The Tales of Hoffmann Page #4

I have lost my reflection

My reflection

- She may know

Look at his dismay

Oh, come

Let's get away

Or you have lost your soul

No

No

I love her

I love her

Let me go

Alas

My soul again outpouring

My burning passion brooks no delay

A curse on love

All faults ignoring

For my reason still

Says me nay

- If she smiles

- Oh, my friend

- All desire is soaring

- Your soul outpouring

- Yet my shame

- All in vain

- Would tear me away

- Brooks no delay

I may hate

Yet still I'm adoring

Though death were mine

From her a kiss I pray

My dearest friend

'Tis you I'm adoring

- My soul outpouring

- I ne'er refuse what comes my way

- My passion brooks no stay

Accursed love all faults ignoring

- This diamond

Sets all hearts a-soaring

- When passion burns it brooks no stay

- What does it cost

- So how can you say me nay

- A kiss to pay

'Tis you, my friend, I'm adoring

- Though I hate, I'm adoring

I ne'er refuse what comes my way

If it demand a kiss to pay

All who admire I'm adoring

All who admire

I'm adoring

My friends am I imploring

To bear you far away

A way

A way

Do you hear, my friends

The music is playing

Gondolas gently swaying

And so the evening ends

Moon of love

O tender moon

Smile down on our caresses

Fools demand of day a boon

O lovely tender moon

Lovely tender moon

Smile upon our caresses

Tender moon

O moon of love

- O tender moon

- O moon

All in vain

Dead leaves are falling

How cruel, yet how sweet

Our last farewell recalling

I seem to see him still

He is here

He is mine

Even now I see him still

He is mine

He is here

He is mine

All in vain

Dead leaves are falling

All in vain

Heart of mine

In my dreams

Fond hours recalling

Thou dost ask for a sign

Fond lover stay

My voice is calling

To say that my love is thine

Know that my love is thine

Know that my love

Is thine

All in vain

Dead leaves are falling

All in vain

All in vain

Heart of mine

Franz, so they're here

Get up, my friend

Eh, who is that

Why, it's Hoffmann

Himself

And now where is Antonia

Oh, sir, he 's not at home

Deafer I find since a year ago

You are too kind, sir

Yes, thanks to heaven

I am quite well

I said Antonia

Go tell her I'm here

I'll call Master Crespel

Oh, how glad he'll be

Sweet is the song lovers learn

From the hours of sun or showers

Sweet the hours of sun or showers

My love

Antonia

I knew within my heart

a love like yours

Would never, never fail me

My heart has told me too

Your tears were shed for me

My heart then told me too

Your tears were shed for me

- So, a farewell to sorrow

- So, a farewell to sorrow

- For yours will I be tomorrow

- For mine will you be tomorrow

Fly happy hours

Days to come all are ours

- Days to come all are ours

All are ours

Days to come

Days to come

Days to come

All are ours

All ours

Days to come

all are ours

All ours

And yet, beloved, if I may

There is something I must say

That torments me

Through and through

When your music I hear

My jealousy keeps growing

You love it too much

Oh, what a curious fear

you are showing

Do I love you because of music

Or music because of you

For you would never fear

to hear me singing

As my father fears

What do you say

Yes, my father has even

Forbidden me this room

that I love so

But will you hear me

But how strange

What can he mean

Then come, as long ago

Yes, come and hear me

And you can say if I can sing or no

If I can sing

Or no

How your eyes are shining

And how your hand is trembling

Look, here's the song we loved

Often we sang it together

It's the song we loved

Often we sang it together

Together

Sweet is the song lovers learn

From the hours of sun or showers

Sweet the hours of sun or showers

Turn by turn

Sweet is the song lovers learn

From the hours of sun or showers

How sweet is the song we learn

How sweet the song of love

The rose all her glory

the summer will lend

But when is the end of her story told

But when the end of her story

Of her story

Sweet is the song lovers learn

From the hours of sun

Of sun or showers

Sweet the hours of sun or showers

Turn by turn

Sweet is the song lovers learn

From the hours of sun or showers

How sweet is the song we learn

How sweet is the song of love

Are you ill

No

Listen

Heavens

It's my father

Come

No

I shall never rest till this be clear

No

I thought that Hoffmann was in here

Wish he were at the devil

Many thanks

- Oh, sir

- What

Dr. Miracle is here

Idiot and scoundrel

Quickly shut all the doors

That is so

It's the doctor

He

He a doctor

Not on your life

He never cures

but he destroys

And now he 'd kill my child

As he killed my wife

I hear the sound of his bottles

as they clink in the air

Far from here may we keep him

He's there

Well, well

It's myself

I am here, friend

Master Crespel at home

He's my dear friend

Where can he be

No, no

I was just looking for Antonia

Well, this illness her poor mother

did leave her

Going all right

She's a dear child

We'll soon get her well

Now take me to see her

You'd kill her tonight

If you move a step

Then that moment

you will be lost

There, there

Be calm

I have no desire to grieve you

Why do that

Impostor

Well, say on then

And be brief

Would you sit in this chair

I'm sitting here

How old are you

if you please

- Who, me

- It is your daughter I mean

Antonia

Your age

Now reply, if you please

Only 20

Why, the springtime of life

Let's see

Let's see your hand

Her hand

Hush, let me take her pulse

God

Is this but a wanton dream

Is it illusion

The beat's very uneven and quick

A sad conclusion

Then sing

No, no

No more

You shall not make her sing

- Sing away

Look, her cheeks are aglow

Her eyes aflame

And she presses her hand to her heart

as it beats

What's he say

It would be a shame

It would indeed

If we should leave to death

So fair a prey to claim

- No more, no more

If you would care

to trust what I contrive

If you would care

she could survive

Now see some bottles here

Which I keep in reserve

No more

These should provide

No more

The Lord preserve me

from your vile consultations

You torture and slay

These should provide

one dose each day

One dose each day

I hear you

Come this way

Quickly then

No delay

On my help now relying

may all your heart complying

- Love of my life

- Be gay

Why stay

- Love of my life

- Be gay

A way

- Now all my fears are dying

- Now with death

- I hear you, come this way

- Let him pay

- And all my tears

- Quickly then, no delay

- I'll save you come what may

- All my tears replying

- No delay

- Why stay, away

- From his spite all-defying

- Why stay, away

- Your throats are vain and lying

- May your heart now be gay

A way

A way

- No delay, now be gay

May all your heart complying

- So all my tears replying

Why stay

- Be gay

- Why stay

- A way

- I will provide one dose each day

- A way, away

A way

- I will provide one dose each day

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