the top a high rock. The interior of the shrine is dimly lit by alamp. To the side rises an oak, with a stone seat in front of it. A cave can be seen in the background. The sky is black and stormy. The nearby tolling of a church bell invites the {faithful to prayer for the dead.) GIACOMO ‘dgelo terror minjvade ‘ma nekiorrendo ‘loko ‘io veXAe'ro. Gelo, torror minvade! ma _—_nelforrendo loco io veglierd. Achill, () terror invades me! but in this horrid place I will keep watch. ‘kome rovente "kjodo neblanima ‘sta fitta idea fatale Come rovento _—_chiodo nel'enima sta fitta idoa lotale! Asa red-hot nail in my soul is embedded (a) thought deadly! (A deadly thought is embedded in my soul like a red-hot nail!) (Giovanna foan) appears on the rock and kneels before the shrine.) none ‘kwesta ‘forse ‘la ‘kwertfa ‘sakra_ imfernal konjvepno Non @ questa forse la quercia sacra _all'infernal convegno? Isn't this perhaps thecak —_—_sacred to the infernal coven?574 Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue e'kwi so'vente ‘kwi ‘non ‘swol equi sovente, qui non suol and here —_often hore doesn't usually kolei dormir Ye ‘notsti protitfel:loze colei dormir le notti procollose’ she _ sloop during the nights _ stormy? (and doesn't she usually often sleep here during stormy nights?) ‘ai ‘forse ‘kwi_se'dotta ‘kwi Ahi, forse qui sedotta... qui _ Ales, perhaps here seduced... here overcome... (Alas, perhaps she was overcome and seduced here...) ‘al ‘(gran nemiko ‘talma kontfesse _orxibile penisjero Al gran nemico Yalma concesse! Orribile. ~—_—ponsiero! To the Great Enemy her soul she gave! ~—-Horrible-—_thought! (maybe she gave her soul to the Devil...horrible thought!) Yelo massisi a diskoprire l= ‘vero Cielo, miassisti © a ©~—discoprire voro! Heaven, assistme to discover the _—_ truth! (He enters the cave. Giovanna, alone, comes down off the rock.) GIOVANNA ° ‘ben — said:ditfe ‘kwesto ‘torbido ‘Yelo Oh, ben s'addice questo torbido cielo Oh, (how) well matches this troubled sky ‘al —mize'rando ~—a'fifan:no ‘di frantfa opipresisa al miscrandoaffanno = di_—Ss Francia’ ~—oppressa! the wretched —_plight of France oppressed! perke 'mmai dim'bel:li ‘forme o ‘alma vestita Porch’ mai d'imbelli forme ho alma vostita, Why not in warlike form have! my soul _—clad, (Why isn’t my soul clad in warlike form,) ‘alma ‘ke ‘vola. ‘dal dezio rapita ‘ai ‘kampi ‘di battakfa Velma che vola dal desio rapita ai campi di battaglia! the soul that flies by desire rapt to the fields of battle! (my soul that longs, rapt in desire, to fly to the battlefield!) ‘ma ‘duna‘ferrea ‘makfa © ‘duna ‘spada e ‘dun tfimjero Ma d'una forrea maglia e duna spada,e d'un cimiero But ofan iron mail and ofa sword,and ofa helmet “forse a@ ‘me fia ‘grave il ~—_‘pondo forse a mo fia grave il —_pondo. maybe to me be heavy the —_ weight. (Maybe the weight of an iron mail, a sword and helmet will be too heavy for me.)Giovanna D'Arco, Prologue 875 ‘tanto rikjeg:go a ‘te ‘speme ‘del ‘mondo Tanto richieggo a = te,_~—«s speme del_— mondo! This much _ I ask of you, hope of the world! (This much I ask you, God, hope of the world!) ‘sempre edalla ‘sera ‘kwivi inmaltso a te pre'gjera Sempre _—all'alba od alla sera quivi_ innalzo ‘a to proghiora; Always atdawn and in theevening here I raise to you (my) prayer; ‘kwi la notte “miripoza = te “soa ‘il mio pensjer Qui la notte miriposo @ te _sogna il mio ponsier. Here at night I rest and of you dream my — thoughts. ‘sempre a me ‘ke ~—indeppa ‘sono Sempre a me che indogna _—sono Ever tome, who unworthy am ‘aprialora ‘il ~—‘kor_~—_pjetozo api allora il cor _pietos open then your heart mer (Open to me, the unworthy one, your merciful heart.) ose fund mavessi il_~— ‘dono ‘duna‘spada e'dun tfimjer Oh, so undi miavessi. il += dono. d'una ‘spada o d'un cimier! Oh, if someday Thad the ofa sword anda helmet! (Oh, if only you one day would make me a gift of a sword and a helmet!) (She goes to sit down on the stone.) ‘ma ‘le ‘stanke ——_pupile ‘'sonzno Ma Jestanche pupille..__il' sonno But (over) my tired pupils... sloop. redgina ‘il ‘baldo ‘voto perdona =e Regina, il aldo voto perdona.. Queen, the bold wish forgive. and (My Queon, forgive my bold wish and bless me.) (She falls asleep. Carlo appears on tho rock.) CARLO paventi ‘karla wm forse Paventi, Carlo, tu forse’ Are you afraid, Carlo, you, maybe’ > mera'vikka —‘skwote ‘oppi tua fibra O __ moraviglia scuote ogni tua fibra? Or (is) wonder making to shiver every your fiber? aykora vizjon ‘parmi Ancora _vision parmi, Still (a) vision it seems to me,576 Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue ‘ke la ‘sakra ‘selva ‘kwesta € ‘del ‘sonpo ‘mio chd la sacra selva questa &@ — del_—sogno mio... that the sacred forest thisone is _of the dream mine... {it still seems a vision to me, that this may be the sacred forest of my dream.) ‘ektko ‘mi 'prostro riverente pio. Ecco mi prostro riverento @ pio. Here I prostrate myself reverent and _pious. (Carlo puts down his helmet and sword and kneels down to pray. Meanwhile Giovanna hears the following in her sleep:) CHORUS OF DEMONS ‘us ‘sei_— ‘bella pattse'relila‘ke'fai tu Tu soi lla, pazzerella, che fai tu? You are lovely, crazy girl, _ what aro you doing? ‘se da'more ‘perdi ‘i fjore Se d'amore _ perdi il fiore, If of love youlose _the flower, ‘presto ‘mwore “nomjyjem ‘piu presto muore, non vien pit. it will soon di it won't come back any more. ‘sordgi € ‘mira ‘te sospira a delira dgoventu Sorgi e mira, te sospira ladolira —_gioventi. Rise and look, itlongsfor you delirious —_youth. ofikkwola tikonsola © ‘una ‘fola__beldzebu Ofigliuola, ticonsola, & | una fola Belzobi! Oh maiden, takehoart is a fable Beelzebub! ‘kwando akki ‘anta ‘lora ‘kanta Quando agli anta? Yora canta, When for older folks the hour _ strikes, ‘pur ‘ti ‘vanta ‘di viru pur fivanta di virtt. then boast of your virtue. Tu soi bella, pazzerella, che fai tu? (The clouds vanish suddenly and the forest becomes brightly lit by the moonlight.) 2Anta stands for people of 40 and over till 90, as in quaranta (40), cinquanta (50), sessanta (60), sottanta (70), ottanta (80) and novanta (90) - “older folks’.Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue 577 CHORUS OF ANGELS ‘sordsi_ i ‘Yelesti akckolsero ‘la dgene'roza Sorgi! I colesti accolsero la —_generosa Rise! Tho celestial ones have accepted your generous —_desirel... ‘frantfa ‘per te fia'libera.—'ekko tfimjero lama Francia per te fialibera. Ecco cimiero e lama. France through you befreed. Here isa helmet and sword. Tevati ° ‘spirts elet:to ‘si ‘nuntsjo ‘del sinpor Lovati, © spirto eletto, sii nunzio del Signor. Riso, oh spirit chosen, bo (the) —herald of the Lord. ‘gwai ‘se terreno a'f:fet:to. ak:kofXe'rai ‘nel ‘kor Guai so terreno affetto accoglierai nel cor. Woo if worldly — affection you will harbor —_—in your heart. (Giovanna leaps to hor foet. Her eyes are flashing and she has an inspired look about her.) GIOVANNA ‘pronta ‘sono Pronta sono! Ready Tam! CARLO (coming down off the rock) ‘wal ‘votfe Qual voce? What voice? GIOVANNA alletemo ‘ua pjetade oe kalo © sallta All'Eterno tua pictade, 0 Re Carlo 2 salita, To the Etemel One your sorrow, oh King Carlo has risen. (King Carlo, your sorrow has risen to God.) (She runs to the rock and brings back the helmet and the sword left there by the King.) ‘CARLO ‘ki ‘sei wu ‘vero 0 ‘falso diffemo Chi sei tu?.. vero 0 —ffalso discerno?... Who ere you? truth or false do I discern?... (Who are you? Are you real or false?...) GIOVANNA ‘a ‘son gwerrjera. «ke =a “glorja.timjvita Ab! son guerriera cho a _gloria tinvita... Ab! Tame warrior maid who to glory invites you... 0 fedele orleta ‘ti koisola © —fedele Orléans ti consola... Oh loyal Orléans take comfort...578 Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue ‘tengo alfine ‘una ‘spada ‘un tfimjero Tengo alfine una spada, un cimioro. Thold at lest a sword (and) a _—holmet. ‘sui britanmi —_ka'daveri ‘vola ‘dsa lin'seppa ‘del ‘franko gwe'r:rjero: Sui britanni cadaveri volagia_—‘Tinsogna_—del_franco guerriero. Over British bodies flies already the standard of the French soldier. CARLO ‘kwal _prodid3o edio ‘pure ‘nel ‘lampo ‘de twoi‘detiti JQual prodigio! odio pure nel lampo de’ tuoi dott What amiracle! and! also inthe glow of your words Come to the battlefield, ‘gwai mortale ‘se Gusi, mortal, se Woe, mortal, if CARLO ne twol‘zgwardi © la fjamma di Ne’ tuoi sguardi @ la fiamma di In your looks is the flame of ‘parla imponi a‘mme parle, imponi ame! speak, command mel... (Unseen, Giacomo appears at the mouth of the cave.) GIACOMO ‘te Rel Tho King! GIOVANNA ate -——pjetoza ‘verdgine —‘fido i tgurjo {A te, _——pietosa Vergine, fido il tugurio (To you, merciful Virgin Tentrust my cottage ‘del padre le —kanittsje = ~——tinmmotfemte vile del padre le canizie e — Tinnocente ovile, ofmy father the grayhair andthe simple _sheepfold,Giovanna D’Arco, Prologue 579 “‘firykio: ‘non ‘torni a “Jfokkere ‘inni ‘di ‘laude a te finch'io non toni a sciogliere — inni di laude a te.) until I return to release hymns of praise to —_—-you.) (until the day when I shall return to sing hymns of praise to you.) CARLO none mortale immad3ine —‘kwel:la ‘kio—'veg:go & ‘sento (Non & mortale immagine quella chiio veggo © ——_sonto; (tisn't (a) mortal image that thatI seo and hear; inmantsi a unandgelo ‘sto. ‘per_—di'vin”_portento Tnnanzi a unangelo sto per _ divin _portento.. Before an angel Tam by divine marvel... (am standing before an angel by a divine mervel...) ‘vinto ‘son ‘io ‘da_—_‘palpito finora innoto a ‘mme Vinto son io da __palpito finora ignoto a mo) Overcome am I byan emotion tillnow © unknown to me) ‘dubsbjo © diskwartfato ‘il dubbio & — disquarciato il doubt is tomaway the ‘de vibra ‘Te te “folgori mintfeneriffi © tel deh, vibra le tue folgori, miincenorisci, ° cielo! come, loose your thunderbolts, incinerate me, ch heaven! (Heaven, let loose your thunderbolts and bum me to ashes!) ‘ella ‘si tfesse ‘ai ‘demoni ‘per “folile amor ‘del re Ella sicosse ai démoni_—— por folle amore del Re) She gaveherself tothe demons outofa mad love for the King.) GIOVANNA ‘or ‘patrja ‘il mio ‘solo pen'sjero Or sic patria il mio solo _pensiero... Now letitbe country © my sole thought... ‘Vieni 9 ‘karlo a puippare ‘kom ‘me Vieni, oCarlo, a —pugnare. con mo! Come, ch Carlo to_—ifight alongside me! CARLO ‘si ‘ti 'segwo inspirato gwe'rrjero Si, ti seguo inspirato _guerriero... ‘Yes, I follow you, (an) inspired = warrior ‘wutta ‘lalma sfa'vil:la ‘di Tutta Velma sfavilla di All mysoul —_glows withGiovanna D'Arco, Prologue ‘per ‘lempjo sentjero ‘gravi ‘ira ‘del ‘padre ‘su te per — T'empio sentiero ——_gravi Vira del padre su te, along theevil path may itfall the anger _of your father on you. (May the anger of your father fall upon you along the evil path.) (Giovanna and Carlo hurry away. Giacomo tries to follow them, but falls to the ground grief stricken.) END OF THE PROLOGUEGiovanna D’Arco, Act 1 581 ACTI ‘An isolated, rock-strewn spot (The town of Rheims can be seen in the distance. There are scattered groups of English soldiers, women weeping over their dead and others tending the wounded.) SOLDIERS I ‘alia ‘patrja ‘mio ‘dutfe ‘ke 'tardi alla patrial... mio duce, che tardi? back to (our) homeland!.... my leader why do you delay? ‘reo ‘grido ‘mi 'swona Reo grido mi suona, (A) Dreadful cry I hear. SOLDIERS perduta orle'ano: perduti i ga'Kardi Perduta Orloano, —perduti = i_—Sgagliandi, Lost Orléans, lost the valiant ones. (We lost Orléans and our valiant comrades.) dgo'vjamtfi ‘del ‘tempo ‘ke ‘il ‘franko ‘ne ‘dona Gioviemci del tompo che il Franco _ne dona. Let us avail ourselves of the time that the French affords us. TALBOT ‘ai ‘tents uiomfi distrutsti inun —‘dgomo Ahi, conto trionfi distrutti in un giorno! Oh, hundred triumphs — destroyed ~—in one day! ‘di ‘tanta viltade ki ‘lava ‘Io 'skomo- Di tanta viltade chi lava Jo scormo? Of — such cowardice who canwashaway the shame? SOLDIERS ° ‘dutfe ‘noi ‘sempre mirasti ‘sui ‘kampi O duce, noi sempre —mirasti sui campi Oh — leader, us always yousaw on the battlefields volar kombattends konanimo — ardito volar combattendo con animo _ardito, flying, fighting with souls bold.582 Giovanna D'Arco, Act I ‘de ‘brondzi tonanti sorridere ‘ai. ‘lampi de! bronzi* tonanti sorridere ai lampi ofthe cannons thundering tosmile _—at the flashes (smiling at the thundering flashes of the cannons.) ‘far ‘pompa ‘del ‘seno ‘del ‘brat:tfo ferrito far pompa del sono, del braccio —_—_—ferito. making show of the chost, of the arm wounded... (flaunting chest and arm wounds...) ‘ma ‘kontro ‘una ‘furja. ‘ke == a'verno disserra Ma _ controuna furia che Avemo disserra But againsta fury thet Hell. unleashes ‘ke ‘valgom prodetitse ‘gwerra che valgon prodezze guerra? what avails prowesses ‘war? (What good are the fearless prowesses of war against a fury that Hell unleashes?) ‘ma _—‘kontro He'dgoni darmati_ de'moni Ma contro legioni darmati_ —_demoni But against legions of armed demons ‘ke ‘dsova la ‘posisa dumano valor chegiova la —_possa d'umano —_—valor? what good is the power of human _valor? TALBOT ‘son funeste ‘ke ingkamma ‘ke ‘veste Son funeste che incarna, che veste They're deadly that possess, that" clothe la ‘da ‘vile timor la da vile timor. the mind stricken by cowardly —_ fear. (Giacomo appears. His dishevelled hair and manner show a person in poor mental state.) GIACOMO ‘kkwesta ‘rea ‘ke ‘vi perkwote sara ‘wostra pridgonjera Questa rea che vi percuote sara vostra Prigioniera. This evil girl who smites you _ will be your prisoner. TALBOT ‘ki ‘sei tw Chi sei tu? Who are you? *Bronzo means "bronze’. As stated before in this series, it can also be applied to church bells (which are mostly made of bronze) or bells made out of another material. It is also applied to cannons.Giovanna D’Arco, Act I 583 (Will she be in our hands?) GIACOMO ‘pria ‘di'sera jo To'dsuo—atdun ‘sol ‘patito Pria disore.. io logiuro = adun. sol patto. Before evening.. I swearit on one only condition. SOLDIERS, TALBOT sara ‘fatto sara fatto. it willbe done. sonio ma ‘in kore ‘me prima patrja ‘nore son io ma in core m? prima _ patria, ‘onore; Tam but inmyheart comes first homeland, honor; dgurai ‘se atkun laffronta —— motrire ‘ol —_-vendikar Giurai se alcun Vaffronta, —_morire ol vendicar. I swore (that) if someone __ attacks her to die orit to avenge. (I swore that if someone attacks France, to avenge the attack or die.) ‘or ‘kwesto ‘erin “dsa “Djanko ‘karl gra'vo Or — questo erin gid bianco Carlo gravd Now this hair already white Carlo burdened (Now Carlo has burdened with shamo my hair which is already white...) "kontro Hindenno ——‘frako ‘kjedo ‘wa ‘voi pulnpar contro Vindegno Franco chiedo tra voi pugner. ‘against that baso Frenchman I ask among you to fight. {Task to lot me fight togothor with you against Cerlo, that bese Frenchmen ) ‘SOLDIERS ‘ki ‘fia ‘kwal ‘arde — in'tfendjo ‘nel ‘baldo fave'klar Chi fie’... qual arde incendio nel __ aldo favellar? Who can he be?... what bums fire in his bold words? man be?...What fire ignites his bold words?) ‘gwerra ‘im ‘forte ‘Toko ‘guerra in forte loco ‘war in (@) strong position584 Giovanna D’Arco, Act I ‘si rialtsi anjkor ‘la ‘tenda i rialzi ancor la tenda. let it be raised again the tent. (Comel!...let us raise again the tent of war in a strongly defended position.) SOLDIERS ‘noi kala ffjammante ‘ogo erdserem == ‘ke ~—‘lempja intfenda Noi cola fiammante rego ergerom che _'empi inconda. We over there (a) blazing pyre shall raiso that _ the wicked girl will burn. (Wo will raise a burning pyre over there that will burn the wicked gitl.) GIACOMO 2 dsovanina Ob, —Giovannal... SOLDIERS Te 'tue 'tfikka ‘dsemom ——_pjanto Lo tue ciglia_gomon Pianto!, Your eyes shed ; GIACOMO, © mmemorja —‘duna_fidka ‘ke tradiva ‘il dgenitor = = memoria ~—d'una ‘figlia che tradiva il genitor. Its thememory ofa daughter © who betrayed her _father. 'so'ke ‘per ‘via ‘di wiboli ‘neaid:dutfe ‘il fallo ‘primo So che per via di triboli neadduce il fallo_ primo, Iknow that alonga path of thorns we're led by the sin _ original, (know that original sin leads us along a path of thorns,) so ke fia'skjuzo ai tmizeri ‘piu terso © = karo. ‘sol so che fiaschiuso ai miseri pitterso e caro sol. Iknow that will appear to the wretched (a) brighter and dear land... (Lalso know thet a brighter and dear land will be revealed to the wretched of this world.) ‘de ta_—paterna ‘Tagrima ‘doni ‘al ‘basso ‘limo Deb, la paterna—agrima joni al basso limo! Ab, the father’s tear let it be shed upon the vile. mud! Jangwido el ral Lenguido 2 il_—fral Weak is the flosh ‘ma anima maddgore © © ‘doppi ‘awol ma lanima maggiore = 8 = d'ogni duol. but the soul —_ greater is thanany _pain. (The flesh is weak, but the soul is greater than any pain.) SOLDIERS AND TALBOT ‘nobile ‘vekckjo affrettati tutto ‘ne avivampa ‘il kor Nobile vecchio, _affrettati... tutto neavvampa il cor. Noble oldman, make haste... all of this enflames our _hearts.Giovanna D’Arco, Act 1 585 ‘yjen ‘la venidetia a'kompjere ‘nel ‘vile sedutttor Vien la vendetta ‘acompiore nol vile seduttor. Come your vengeance tocarryout uponthe base _seducer. (Come and carry out your vengeance on that base seducer Carlo.) (The soldiers leave, following Talbot and the old man.) ‘A garden in the Court of Rheims (Holding a sword, Giovanna enters clad in a cuirass and helmet over her woman's clothes.) GIOVANNA ‘kwi ‘dove ‘ppju ‘ssapre ‘libero ‘il Quit dove pid s‘apre libero il Here! where more opens free the (Hore! where the sky is freely open,) e ‘laere ‘puro alled:dsa ‘nella festante ‘red:dga e — Taere puro aleggia: Nella festanto —reggia and the air pure stirs: In the festive palace zvainia ‘la “mente svania la mente, vanished my mind. (My mind lost itself in the palace festivities.) ‘le'mie fibre ‘or ‘skwote ‘un'senso ‘un turbamento Le mie fibre or —_scuote un senso, _un turbamento, My being now is shaken (by) asonsation, a fooling of anxiety, ‘ke —interxoigar —_pa'vento che interrogar —_pavento. that to question I fear. (that I fear to question.) ‘gravi ‘meran ‘Ki applauzi 9 ‘ma kompjuto —none__litykarko Gravi moran gliapplausi. Oh! ma compiuto _non @ T'incarco? Weighty felt tome —_ the applauso. Oh! but accomplished is not the task? (The applause was irksome to mo. Oh! but is not the task accomplished?) ‘salve ‘non'son le franke arene perke rimango io ‘kwi Salve nonson le —‘Franche —areno? Porch rimango _io qui? Safe are not the French sands? Why remain —_—T here? (is not the French soil safe? Why do I remain here?) ‘kimi trattjene foresta 2 mio ‘padre Chi mi trattione?... foresta, o mio padre, Who is detaining me?... Oh prophetic forest, oh my __ father, o ‘mia kapanna nella ‘semplitfe ‘sua _—_‘vesta o mia capanne, nella semplice sua _vesta ch = my hut, in the simple her dress.586 Giovanna D'Arco, Act I tomne'ra “fra ‘voi dsovanna tornera fra voi Giovann: will return among you Giovanne. (Who is detaining me?, Oh prophetic forest, oh my father, oh my hut, Giovanna will return among all of you clad in her simple dress.) ‘de ridatele i kontenti Deh, ridatelo i content Ah, givebacktoher the happiness ‘ke pu ‘alma ‘non sentti che pit Yalma non senti. that nolonger her soul —hasn't felt. (Ah, give back to her the happiness which for so long her soul hasn't felt.) 2 isolts Ho risolto... Thave resolved... (Carlo enters.) CARLO e ‘in ‘tai momenti ban'doni a ‘re ko'zi Ein __ tai moment abbandoni il Re _—_cosi? And at suchamoment —youabandon the King thus? o’ppuno ‘ke ‘mai ‘fusise te ‘la korte attende e ‘brama Chiode ognuno —_—_che mai fusso; to lacorte —_—_attende e brama. Everyone is asking what happened; you thecourt —_ awaits and asks for. GIOVANNA ‘i si'ppor ‘ke ‘kwi mi a'd:dusise a ‘mjei ‘lari or ‘mi rikjama Tl Signorche qui miaddusso a! miei lari or mi richiama. The Lord who here broughtme, to my hearth now recalls me. CARLO (passionately) ‘de ‘non ‘dirlo ate matterxro A te matterro! I throw myself down at your feet! CARLO ‘vinta ‘sei Oh, vinta_sei?... Oh, have I won you over?Giovanna D'Arco, Act I GIOVANNA (as if to leave) e — ddetfizo E deciso! Its decided! CARLO ‘pria.‘kwel ‘ferro ‘im ‘ime ‘voldgere ‘uw dei Pria quel ferro inme volgre = tu_— di. First that sword on me turn you must. (First you must turn that sword upon me) ‘dunkwe_ 0 ‘kruda e'glorja e ‘trono- Dunque, ocruda, —egloria. «=e ~_—trono And so, oh cruel one, glory and throne oftfe'risti a ‘karlo ‘in ‘dono offeristi a Carlo. in dono you offered to Carlo as gift ‘per serbarlo a ‘ai ‘piu 'wvivi per — serbarlo a lei pia vivi, to layin store for him for lamentations deopest, 587 (And so, you cruel one, you offered Carlo a gift of glory and throne, only to lay in store for him his deopest lamentations) ‘per ferrirlo im ‘med:dzo ‘al ‘kor per — forirlo in mezzo al_ cor. to stabhim _in the middle of his heart. ‘fin ‘dal i ‘ke ma'p:parvi ‘io Fin dal di che _m'apparvi io From the day that GIOVANNA (moved) 2 Pjetade i Oh, pictade!... io Oh, have pity!... ‘ju ‘non ‘sono limyiata ‘solo usbergo ‘al Solo usborgo al (My) only shield against the ‘deksi alters € —‘debil ‘sen dogli affotti & — debil sen. of affections is (a) weak breast. ‘de rispettami ‘kwal_pria ‘kio Deb, rispottami qual _prial... Chio Please, respectme as _ before Let me you appeared to me I pitt non sono Tinviata no longer am the emissary of ‘doltfe ‘swono dolce suono sweet sound tamai tamai loved you ‘di di ‘non non not dim:menso amor d'immenso amor. with immense love. ma'ia Maria; the Virgin Mary; ‘sugiga ‘il tuo velen sugga iltuo velen! suck your poison!588 Giovanna D’Arco, Act I CARLO ‘ma lamor © ‘santo © ‘puro Ma amor & santo, 8 puro... But mylove is holy, is —_ pure... GIOVANNA (hiding her head in her hands) ‘ath a tatfi Taci, ah taci... Be quist, ab, _be quiet... CARLO a ‘dio ‘lo'dguro ‘sol ‘o'spirto mi kontfedi A Dio logiuro! Sol lospirto —_—mi concodi To God Iswearit! Only your soul grant me © ablintfendjo bastera e all'incendio _bastera. and for my flame it will suffice. GIOVANNA (aside) ‘la mia Lamia My CARLO a tfedi Ah! Cedi! ‘mente mente, mind. ‘va mmatrrita smarrita!, Ah! Give in! GIOVANNA. peta Pieta, Mercy, CARLO ate Ate, Of you, GIOVANNA ‘amo Tamo, Tlove you, CARLO oo — ‘detto Oh ~ dotto! Oh — word! ate ‘kjedo ‘io pur chiedo io pur also (for) ‘si si, yes, ‘Ki ‘piu felitfe chi pit felice?. who (could be) happier’... pjeta piota. mercy.GIOVANNA AND CARLO amor Oh amor! Oh love! ANGELS! VOICES ‘gwai ‘se terreno Guai se terreno Woe if — wordly Giovanna D’Arco, Act 1 589 afifetito ak:koAKe'rai ‘nel ‘kor affotto accoglierai nel cor! affection you will harbor in your —_—heart! (Giovanna, who alone can hear the voices tears herself away from Carlo's embrace, trembling and terrified.) CARLO tarretri e ‘palpiti ‘ke ‘mmai_ talpparve Tarrotri e palpitil.. chemai —tapparve?... You draw back and tremble!.... what ever has appeared to you’... ‘gwardami = ‘njun ‘i minattfa Guardami, niun ti minaccia... Look at me, noone is threatening you... ‘ke ‘fai ‘ke ‘mmonnori ‘di ‘vane ‘larve che fai? che mormon... di vane larve? whet are you doing? © what are you murmuring? about futile spirits? ‘di ‘karlo 0 ‘verdsine ‘tai ‘fra de ‘bratstfa Di Carlo, 0 —vargine, ~—stai_ fra le braccia. Of Carlo, oh _—_virgin, youerein the arms. (You are in the arms of Carlo, oh virgin.) € ‘puro ‘laere ‘limpido ‘il ‘Yelo E puro acre, limpido —il_— cielo Is pure the air, limpid the sky sik:kome ‘velo ‘di ‘nostra ‘fe siccome il_~—-velo. di_—_ nostra f. like the veil of our troth. ‘Ki ‘andgeli nonai ve'duto ‘laffami_ ‘som male'detsta_ sli angeli! Nonhai veduto? ~—Lasciami, _son maledettal the angels! Haven't you seen? Leave me, I'm accursed! ‘kwal ‘fra ‘le tenebre ‘torvo e ka'nuto appar fantazima Qual fra le tonebre torvo © canuto appar fantasima What is among the shadows (that) grim and white-haired appears a phantom *Par is a truncation of furono, the remote past of essere (to be). It is used only in poetic language.590 Giovanna D'Arco, Act I ‘ke attfenma =e ——aspetita che accenna © —_aspetta? that points et and waits? (What is that groy-haired grim phantom who in the shadows points at us and waits?) ‘mwori oo sakrilega ‘kwal ‘votfe odio ‘il padre ‘mio Muori,o _sacrilega! Qual voce, 0 Dio! il padre mio Die, oh sacrilegious one! That voice, Oh God! _—_my father! ‘ke = ‘vwol ‘da mme Che vuol da me? What does he want from me? CARLO (seeing people approaching) ‘tatfi Tacit... Keep quiet... (Dolil enters, with standards and Kings' officers.) OFFICERS AND DELIL Je vie trabokkkano ‘di Le vie traboccano di The streets are crammed with subjects devoted. ‘karlo te ‘solo aitstendono ‘grandi e i satferdoti Carlo, te solo attondono i —grandie. += i_—ssacordoti, Carlo, you alone await the nobles and the _priests; (Carlo, the nobles and the priests aro awaiting only you.) ‘odds dinantsi ‘ai ‘popoli ‘frantfa korona ite Oggi dinanzi —ai_—_—popoli Francia corona il Re; Today before the people France crowns her King; ‘tu lopretfedi_ oo ‘verdsine ‘ekiko ‘la ‘tua bandjera Tu lopreced, o verging; ecco la tua bandiera. You precede him, oh virgin; here is your flag. (Mechanically, Giovanna takes the flag that Delil hands her.) GIOVANNA ‘fu ‘mia (Fu mii (twas mine!) OFFICERS AND DELI. ‘wai ‘sensi ‘turbano Ja ‘diva’ messad:dsera (Quai sensi turbano —la_—sdiva_mssaggiora?. (What feclings are troubling the divine messenger’...Giovanna D’Arco, Act I 591 CARLO i ‘gran ‘rito. ‘kompjasi ‘ela ve'rra ‘kom ‘me Ite! I gran ito compiasi; ella verra con me. Go! The great ceremony let it take place; she willcome _ with me. (Delil and the officers leave.) ‘vjeni ‘al ‘tempjo, e ‘ti kon'sola Vieni al —_tempio e ticonsola Come to the church and be consoled “fra klamor ‘de ‘gridi ‘Yeti frail clamor dot gridi lieti; amid the clamor of shouts happy: koronar ‘mi ‘dei tw ‘sola ‘al kospetsto ‘del Coroner mi dai tu sola al_—cospetto. © dol_—Signor. Crown you must me lone inthe presence _—of the Lord. (You alone must crown me in the presence of the Lord.) ‘ma la ‘dgemma_~—pju_tfemte ‘mala dsoja.= pfu ritdemte Ma la gemma pia lucente, ma_lagioia pit ridente, But the gem most glittering, but the joy most bright, ‘kome ‘sole fra i pjatneti ‘fia dgovanna ‘nostro. == amor come solo fra i _ pianeti fia Giovanna illnostro. amor. like the sun amid the planets will be Giovanna our love. (But the most glittering gom, the brightest joy will be our beloved Giovanna, shining like the sun amid the plenets.) GIOVANNA 0 perke ‘sui ‘kampi ‘in‘gwerra_— ‘nom 'versai_—_kwestalma Ob, percha sui campi in guerra non versai quest’alma Oh, why on the battlefields in war didn't I leave this soul (Oh, why didn't I leave my impure soul on the battlefields of war?...) ‘kis mad:dutfe a ippota ‘terra ovio ‘eli ‘il 'mio ro's:sor Chi m'adduce aignota terra oviio cell il mio rossor? Who willlead me to(an) unknown land wherel = mayhide my shame? ‘ma ‘se adanima pentita ‘valga “il pjanto e ‘la zventtura Me, so adanima _pentita valga ilpianto e —_ la sventure, But if asoul repentant may benefit tears and misfortune, (But if a repentant soul may benefit from tears and misfortune.) ‘oni ‘dsomo ‘di mia vita. ‘sia ‘pur ‘dsomo ‘di dolor ogni giomo di mia vita sie pur — giorno di dolor! every day of my life letitbe © thenaday of —_ sorrow! (then may every day of my life be a day of sorrow!) (Giovanna hears the following chorus of demons:)592 Giovanna D/Arco, Act I CHORUS OF DEMONS vittorja plaudjamo a satana Vittorial. plaudiamo a Satana Victory... let us praise Satan e am:mortsino i'gridi letema zventura: e ammorzino i gridi Yetoma _sventura.. and may they stifle thecries. the eternal calamity... (and may the cries stifle the eternal calamity...) veldete stoltettsa ‘di ‘kwesta_ vitlana Vedete stoltezza di questa villana Look at (the) foolishness of this country maid ‘ke ‘nuntsja € ‘del ‘tfelo ‘ke ‘ditfesi ‘pura che nunzia & del cielo, che dicesi who messenger is of heaven, who claims tobe pure! GIOVANNA a ‘som maletdetta Ah! son maledetta! Ah! Tam accursed! CARLO ‘ke Tal ‘ke 'mormori Cho fai? Cho mormori? What are you doing? What _ are you murmuring? CHORUS OF DEMONS ‘ma ‘deva © superba == ‘non ‘eri'tu—‘skjatta Ma Eva, o superba, noneritu —_schiatta?.. But of Eve, oh arrogant one, weren't you a descendant?... ‘da ‘nostra ‘sei atta Gia nostra soi fatta! Already ours you've become! laffamo le. tane —sprettsjamo _le'zisko Lasciamo le —tane, sprezziamo 'esiglio, Let us leave our holes, we despise exile, lantfamotfi inalto ‘kon urla ‘di ‘skemo lanciamoci inaltocon urla di schoo; let us hurl ourselves high with howls of derision;Giovanna D'Arco, Act I ‘ai Yfembali ai sistri stenidjams I ai combali, = ai_—sistri stendiamo —_V'artiglio, on the cymbals, on the sistrums? —_let us extend our claws, (let us use our extended claws to beat the cymbals and sistrums,) dantsjamo la rid'da_dinyferna Danziamo la —_ridda_d'inforno... Let us dance the reel of hell... ‘non 'tosto sa'tana ‘move al:la ‘dgostra ‘la ‘femina Non tosto Satna simove alla giostra Ja fomina ‘As soon as Satan joins the merry-go-round the woman (The King passionately seizes Giovannd’s hand and leads her away.) END OF ACT I e ‘nostra & nostra! is ours! 593 ®*Sistrums wore rattlos or noisemakers which the Egyptian priests of Isis used to shake at the festivals of that goddess. It consisted of a thin lyre-shaped metal frame through which passed a number of loosely held metal rods.594 Giovanna D’Arco, Act Il ACTH The cathedral square in Rheims (The cathedral of St. Denis is seen on one sido of the square which is crowded with people.) ‘CHORUS ‘dal ‘Yelo a ‘noi Ki ‘vjene frandgendo le katene Dal cielo @ noi chi viene frangendo le —_catone? From heaven to us who comes tobreak our chains? ‘viva ‘la ‘mira ‘verdgine ‘ke Tanglja debe':lo, Viva la mira vergine che ‘'Anglia —debella! Longlive the wondrous maid who England defeated! ‘pari ‘al sublime ——e'vento ‘onde tu Iwom_re'dento pari el sublime —evento onde fa T'uom_redento, like the sublime —_—_event by which was man _redeomed, ‘fia ‘sakro ‘il ‘di ‘ke “um 'popolo ‘dal ‘fango ‘si ‘levo fia sacro il di che unpopolo dal_fango si leva. may itbesacred the day that apeople from mud arose. (may the day be sacred when a people rose from the mud.) (The crowd is divided by soldiers who form two ranks. After the chorus, a band leads the way, accompanied by cheering and followed by: young girls clad in white, bearing branches; heralds and halberdiers; pages; magistrates clad in their togas; Marshalls with their staffs of office and Nobles with their regal paraphernalia Girls and delegates strow flowers along the way. Finally, as the guns fire salvoes and bells peal, Giovanna appears, holding her standard, and followed by the King beneath a canopy borne by six barons. Courtiers, servants and troops bring up the rear. Once the procession has entered the cathedral the music ceases and all is silent. Giacomo is alone on one side.) GIACOMO ‘ektko il Iwogo ei momento Ecco il luogo © —il_~—s momento! Now (is) the place and the moment! ‘jo kwi di padre tutte ‘fibre detergo Jo qui. di_ padre tutte fibre dotergo, 1 here of (a) father all character _—_I strip, (Hero I shall strip myself of a father’s character,) e ‘del sipnor kruttjats —or-—fulmine divento © del_— Signor crucciato. or —fulmine _divent. and of the Lord angered now thunderbolt I become. (end will become the thunderbolt of an angry Lord.) ‘ode a‘ui'sia = ke. al di_—_sefppato ua veridetta ——_ultritfe Lode, aluisia, che al di'_—segnato ~—disua vendetta —ultrico Praise be to Him, who fortheday appointed of His vengeance _ righteous.Giovanna D’Arco, Act I il fedele serbo ‘velckjo imfetitfe il fedele serbd vecchio _—_infelice! this faithful spared oldman unhappy. 595 (Praise be to Him who spared this faithful, unhappy old man for the appointed day of His righteous vengeance!) ‘speme ‘al ‘vektkjo ‘era ‘una “fikka Speme al vecchio -—era_—ssuna_figlia... Hope tothe oldman was a —_ daughter. (A daughter was this old man's hope...) do'veva ‘kjudermi ‘te Doveva chiudermi le She should have closed my ‘or kostei krudele a'ffan:no ‘vengo ‘io ‘stes:so adakuzar Or costei, crudele —affanno, —vengo io stesso —_ad accusar. Now her, cruel anguish, I come myself to accuse. (Now, in cruel anguish, I myself come here to accuse her.) ‘di vergonpa e ‘di dolore olokausto ‘ofifrs ‘al sippore Di vergogna e di dolore olocausto offro al Signor Of — shame and of grief (a) sacrifice —‘Loffer to the Lord... ‘posisa_ a eterno ‘dan:no ‘kwella ‘mizera sotstrar Possa eterno danno quella misera sottrar! May He be able to from eternal damnation that unhappy one save! (May the Lord be able to save that unhappy git] from eternal damnation!) OFFSTAGE CHOIR te ‘ddio Isidjam te komfesssar ‘ne ‘vanto Te, Dio lodiam te confessar nd vanto, Thou, God weleud, to _ confess (to you) -_is our honor, (We laud Thee, God, and we are honored to confess to Thee.) sipnor possente del:letere 'skwadre Signor possente _—dall'eterve squadro; Lord almighty of the Heavenly Hosts; ‘fin ke pen'sjer a Talma ‘il Tabbroa kant Fin chd pensier ha Talma, il labbro ha canto, Aslonges thoughts has thesoul, the lips. have _a song, (As long as the soul has thoughts and the lips have a song,) “kon ‘umil ‘kor —_timvoke'remo 2 ‘padre con umil cor tinvocheremo o Padre! with (a) humble —heart_ we shall invoke Thee, oh _—_‘Father! summa ate ke vintfitor di Osanna a te, che vincitor di Hosanna to. -~—- Theo, who (as) vanquisher of596 Giovanna D'Arco, Act I 'skjudi ‘ai redenti sion le ‘porte schiudi ai redenti di Sion le porte! opens tothe redeemed of Zion the doors! (opens the doors of Zion to the redeemed!) GIACOMO kom'pjuto e a ‘tito Compiuto a il tito! ‘Accomplished has been the _—rita! (The coronation is over!) ‘ai ‘kantitfi divini ‘kwale asisistea kolei Ai cantici divini quale assistea _colei?. To the hymns sacred how could listen she?... (How could she listen to those divine hymns?...) ‘ne a ‘loko ‘santo terror ‘Te inyfuze Na il loco santo torror lo infuse?.. Not the site holy (with) terror filled her?. (Did not the holy sito fill her with terror?...) ‘ma a korteo dsullivo ‘effe edel:la ‘il pretfede Ma il —_corteo giulivo esco ed ella il precede... But the procession joyous isloaving and she —_is preceding ‘alla turbata ‘anima o ‘kome ‘ttut:to risponde ‘il ‘volto Alla turbata anima oh, come tutto risponds —il_—voltol To her disturbed soul, oh, how all mirrors her _—_ face! (Oh, how her face mirrors everything that goes on in her disturbed soul!) (Giovanna hurries from the cathedral followed by the procession and the people led by the now crowned Carlo. Giacomo mingles with the crowd.) CARLO ‘nom furd:dsir donidzel:la—_imjvano ‘tferki Non fuggir, donzella! —_invano corchi Do not flee, oh meid, in vain you try to ‘al meritats —omadids0, «del toe al moritato —omaggio © del tuo ‘Re, fromthe deserved © homago = to.-—=s-your King, ‘del ‘tuo 'popolo sotitrarti del tuo _popolo sottrarti. from your people to distance yourself. (Do not flee, oh maid. In vain you try to distance yourself from your King's deserved homage, and from your people.) ‘meko Pplau‘dite 2 ‘dgenti ‘allei ‘ke ‘na re'denti Meco plaudite, 0 —gonti, alei che _m’ha redenti With me applaud, oh_peoplle, her who has redeemed us...Giovanna D’Arco, Act I 597 jo primo a= te mi prostro imviata ‘del Yel To primo a = te_—_—mi prostro, inviata dol Ciel. I first to you prostrate myself, envoy of | Heaven ALL ‘viva dsovanna ‘viva ‘la nostra redentuitfe Viva Giovannal viva lanostra _redentrice! Longlive Giovanna! Longlive our, saviour! CARLO mai ‘due patroni a frantfa Omai due patroni ha Francia. Uptonow two patron saints has France. ‘al ‘gran Yfean ‘sordser monumenti i padri ‘nostri Al gran fean sorger monumenti i padri nostri: To great Dionysius made raise monuments the fathers ours: (Our fathers ordered monuments to be erected to the great Dionysius:) ‘ne imiterem lezempjo Ne imiterem Tesempio... We shall imitate _their example... ‘diva donidzella ‘vrai tu ‘pure ‘un ‘tempjo Diva donzella, _avrai tu pure un tempio. Divine maid, you too shall have a temple. GIACOMO (approaching) ‘la bestem:mja ‘9 ‘sperda La bestommia, oh — sperda The blasphemy, oh forbid (May God forbid the blasphemy!...) ‘di ki mai ‘mu Kadi ‘al pje Di chi mai tu cadi_ al pia? Of — who you fall at the foot? (At whose feet are you kneeling?) CARLO ‘ke ‘bbaldantsa Cho baldanzal... What daring!.. (How dare you say that! GIOVANNA (shaken) ‘il mio. ‘padre @ mio padre!) (My father!) CARLO AND CHORUS ei ‘suo ‘padre Ei suo_ padre! He, her father!598 Giovanna D/Arco, Act Il GIACOMO ‘modi ° ‘re kompa'rice il tfel ‘ma ‘stretto Modi, © Re. Comparire il ciel mba strotto Hoar me, oh ‘King. To appear heaven has forced me ‘wi ‘del ‘popolo. ‘al kospetto. qui del —_popolo al cospetto; here of the people in the presence. (Hoar mo, oh King: Heaven has forced me to appear here, in the presence of the people;) ‘kor ‘di padre ‘bjanka ‘testa da'ram ‘fede a ‘detti ‘miei Cor di padre e _ bianca testa daran fede a dotti_ miei. Heart of father and white head will bear witness —_to the words mine. (The heart of a white-haired father bears witness to my words.) ‘ben konoffi Ja foresta ‘ove alpparve a te kostei Ben conosci la foresta ove apparve a te _costei. Well you know the _—_ forest where apposred to. you she. (You know the forest well, where she appeared to you...) Ya ‘sua ‘fede rinme'gata = ‘kwesta ‘fikka Jfagurata La, sua fede rinnegata, _quosta figlia sciagurata, There, her faith denied, this daughter wicked, (There, having denied her faith, this wicked daughter,) a superbja a'prendo ‘il ‘seno ‘per itnikwo. amor terreno a superbia © aprondo = il’_~—ssono, per _iniquo amor terreno, to pride opening her heart, for an evil love wordly, (opening her heart to pride, and for the sake of a worldly love,) ‘se da'nnando a etemo ‘ffempjo ‘koi de'moni patite'd:d3o se dannando eterno scompio, coi demoni _patteggid. has damned herself to eternal destruction, with demons she made pacts. ‘re tradito ‘or leva ‘un tempjo Re _tradito or leva un tempio... King betrayed now raises a __tomple... (And you, a King who has been betrayed now want to raise a temple to her...) CHORUS ‘wale orrore Quale orrore! What horror! CARLO ‘ke ‘mai narra Che mai nar! What did he tell! ‘no forme ‘dandgelo —‘non'son = ‘la'vesta’ == duinalma ~——re'proba No, forme d'angelo nonson —lavosta — dun'alma_—reproba No, a form ofan angel aren't the clothes ofasoul reprobateGiovanna D'Arco, Act Il 599 ‘ke ‘ddio de'testa ‘kwal ‘sulla ‘mizera ‘grava perrikko: che Dio detest. © Qual sulla misera grave periglio! that God dotests. What on the wretched girl threatens danger! (No, an angol’s form cannot clothe a reprobate soul that God detests. What danger is threatening this wretched girl!) ‘il'tuo_ kon'siXfo ‘ne a'd:dita ° ‘vel tuo consiglio neaddita o ciel. Your counsel © giveus, oh ~—‘Heaven. GIACOMO vitfino ‘al termine rezisti 2 ‘kore Vicino al termine, ——_resisti ° core. Nar to the end, hold firm oh (my) —_hart.. ‘sensi kwettatevi ‘del dgenitore Sensi quetatevi del_genitoro. Feelings, be soothed _ of the father, (Let the feelings of a father be soothed,) ‘sol ‘pwo. Ya ‘mizera kwad:dgu ——ppunita solpud la_—misera queggit ~—punita onlycan the unhappy girl on earth punished ‘lalma peritita ornare ‘altel Yalma pentita tomere al_—ciel. her soul repentant —retun to. Heaven. (The unhappy gitl's soul can only return to Heaven if she is punished here on earth.) GIOVANNA lamaro ‘kalitfe sommessa ‘io ‘bevo Lamaro calico sommessa io _bevo, The bitter cup submissive I drink, ‘ne ‘mando ‘un ‘dsemito ‘ne un na mando un gemito noun nor willl utter a moan nor a (1 will submissively drink the bitter cup. Not a moan or a word will I raise to Heaven...) ‘kei det:lanima ‘ital la'vakro Chiei sia —dell'anima_—vital’_lavacro! May itbe of my soul vital _ cleansing draught! (May the bitter cup be a cleansing, vital draught for my soul!) ‘sia “fatito ‘il ‘sakro voler ‘del ‘fel Sia fatto il sacro voler del ciel. Let it be fulfilled, the sacred will of | Heaven. CHORUS ‘un ‘dgel__traskorrere ‘sento vz ‘Tossa Un —gelo_trascorrere sonto Tossa... A hill coureo through [feel through (muy) bones.Giovanna D’Arco, Act I 600 ‘parmi ‘da ‘folgore ‘alma perkosss Parmi da folgore Yalma porcossa. It seems to mo by lightning = my soul_—_—_is pierced... 2 ‘kwale orribile skwart{o mister Oh Jo orribil squarcid _mistero! Oh what_horible he revealed myetory! (Oh, whet a horrible mystery the old man has revealed!) ‘sei ‘disse i ‘vero ‘ne alddita 0 ‘Yel S'oi disso il vero, neaddita, o ciel. Ifhe told the truth, tell us oh Heaven. CARLO (to Giovanna) ‘ti diskolpa Ti discolpa! Defend yourself! CHORUS imbjanka e ‘tatfe Imbianca e tace! She is paling and keeps silent! CARLO Ye ‘tue ‘prove 9 ‘vekko audatfe Le tue prove, o veglio audace? Your proof, oh oldman _ bold? GIACOMO (taking his daughter by the hand) ‘dimmi ‘nome ‘del ‘dio ‘vinditfe ‘non sakrilega ‘sei ‘tw Dimmi, nome del Dio vindice, non sacriloga soi tu? Tellme, inthe name ofthe God avenger, not sacrilegious are you? (There is general silence.) ‘CHORUS ‘ne fa'vel: ‘kapo askonde No favolla! capo asconde! She doesn't speck!... her head she is hiding! CARLO (to Giovanna) ‘solo ‘un ‘detto e ‘fian cre'denti Solo un detto, e _fian credenti. Only one word, and they will believe you. GIACOMO ‘di ‘per ‘lanime ‘dei patrenti ‘non sa'krilega ‘sei. tu Di per ‘T'anime dei parenti, non sacrilega sei_—tu?. Say, by the soul of your parents, not sacrilegious are you? (There is silence.)Giovanna D’Arco, Act I 601 CHORUS (horrified) ‘non risponde Non rispondel... She doesn't answer!... CARLO (passionately) ‘parla ‘parla 2 tfeko padre (oh cieco padre!) (ch, blind father!) GIACOMO ‘di ‘per lalma ‘di ‘ua = ‘madre ‘non sakkrilega ‘sei, ‘tw Di, per alma di tua madre, non sacrilege —sei_—_tu?. Say, on thesoul of /+—your ‘mother, not _ sacrilegious are you’, (There is thunder and lightning and general terror.) ‘ekcko ‘iL Yfelo ‘per te to attesta Ecco! cielo per to lov attesta. There! Heaven against you boars witness to it. CHORUS ‘si Ta‘kolpa =e manifesta ‘tempia ‘atfe ‘non ‘lo ‘nega Si, lacolpa manifesta. empia tace, non lo nega... ‘Yes, her guilt is manifest. The wicked one _—isssilent, doesn't deny it... ia la ‘strega Via la _strega! Away with the — witch! CARLO a tatfesti edan kre'duto Ah, — tacestil. ed han creduto! Ah, you kept silent!... and they have believed it! ‘ma ‘di ‘karlo a'vrai lajuto Ma di Carlo avrai Taiuto. But of Carlo you'll have the help. GIACOMO (severely) ‘solo aijuto. © ‘nel sinnor ‘vjeni_ o ‘fikKka Solo aiuto 8 nel Signor... Vieni, 0 —_—‘iglia. Thoonly help is inthe Lord... Come, ch daughter. GIOVANNA ° dsenitor Oh genitor! Oh — father! (She bursts into tears and throws herself into her father’s arms.)602 Giovanna D'Arco, Act II GIACOMO ‘del sakrilego —misfat:to terror ‘in ‘tutti alpprendi Del sacrilego misfatto —il’_—terrore in tuttti_apprendi; From the sacrilegious misdeed the _—_ terror in all _ notice; (Notice the terror in all here assembled over the sacrilegious misdeed committed by you.) ‘ma dellanima_—il_—sriskatsto ‘toffre indepna ‘il dgenitor Ma dell'anima_il_riscatto offre, indogna, il genitor. But of your soul the salvation _— offers you, _ worthless one your father. (But, worthless one, your father offers you salvation for your soul.) ‘vjeni‘meko_ afatal'Iwogo Ja _tatttende ardente ‘rego. Vieni meco afatal luogo, 1a tattende —ardento—rogo. Come with me to fatal place, there awaits youa burning —_pyre... ‘vjeni im'pavida la'ffendi tome'rai ‘mia "fikKa alilor Vieni, impavida —_‘T'ascondi, tomerai, mia figlia allor. Come, fearlessly mountit,(and) you will againbe my daughter_—_— then. (Come and mount the pyre fearlessly, and then I can call you my daughter again.) GIOVANNA ‘kontro ‘anima perkosisa —'twona etema ‘votfe Contro TYenima Percossa —tuona. etema ‘voce; Against my soul _— stricken _thunders (the) Eternal’s voice; ‘ma la_—kolpa ‘fia. rimossa ‘fia purgata ‘nel dollor Ma la colpa fia rimosse, _—_fia purgata nel dolor! But my guilt willbe removed, —_will be purged by — griefl del:lak:kolto pentimento ‘ek:ko ‘liride ‘ba ‘sento Dell'accolto pentimento ecco Tiride sia sento... Of my accepted repentance _here's_the rainbow (that I) already feel. (Lalready feel the rainbow of my accepted repentance...) ‘bene ‘venga latttendo ‘kon amor Bene venga Tattendo con amor. Welcome, await it with love. CARLO ° ‘mal ‘ferma 0 'kruda ‘dgente ‘su te ‘gravi ‘la ‘sua O = malferma, ocruda _—_ gente, su te gravi la sua Oh fickle, oh cruel —_ people, on you weighs her ‘sempre ‘kara edinnotfente ‘fia Ya ‘mizera ‘al = mio ‘kor Sempre cara _od innocente fia la misora al mio cor. Always dear and innocent may she be, the poor girl, to my _ heart. “‘kwesta ‘porpora re'gale ‘kwesto 'serto ‘ke ‘mi ‘vale Questa porpora —_—regale, questo sorto che mi vale, This purple royal, this crown, what is it worth to me,Giovanna D'Arco, Act II 603 ‘se ‘mi Vintfe minkatena ‘vil “di popolo furor se mi vince, mincatena vil di popolo furor? if Tamvanquished, enchained (by) _vile._ of —_—people. fury? (if Tam enchained and vanquished by the people's vile fury?) CHORUS fuddsi 0 ‘donna male'detta ‘effi omai ‘da ‘kweste ‘mura Fuggi,o donna maledetta, esci_ omai da questo mura, Flee, oh © women accursed, leave now from these walls, ‘pria ke Yn ‘sua_—_venidetta pria che in sua vendetta before that in its vengeance ‘frantfa ‘di terror Francia di terror. France with terror. (before Heaven in its vengeance strikes terror in (the hearts of) all Frenchmen.) ‘ke dira ‘ddi ‘noi ‘la ‘storja Che ira di noi stori What will say of us ‘or'ki ‘rende anni 1 Or chi rende anoi Now who gives back to us _glory? (What will history tell about us? Who will now give us back our glory?) ‘donna imfame ‘donna impura Donna infame, donna impura, Women infamous, women — impure, ‘reka altlanglja —‘il'tuo__valor reca all'Anglia ill tuo_ valor! take toEngland your bravery! END OF ACT I604 Giovanna D'Arco, Act IIT ACT I The interior of a fortress in the English camp (A ladder leads up to a tower, from which the battlefields can be seen. Giovanna, heavily Jaden with chains, is slumped on abench. A stake rises nearby. Except for helmet and sword, she is dressed as before.) CHORUS OF SENTRIES (offstage) i franki I Franchi! The French! (Their shouts aro followed by the sound of cannon fire.) GIOVANNA (rousing herself) 9 ‘kwal ‘mi ‘skwote rumor ‘di ‘gwerra Oh qual miscuoto rumor di —_ guerra? Oh what bestirsme sound of war? (Oh, what is this sound of war that bestirs me?) ‘di —katene ‘finta_nellabsbotsrito ‘sto ‘kampo Di catene cinta_nell'abborrito io sto campo nemico! In _ chains bound in the hated Tam camp enemy! (1am bound in chains in the hated enemy camp!) e ‘ke 'miattende ‘un —‘rogo E che miattende?... Un —_rogo! And what awaits me?... A stake! ‘treffe ‘il rumor Cresco il rumor. Is growing the _noise.. ‘ki delslorrrendo: ‘loko ‘mi diskjude Je ‘porte chi dell orrendo loco mi dischiude lo porte? who ofthis horrible place will open for me the —_ doors? ‘sui ‘kampi ‘ai © ‘dura’ ‘sorte sui campit Ahi, dura sorte! Oh, couldIbutfly over (to the) battlefields! Oh, cruel fate! (Giovanna, realizing that she is bound remains motionless. Gradually she begins to be inspired as she pictures to herself the battle scenes. Giacomo enters, and stands unseen watching her.) GIOVANNA ‘ekiko ardite edululands ‘da siavantsan ‘le —_le'dsoni Eccol.. ardite edululando gia siavanzan le _logioni. There!... bold and howling already advance — the _legions! (Therel...The bold and howling legions are advancing already!)Giovanna D'Arco, Act II 605 ‘si skontrar ‘brando ‘kom ‘brando Si scontrér... brando con brando, They clashed... weapon —_— against weapon, ‘su ko'rad:d30_ o ‘mjei_kam'pjoni Su, coraggio, 0 — miei _campioni! Come, courage, oh my champions! GIACOMO Jaguirata e ‘ankor delira Sciaguratal ° ancor dolira! Wicked girl! and shestill —_is raving! GIOVANNA ‘kome ‘tturbo a ‘Te ‘la ‘ke a'viven:ne Come turbo il -Re_—staggiral La cho avvenne? How anxiously the King is wheeling about! There what happened? aime lardito daffinjglezi e tfirkuito: Ahimd! Yardito dagl'inglesi ® — circuito! Alas! the bold one by the English is surrounded! GIACOMO ‘a ‘ui ‘pensa A lui pen Of him she thinks! GIOVANNA 2 'ddio kle'mente ‘or ‘tu ODio clomente, or tu . OhGod clement, —will youabandon now me thus? GIACOMO ‘tfel ‘ke tend Ciel, che intendo? Heaven, what do I hear? GIOVANNA. a te fidente ‘apro ‘il kor sik:kome ‘un ‘di A te —_fidente apro il cor un dit To Thee trusting Topen my heart as. once before! (To Theo I open my trusting heart as once before!) amai ‘ma ‘un'solo istante ‘ma arjkor ‘son ‘io Amai, ma unsolo _istante, ma ancor son io; Tloved, but foronesole moment, but again am I; anjkor ‘nel ‘tuo Ancor nel tuo Again in Thy sembjante akkweto ‘oni sembiante acqueto ogni countenance I quell all608 Giovanna D'Arco, Act Ill pen'sjer nono ‘nom 'palpito ‘ke ‘non ‘sia ‘volta a te Pensier nonho, _non palpito che non sia volto a te, Thought — haven't no heart-throb that is not directed to Thee. (have no thoughts or heart-throbs thet aren't for Thee.) Giacomo inmotfente ‘pura ‘ella plorante a ‘ddio innocente e pura! Ella plorante a _Diol innocent and pure! She, praying © to God! ‘ai ‘da ‘wal ‘nottteoskura ‘si leva ‘gwardo ‘mio Abi, da qual notte oscura sileva il guardo Alas, from whet night dark are lifted away _—the eyes (Alas, my eyes are finally lifted away from the dark night!) (Alas, instead of being in the dark I can now see clearly!...) ‘in ‘kwale istante ‘ai 'mizera ‘skjari ‘la ‘mente a ‘me Inqualo _istante, ahi misera, schiari lamento a me! Atwhat moment, oh unhappy one, do youclear themind to _mel (At what a moment, alas, unhappy girl, do you clear (the doubts) from my mindl...) GIOVANNA (rising, inspired by religious faith) tu ‘ke al:le'‘let:to ‘saulo de kattene injfranto Tu che all'eletto —Saulo hai le —_catene infranto, Thou who thechosen Saul did the chains break, (Thou who broke the chains of the chosen Saul,) ‘spetttsa ‘or ‘le'mie spezza or le mie... shatter now mine. GIACOMO (running to her and unfastening her chains) ‘sei ‘Tibera perdona a‘um'padre ‘im ‘pjanto Sei liberal perdona aun padre _ in pianto. Youere _—freel... forgive afather in tears. GIOVANNA (throwing herself into her father's arms) ‘sei tw ‘fia Soi tu?... Fia 7 Isit you’. Could itbe — true?. dimentiko “ga ‘doppi ‘dwolo el kor Dimentico gia ogni duolo @ il, cor. Forgetful —_ already of every grief is my heart. (Already my heart has forgotten all grief.) 2 padre beneditfimi O padre, benedicimi! Oh father, bless me!Giovanna D'Arco, Act IIT 607 GIACOMO (laying his hands upon her head) tarrida ‘il tfel oppor Tarrida il ciel ‘ognor. May it smile upon you Heaven — always. GIOVANNA (rapturously) ‘or ‘dal_— padre ‘benedetta © appurata “dai dolori Or dal padre benedetta, appurata. © dai_—dolori, Now by my father blessed, released from pain, ‘sono aykor ‘di dio lelletta tomo a elit sentjer sono ancor di Dio eletta, tomo @' bellici sentior. Tam again of God the chosen one, _Ireturn _to the warring paths. (Lam once again God's chosen maid and I return to the paths of battle.) ‘njuno: a'njun de&kimva'zori rive'dra ‘la ‘sua kon'trada Niuno, ahniun ——_ degl'invasori rivedra la sua contradal... Notone, ah, none _—of the invaders _shalll soo again his homeland!. ‘lata ‘spada ‘kis rivoli a ‘mjei gwerrxjer Latua spadal... ch'io_rivoli a miei guorrior. Your sword!... let me haston back to my —_ warriors. GIACOMO ‘val lardire omai ripikfa ti ritfindsi_ ‘di ‘wa ‘glorja Va, erdire omai ripiglia, tiricingi di tua_— gloria; Go, your daring again recover, gird yourself with your glory; ‘alla ‘patrja ‘ke —perikka ‘va ritoma ‘suo gwerrjer alla patria cho periglia = va,_—ritoma {il suo guerrier! tothe homeland thet is in danger, go return, its warrior! (Go, return as its warrior to your homeland in danger!) ‘sovra ‘llale ‘di rikondutfi_ ‘il tuo sten'dardo Sovra Tale di riconduci il tuo stendardo... On wings of victory, bring back your standard... ‘de ‘nom fia ‘ke imvano e ‘tarda Deh, non fia che invano © tardo Ah, may it not be that in vain and too late a “zgwardi ardes:se a ‘ver a sguardi ardesso = il._—vor! to my _—_ eyes shone the truth! (Ab, may the light of truth not have shone in my eyes too late or in vain!) (Giovanna, having unsheathed her father's sword rushes off. Giacomo climbs to the top of the tower and scans the battlefield filled with wonder.) GIACOMO ‘ella ‘vola ‘kwal ventura ella vola. Qual ventura!... she is flying. What good fortunel...608 Giovanna D'Arco, Act Ill ‘um —‘bjanko sali destrjero ° mera'vikka Un bianco sali destriero. Oh —_meraviglial... A white she climbed horse. Oh — marvel! (Sho has climbed on a white horse. Oh marvellous!...) ‘in ‘tfento ‘oki atdun ‘tempo appar In conto lochi_ ad un tempo appar. In ahundred _ places at one time sho appears. ‘wa ‘dalla ‘miskja a ‘wattto te Gia dalla mischia ha tratto il Re. Already fromthe —melée shohas rescued =the ‘King, te ‘turbe ‘dei ne'mitfi sarretrano skonjvolte Le turbo dei nemici s'arretrano sconvolte. The mob of the enemy is retreating in disorder. a ‘tutto imjvolve ‘un ‘auvolo ‘di ‘polve Ah! tutto involve un nuvolo di polve. Ah! all is cloaked (by) a cloud of dust. (He comes down off the parapet.) ‘CHORUS ‘prea e = la_—‘tokka Presa @ = la._—rocca! Taken is the _ fortress! (The fortress has been taken!) CARLO ‘di novel prodidzo ‘il'tfel ne arrrize Di novel prodigio _il ciel ne arrise. With a new miracle Heaven _has smiled upon us. ‘la sekonda ‘volta ‘salvo ‘per ‘lei sonio Ia seconda -—volta salvo per lei sonio. The second time seved by her Tam. (it's the second time she has saved mo.) ‘per ‘lei ke oa ‘Yfeko ‘di ‘popolo furore ab:bando'nai Por lei che a cieco di popolo furore abbandonai. By her whom to (the) blind of people's fury I abandoned. (By her whom I abandoned to the blind fury of the people.) GIACOMO (advancing) ‘meGiovanna D’Arco, Act IIT 609 CARLO (recognizing him) 2 ee 8 ‘io 'tiperdono = im 'mia salute akckorsa © vecchio, io -—tiperdono. In mia salute accorse, Oh oldman, I pardon you. For my salvation _ having come, (Oh, old man I pardon you. For having come to save me,) ‘va ‘Na ‘diva ‘entra: ‘la ‘rokka Va la diva, entro la récea, Go, the Maid, return to the __ fortress, e ‘il ‘padre ‘mio di'fendi e il padre mio difendi. and the father mine defend. (Dalil enters.) CARLO ebiben ‘ke ‘reki anjkora ‘langlo puppar satttenta Ebben? Cho rechi?... ancora VAnglo pugner s'attenta’ Well then? What bring you?..._still tho English fight attompt?. (Well then? What news do you bring?...Are the English still attempting to fight?...) DELIL ‘rotto e ‘it ne'miko ‘ma dso'vanna—e ‘spenta Rotto a il nemico, ma Giovanna 8 spenta! Broken is the enemy, but Giovanna is dead! (There is general silence. Giacomo hides his white head in his hands. The King sadly looks at his men, then comes forward and says with the deepest sorrow:) CARLO ‘kwale ‘piu 'ffido amiko 'me —‘kol pupal feriffe Quale pit fido amico me col pugnal ferisce?... Which most loyal friend me with his dagger stab?... (Which of my most loyal friends will stab me with his dagger?...) ‘sup:plitfe a'voi ‘lo ‘diko ‘il trono- a ‘ki lardiffe Supplice avoi lodico.. _iltrono a_—schi_—'ardiscol Imploringly to youTsayit.. the throne to who _will dare it! (implore you: I'll give my throne to whoever dares to kill me!) krudeli orribil ‘vita ‘dunkwe laffate ‘al re Crudeli, orribil vita dunque —lasciato = al’_—&Re?. Cruel ones, (to) horrible —ilife_ then you abandon the King’ (Cruel ones, then you abandon your King to cruel life?...) © —fosse inaridita nellanima la fe Ob, fosso inaridita noll'anima laf! Oh _were withered in mysoul the faith! (Oh, if only my faith would wither in my soul!)610 Giovanna D'Arco, Act II ‘CHORUS ‘un ‘swon fulnereo dintorno ‘spandesi Un suon funereo -—diintomo —_—spandesi. A sound gloomy around ~—_spreads. (A gloomy sound is spreading all around.) CARLO (looking around towards the back) ‘ai ‘vista Ahi vista! ‘Alas, what do I see! GIACOMO ° ‘fikka Oh figlia! Oh, daughter! (French soldiers bearing standards carry in Giovanna, lying on a stretcher.) CHORUS ‘non ‘sembra unandgelo ‘ke a ‘son:no ‘platfido ‘kini ‘Te tfikka Non sombra unangelo che a _sonno placido chini le cighia? Doosn't she seem anangel © who to _—sleop placid closes her eyes? lutfente wnaura ‘sul ‘vizo ‘kandido ‘dal ‘Yfelo ‘pjove Lucente un'aura sul viso —candido—dal_ cielo piove; Shining anaura —onherface innocent from Heaven _—rains; (A shining aura falls from Heaven onto her innocent face;) ‘dal ‘fralvirdsineo —‘di_—= ‘puro. e'fifluvjo wnonda ‘move Dal fal virgineo = di_—=s puro efiluvio —un'onda’_—s move! Fromthe body virginl of puro fragrance a wave moves! (A wave of pure fragrance flows from the Maid’s body!) GIACOMO ‘gran ‘dio silentsjo re’presiso ‘dsemito mando Hestinta Gran Diol... silenzio... represso —_gemito mando Testinta. Great God!.. be silent... faint moan uttered the dead girl! CARLO Te ‘lutfi ‘saprono ° mitakolo ‘morte ‘fu ‘vinta Le uci s'apronol... I. Oh —miracolo!. © Morte fu vinta. Her eyes are opening! Sherises!... Oh miracle! © Death was vanquished! (Giovanna rises to hor fost and moves as if compelled by a supernatural force.) GIOVANNA ‘ke ‘mai ‘fu ‘dove 'sson Che mai fu? Dove son? What happened? Where am I?Giovanna D’Arco, Act IIT 611 CARLO ‘fra wo Fra’ tuoi Among your GIACOMO e —'presso E __ presso And near GIOVANNA 2 ‘non'son'iownempja Oh! non son io un'empia Oh, amInct a wicked CARLO unandgelo ‘we ‘sei Un'engelo tu sei! Anangel you are! GIACOMO ‘main ‘nebbja “folta ‘kjuzi ‘eran ‘Kjokki Ma in nebbia folta chiusi eran gli occhi. But in fog dense closed were my eyes. (But my eyes were closed in a dense fog.) GIOVANNA 2 ‘padre ° ‘mei ‘prodi Oh padre! oh miei prodit... Oh father!... oh my _ brave soldiers ‘ben vi ravivizo ‘ le franke —in'sepne ta mia dove Ben vi ravvisol ecco lofrancho insegne.. Ia mia dov's? Well Iremember you! hereere the French banners... mine whore is it? ‘kio Jariponi al tfelo fidata_mesisaid:dgera Chio lariporti al_— cielo fidata mossaggiora. Let me take it back to Heaven (as a) trusty messenger. CARLO (prasenting tho standard to her) ‘ma ‘non la'ffame ma — non lasciame! but don't leave us! diffende ta pia discondo laa, Oh my fag descends the Pious one, (Oh my flag! Heaven is opening and the Pious one is descending.)612 Giovanna D'Arco, Act IIT ‘ke parlar ‘mi'‘solea ‘dalla ‘baltsa che parlar mi solea della balze... who talk — to me used to from the —_rock.. (who used to speak to me from the rock...) ‘mi sorride madsdita ‘una Mi sorride... miaddita una She smiles at me... she points tome a ‘par ‘ke atitfen:ni ‘seko ‘mi ‘vwol Por cheacconni che seco mi vuol. She seoms to beckon with her she wants me... ‘ekko ‘nube dorata minnaltsa nube dorata minnalza. There! acloud golden lifts m 2 lusbergo——tratmutasi inate oht... Tusbergo —_tramutasi in al oh! my cuirass transforms itself |_into wings... ad:dio ‘terra ad:dio ‘glorja_mortale ‘Addio ji sloria mortal Farewell glory mortal! ‘alto io ‘nel ‘sol Alto io nel sol! High 1 in the sun! CARLO ‘non la'ffame ‘deh vivi ‘ala ‘frantfa vivi, alla Francia, live, for France, ‘al ‘wo ‘padre ‘al ‘wo Te ‘non la'ffame al tuo padre, al tuo ‘Re. Non_lasciamne, for your father, for your King. Don't leave us, ° ‘fra, i ‘kori dgulivi ofa i cori giulivi or among the choirs joyous ‘fa ‘kio—'posisa_vollare ‘kon te fa cho possa volare con te. meke thatI can fly with you. (or let me fly with you among the joyous choirs of Heaven.) GIACOMO ‘la ‘tua ‘mano ‘sul ‘krine ‘mio — ‘bjanko ‘poza oO “ikke Latua mano sul crine mio bianco pose, o — figlia, Your hand onthe heir mine white place, oh daughter,Giovanna DArco, Act III 613 ene ‘lava ‘ jo ‘nom ‘pjango e nelava il To non piango... and cleanse of it the guilt. 1 don't weep... ne‘:lanimo ‘stanko © ‘la ‘speme ‘di ‘testo morir Nell'animo _stanco & tosto morir. In my soul tired is soon to die. (in my tired soul I have the hope of dying soon.) CHORUS ° prodid3o din'solito ‘rad:d3o ‘si dififonde — impro'v:vizo —_kja'ror Oh prodigio! —‘Diinsolito_—_raggio sidiffonde improvviso chiaror... Oh = miracle!... Am unusual light spreads sudden _ brightness... vale ° ‘diva ‘kwal ‘patrjo retad:d3o Vele, ° dival... Qual patrio retaggio Farewell, oh _ divine Maid! Asa country's heritage ‘tu vitvrai ‘doppi ‘franko ‘nel kor tu vivrai ogni Franco nel cor. you shalllive of every ‘Frenchman in his heart. (Farewell, oh divine Maid!...you shall live in every Frenchman's heart as a heritage of his country.) CHORUS OF ANGELS ‘toma ezultante sorella Tome, esultante —_sorella! Return, exultant sister! CHORUS OF DEMONS ‘ne supplittsjo 'il_~—triomfo ‘del ‘Yel No supplizio il trionfo dol ci Forusis punishment the triumph of _ heaven... ‘ne tormento a tiomfo ‘del 'tfel ne tormento il___trionfo del ciel! Forusis torment the triumph = of-_—iheaven! END OF THE OPERA