56 Allegro 4-= 120 Bova MONICA: (iberamente) And af-ter the the-a- ter, sup-per and dance. Music! Monica’s Waltz from, The Medium Gian Carlo Menotti (The puppets have fallen in a heap, Toby comes out to acknowledge Allegretto 4-= 58 Um- papa, um=pa = pa, ma ‘*Menott’s stage dections are retained for the singer's benefit. They are not, however, to be employed in a concert presentation of the aria Copyright © 1987 by G. Seamer. le (ASCAPI New Yor, NY Tmemational Copyaigh Seve, All Rights Reserved7 someone is playing a trom bone and a gui- tar. och, ritenuto Red is your tie, and in your vel- ve-tine coat you hide a star. = zs zo _— — och. ritenuto a tempo Mon -i - ca, Mon-i = ca, dance the waltz, ca, Mon-i- ca, dance the waltz. Fol-low moon and sun, keep time with me, ‘one two three one.38 IF you're not shy, And when you fly, please hold on tight to. my 4 tempo Mon -i- ca, Mon-i = ca, dance the waltz, Fol - low me, moon and sun, pin up my hair with your star, and buck-le my shoe. poco rit, waist, I'm fly ing with you, O, Mon-i- ca, dance the Fol-low me,9 me, fol- low me, fol-low, fol - low tS tert (Toby seizes Monica abruptly by the arm. She turns and looks at him in complete astonishment What is the matter, To- by? What is it you want to tell me? ma =F 1 nse mina) (He looks at her in desperation, and gently touches her face) (Monica begins to understand) jo molto ivo J= 60 ‘Adagio molto espressi Kneel down be - 4 ‘Pma intenso ¢ 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) were still standing in front of him) fore me, and now, tell me. poco rubatoAndante espressivo 4. = 54 with slightly exaggerated pathos) Mon-i = ca,Mon-i- ca, can't you see, that my heart is bleed-ing, bleeding for you? P by ( | all my life, with all my breath, with all my blood. poco stentato @ tempo vba — ‘poco stentato (Quickly she gets up and stands before him) jail - er of my day. How dare you, scopndrel, talk to me like that! Don’t you know who I6 I'm the Queen of Acroun-del! [shall have you put in chains! she (She kneels behind him again, Toby, falling in with the game, mimics her words with gestures) a You are my prin-cess, you are my queen,—and I'm omly To-by, one of your slaves, poco rit, @ tempo and still 1 love you and al - waysloved you with all my breath, with all my blood. "poco rit. 2 de Ddp0co animando 1 love your laugh-ter, I love your hair, I love your deep and noc-tur- nal eyes. ‘poco animando I love your soft hands, so white and winged, I love the sien - der branch of your throat. vin F, (She stands up before him) (She runs a rempo behind Toby) don’t speak to me like that! =“ You make my head —_ swim. ‘a remipo PP subjto poco riten., poi subito animando ca, fold me in your sit-in gow: Mon-i- ca, Mon-i + ca, give me your Sea pores. poco riten., poi subito animatoaltarg, molto @ tempo, ma pit mosso 68 ca, Mon-i- arms. a" ténipi (Toby suddenly hides his face in his arms.) sy remvo rp Monica stares at him, completely bewildered.) i ‘You're not ery-ing, are you? a tempo (She caresses his head, Then lifting his tearstained face, looks into his eyes! (with great tenderness) T want you to know | 7 — | that you have the most beatitieful voice: in the world ~ _ fa ‘ eS = | PPP