The Barber of Seville

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Quietly, very quietly...

...without talking...

...everyone gather round me here

Quietly, very quietly,

we are here

Everything is silent

No one is coming...

...who could disturb our songs

Hey, Fiorello!

Here l am, my lord

And our friends?

They stand here ready

Very good, keep silent

Quietly, very quietly,

without talking

Quietly, very quietly,

without talking

Come over here

See, smiling in the heavens...

...the lovely dawn is breaking

And you have not yet risen.

How can you sleep so?

Arise, my sweet hope!

Come, my adored beauty!

Relieve the pain, Cupid...

...of the arrow

that has wounded me

What luck!

l now see that countenance dear

Mercy is granted

to this loving soul

Oh, moment of love!

Happy moment!

Oh, sweet contentment

that has no equal!

- Hey, Fiorello!

- My lord

Say, did you see her?

No, my lord

How vain is every hope!

My lord, day is breaking

What should l think?

What shall l do?

All is in vain, good people!

- My lord

- Come forward

l no longer need more music,

more songs

Good night, all of you.

There's nothing more for you to do

- Thank you for the honour, my lord

- Enough, don't talk, don't shout

Quiet! Curses on you!

Away from here, you rabble!

Everyone in the neighbourhood

will be wakened by this din

What a devilish uproar!

What a rage it puts me in!

lndiscreet fellows!

With their uproar they have almost

roused the whole neighbourhood

At last they are gone!

You can go, Fiorello

l will be over there

waiting for your orders

Who's this trouble-maker now?

l'll let him pass

Hidden under these arches

l'll see all l want

Day is already breaking

and there's no shame in love

Make way for the factotum

of the town

l must hurry to my shop,

for it's dawn already

What a good life, what pleasures

there are for a barber of quality!

Ah, bravo Figaro!

Most fortunate, indeed!

Ready for anything, night and day,

always on the go

No better fortune for a barber,

no life more noble

Razors, combs, lancets, scissors,

all ready at my command

Then there are perks

of the trade...

...with the young ladies,

with the young bloods

Everyone calls for me,

everyone wants me

Ladies, boys,

old men, maidens

Here a wig,

there a shave

Here a leech,

there a billet doux

Hey, Figaro!

Dear me, what a frenzy,

what a crowd!

One at a time,

for heaven's sake!

Figaro! Here l am

Hey, Figaro! Here l am

Figaro here, Figaro there

Figaro up, Figaro down

l am as quick as lightning,

l'm the factotum of the town

Ah, bravo Figaro!

Fortune will not let you down

What a good life!

Little rest, much amusement...

...and always l've some money,

the profits of my reputation

lt's like this:
without Figaro

no girl in Seville can marry

The widows come to me

for a husband

By wielding the comb by day,

by playing the guitar at night...

...l am well able

to please everyone fairly

What a life!

What a profession!

But l must hurry to the shop

lt is he, or do l deceive myself?

Who can this be?

lt is he, without doubt!

- Figaro!

- At your service

- Whom do l see? Your Excellency!

- Quiet! Be careful!

l am not known here,

nor do l want to be known

- l understand, l'll leave you

- No

- Can l help you?

- Stay here

Perhaps your arrival

is not inopportune

But, tell me, you rogue,

why do l find you here?

You're looking fat and round!

Misery, my lord!

- Scoundrel!

- Thanks

Do you still have discretion?

lndeed!

But what brings you to Seville?

l'll tell you

On the Prado l saw

a beautiful girl...

...daughter of some senile doctor

who settled here recently

l fell in love with her,

left everything and came here

And here day and night

l walk around beneath that balcony

That balcony? A doctor?

Heavens!

You are very fortunate

This fits together

like cheese and macaroni!

- What?

- Certainly

ln there l'm barber, wigmaker,

surgeon...

...gardener, apothecary, vet:

l handle all their business

- What luck!

- That's not all

The girl is the doctor's ward,

not his daughter!

- What a consolation!

- So now...

- Quiet!

- What is it?

The balcony window is opening

Perhaps he is not coming

My darling! My goddess!

My beloved!

l can see you at last

How can l give him this letter?

Well, my girl?

The weather is fine

What is that paper?

Nothing, just the words of the aria

from the '' Useless Precaution''

How clever,

the '' Useless Precaution''

How cunning!

What is this '' Useless Precaution'' ?

lt's the title of the new opera

An opera? A fine thing!

Poor me! l dropped it!

Will you please fetch it?

l'm going

- l understand

- Hurry

Never fear

l'm here. Where is it?

The wind is blowing it away.

Look further

l do not see it

Hey, little lady, are you...

Perhaps she wants to fool me!

lnside there!

Go right away!

l command you, hurry!

All right, l'm going!

l must wall up that balcony

Get inside, l say!

What a way to be living!

Poor troubled lady!

Her suffering increases my ardour

Let's see what she wrote

All right

Read it

''Your attentions have aroused

my curiosity

'' My guardian is going out

''When he has gone,

try to let me know your name...

'' ...your station in life

and your intentions

'' l cannot appear on the balcony

without that tyrant

'' l assure you that every effort

will be made to break away...

'' ...by the unfortunate Rosina''

Yes, she will escape

Watch! The door is opening

l'll be back soon.

Open the door to no one

lf Don Basilio should want me,

tell him to wait

l had better hasten

my marriage to her

Yes, l want to settle the affair

this very day

He'll marry Rosina this very day!

Ah, the old dotard!

But tell me now,

who is this Don Basilio?

He's a meddler

in matrimonial affairs...

...a hypocrite, a real scrounger,

always without a farthing

He is a music-master:

he teaches the girl

lt's good to know all that

Now think of satisfying

Rosina's desires

l shall not tell her

my name or rank

l must make sure that she loves

me only and truly...

...not the wealth and title

of Count Almaviva

You must help me

No, sir:
her feelings are your job

ln a little song

explain it all to her, my lord

A song?

Certainly. Here's the guitar.

Let's start

But l...

Oh, give me patience!

Well then, let's try

lf you wish to know who l am...

...listen to my name

from my own lips

l am Lindoro

who truly adores you...

...who wishes to wed you,

who calls you by name

l am always talking of you thus...

...from dawn till the end of the day

Continue, o dear one!

What do you think of that?

- l'm happy!

- Courage, continue

The enamoured and sincere Lindoro

cannot give you, my dear, a fortune

l am not rich,

but l give to you a heart...

...a loving spirit...

...that, faithful and constant...

...sighs for you alone thus...

...from dawn till the end of the day

The enamoured and sincere Rosina...

...with her heart Lindo...

Heaven!

Someone must have entered

the room. She has withdrawn

l'm going mad already, l'm afire

l want at all costs to see her,

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