星空娱乐官网

Although this opera was originally written in French, its premiere was in German, and it has subsequently been performed more often in English and German, so these versions are given for the breakdown below. The English is taken from the translation by H. Decker and John Bernhoff.

Act One

Overture

Scene One - A cornish village on a cliff above the sea.

鈥楧er Hell鈥檊en Seelen f眉rchten nun micht mehr den Tod鈥� / 鈥楪od鈥檚 Chosen People shall not pay the price of sin!鈥� - Chorus

鈥楬alt da!鈥� / 鈥楽tay friends!鈥� - Tallan, Jack, Harvey, Chorus

鈥楪ott sei Lob!鈥� / 鈥楬ark! A storm!鈥� - Harvey, Tallan, Chorus

Scene Two

鈥楴ein, ihr braucht mich nicht!鈥� / 鈥榃ell may such as ye鈥� - Pascoe, Harvey, Chorus

Scene Three

鈥楨r hat wohl die alte Predigt gehalten鈥� / 鈥楧id the prophet say that God in His anger鈥� - Avis, Chorus

鈥楢ls j眉ngst com Fischen heim ich kehrte鈥� / 鈥楲ast evening when my work was ended鈥� - Lawrence, Avis, Jack, Tallan, Harvey, Chorus

鈥楨s ist seltsam, was du da berichtest鈥� / 鈥楾is strange! Methinks my ears deceive me!鈥� - Tallan, Harvey, Avis, Lawrence, Chorus

Scene Four

鈥楾hurza, kommst du zur Kirche mit uns?鈥� / 鈥楬ere comes Thirza to join in our prayers!鈥� - Harvey, Thirza, Tallan, Jack, Avis, Chorus

鈥楽chnell, den Namen des, der uns verraten!鈥� / 鈥楾ell me comrade, have you a clue, or was it fancy?鈥� - Tallan, Lawrence, Chorus

Scene Five

鈥楧er Regen str枚mt am Bergeshang鈥� / The wind is cold, the sky is sad鈥� - Mark, Jack, Avis

鈥楽ieh da, so heiltest du dein Wort?鈥� / 鈥楪ood-day! Tis thus you keep your word!鈥� - Avis, Mark

鈥楰ind, ist auch hart mein Word鈥� / 鈥楥hild, though my words give pain鈥� - Mark, Avis

Scene Six

鈥楬a! Ha! Ha! Die Ratt鈥� ist da!鈥� / 鈥楬a! Ha! Ha! The rat鈥檚 in sight!鈥� - Avis

Scene Seven

鈥楽ie kommt!鈥� / 鈥楽he comes鈥� - Avis, Thirza

鈥極 Liebe, du goldner Strahl鈥� / 鈥極 Love, o thou lightning ray鈥� - Thirza

Scene Eight

鈥楪ottes heil鈥檊es Haus steht dort!鈥� / 鈥榊onder lies the house of God鈥� - Pascoe, Avis, Thirza

鈥楽ollte dieses Kind schlimme Wegegeh鈥檔?鈥� / 鈥業s this foolish child lost on evil paths?鈥� - Pascoe

Scene Nine

鈥榃arum bist du hier und nicht beim Beten?鈥� / 鈥業 thought to have found you in the chapel鈥� - Pascoe, Thirza

鈥楳it Wind und Wellen im Bunde鈥� / 鈥楾he hunter recks not of mercy鈥� - Thirza, Chorus

鈥楽o kann nur reden, wer im Wahn鈥� / 鈥楾hese are the words of one distraught鈥� - Pascoe, Chorus

鈥榃er fromm gelebt鈥� / Our ransomed souls鈥� - Pascoe, Chorus, Thirza

Scene Ten

鈥楢ch! Wie war die Predigt sch枚n!鈥� / 鈥楢h! Thus should the Word be preached!鈥� - Lawrence, Harvey, Preacher, Chorus

鈥楽ieh die schwarzen Wolken!鈥� / 鈥楳ark how strange the light is!鈥� - A Man

鈥楽eht ihn dort im Traum verloren!鈥� / 鈥楬e is lost in thought and hears not!鈥� - Lawrence, Harvey, Tallan, Avis, Jack, Pascoe

Scene Eleven

鈥楧er Verrater is Pasko!鈥� / 鈥楾he traitor is Pascoe!鈥� - Avis, Harvey, Jack, Tallen, Lawrence

鈥楾od ihm, wenn er鈥檚 vollbracht鈥� / 鈥榃ho breaks our law must die!鈥� - Tallan, Lawrence, Harvey, Thirza

鈥楴ehmt H枚rner mit und von Zeit zu Zeit blas jeder einmal鈥� / 鈥楾ake horns with you and blow now and again鈥� - Lawrence, Harvey, Tallan, Avis

鈥楨in Schiff treibt der Sturm zum Fels her!鈥� / 鈥楢 barque on the rocks is driving!鈥� - Chorus, Harvey, Lawrence, Tallan, Jack, Avis

Act Two

Prelude 鈥淥n the Cliffs of Cornwall鈥�

Scene One

鈥楬alt da! Halt Da!鈥� / Stop knave! Stop knave!鈥� - Jack, Avis

鈥業ch darf ihn nicht erz眉rnen鈥�/ 鈥業 must soothe him鈥� - Avis, Jack, Mark

Scene Two

鈥楯a, so geht鈥檚 in dieser Welt!鈥� / 鈥楾hus we come to know our worth!鈥� - Mark

鈥淏allad of the bones鈥� 鈥榃ann gibst du Frieden meiner Seele Pein鈥� / When wilt thou give me peace from vain desire?鈥� - Mark

Scene Three

鈥楳arc! L枚sch das Licht!鈥� / 鈥楳ark! Not tonight!鈥� - Thirza, Mark

鈥楢ch! Wend鈥� dich nicht von mir ab鈥� / 鈥楲ord! I have sought Thee by night鈥� - Pascoe, Thirza, Mark

Scene Four

鈥榃as leuchtet so seltsam durch die Nacht?鈥� / 鈥榃hat strange beam is this that lights the gloom?鈥� - Pascoe, Thirza

Scene Five

鈥楬ier liegt ein Mann鈥� / 鈥楬ere lies a man鈥� - Lawrence, Harvey, Avis, Jack, Tallan

Act Three

Scene One - The interior of a huge cave

鈥楴ichts! Und wieder nichts!鈥� / 鈥楴aught, and ever naught鈥� - Chorus

鈥楳盲nner von Cornwall鈥� / 鈥楳en here assembled鈥� - Lawrence, Avis, Thirza, Chorus

鈥業n Gnad鈥� erleucht鈥� uns, o Herr鈥� / 鈥楶ray God for guidance and light鈥� - Lawrence, Avis, Jack, Tallan, Harvey, Chorus

鈥榃ie uns allen bekannt鈥� / 鈥楽ince long weeks we are starving鈥� - Lawrence, Chorus

鈥榃er darf es wagen, mir Befehle zu geben!鈥� / 鈥業 am not one to whom his fellows give orders!鈥� - Pascoe, Lawrence, Avis, Jack, Tallan, Harvey, Chorus

鈥業hr fragt, warum er鈥檚 tat?鈥� / 鈥楾his man betrayed his flock鈥� - Avis

鈥楧u schlangenz眉ngig Weib鈥� / 鈥業 hear thy serpent tongue鈥� - Thirza, Lawrence, Avis, Harvey, Jack, Tallan, Chorus

Scene Two

鈥楬alt! Ich, Marc, war der Verrater!鈥� / 鈥楽top! Tis I who have betrayed you!鈥� - Mark, Pascoe

鈥楾oll bist du, toll, wer dir glaubet!鈥� / 鈥楳ad thou art! Mad who believes thee!鈥� - Avis, Thirza, Jack, Mark, Tallan, Harvey, Chorus

(These final movements have unfortunately lost the German libretto from the score, so only the English is presented here.)

鈥楬ark the rising tide鈥� - Chorus, Lawrence,

鈥楥losed is the court and sealed the doom鈥� - Tallan, Harvey, Chorus

鈥楴ay! Die she shall not!鈥� - Pascoe, Thirza

鈥楽hall such as these find mercy?鈥� - Tallan, Mark, Lawrence, Pascoe, Thirza, Harvey, Chorus

鈥榃ith thy last breath, breathe not those words accursed鈥� - Pascoe, Lawrence, Tallan, Harvey, Mark, Chorus

鈥楾urn on me those eyes full of sea and sky鈥� - Mark, Thirza, Chorus