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Monica’s Waltz 181 from Gian Carlo Menotti THE MEDIUM (The puppets have fallen in a heap. Toby comes out to acknowledge Monica's applause.) im Allartto d= 58 And af-ter the the-a- ter, sup-perand dance. Music! Um pa- pa, um-pa- pa, “eu dectons reine ore singe’ comprehension Tey a na howeve need fora onsen performs of te ri, © Ine {ASCAPY Now York NY pyrgh © 1847 by G Schirmer. Pr erations Conia Secu. Al Right Reser. 182 Up in the sky someone is pt Red is your tie, and ca, dance moon and sun, the waltz, play trom + in your vel + ve- tine keep time with me, Mon-i- ca, Mon bone and a gui- tar. och. ritenuso you hide a star. poch, ritenuto + ca, dance fone two three one. the waltz, iryou'te not SHY, pin up my hair with your star, and buck-le my shoe. Ae poco rit. J" And when you fly, please hold on tight to my waist, I’m fly ing with you. O, z 7 z _. m tempo Mon -i- ca, Mon-i ~ ca, dance the waltz, Mon-i- ca, Mon-i- ca, dance the waltz, Fol-low me, fol-low, fol - low ee er — ter 184 me, fol low me, follow, fol - low me. a (Toby seizes Monica abruptly by the arm. She tums and looks at him in complete astonishment.) What is the mat-ter,To- by? What is it you want to tell me? mn + P (senza misura) (He looks at her in desperation, and gently touches her face) (Monica begins to understand) ‘Adagio molto expressive J= 60 : = 1 Kneel down be - P ma intenso e un poco rubato ——— (She kneels behind Toby, as if the words were Coming from him, and makes Toby look up as if she (Toby kneels) jwere still standing in front of him} and now, tell me, . espressivo d= 54 185, asi ‘exaggerated pathos) c js caMon-i- ca, can't you see, a that my heart is bleed-ing, bleeding for you? eb ~, ——— > { owed SD am Tioved you, Moni - ca, all my life, with all my breath, with all_my blood. — oes, a. — a fz dT dr 2s dD poco stentato @ tempo Younaunt the mirror of my sleep, you are my night, are my light and the Ipoco stentaro tempo (Quickly she gets up and stands before him) How dar you reopndrel, talk to me like that! Don’t you know who I chains! — 1'm the Queen of A-rounvdel! T shall have you put in (Ghe kneels behind him again. Toby, falling in with the game, mimics her words with gestures) : You are my princess, you are my queen,-and I'm only To-by, one of your slaves, ——s ~ eS ae ee poco rit al = waysloved you with all my breath, with all my blood. 1 love you and and still 187 poco animando 1 Jove your laugh-ter, Tove your hair, I love your deep and noc-tur- nal eyes. 1 love your soft hands, so white and winged, I love the slen_- der branch of your throat. bg v af dj ts (She stands up before him (She runs ‘tempo J behind Toby) To + by, don’t speak to me like that! You make my _ head — swim. : by P2c0 riten., poi subito animando Mon... gown, Mon-i- ca, Mon-i - a, sive me your ©, Mon-i- ca, fold me in your sat - in eee, ots be $b —t Poae

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