. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . ent forth the impious word! conqueror Of my father—of him who takes arms For me—to give me again A country; a kingdom; and the illustrious nameWhich here I am forced to conceal!The insane word forget, O gods;Return the daughterTo the bosom of her father;Destroy the squadrons of our oppressors!. .What am I saying? And my love,Can I ever forget This fervid love which oppresses and enslaves,As the suns ray which now blesses me?Shall
. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . ent forth the impious word! conqueror Of my father—of him who takes arms For me—to give me again A country; a kingdom; and the illustrious nameWhich here I am forced to conceal!The insane word forget, O gods;Return the daughterTo the bosom of her father;Destroy the squadrons of our oppressors!. .What am I saying? And my love,Can I ever forget This fervid love which oppresses and enslaves,As the suns ray which now blesses me?Shall I call death on Rhadames—On him whom I love so much?Ah! Never on earth was heart torn by morecruel agonies! She gives way to her emotion for a brief moment, thenrousing herself, she calls on her gods for aid and goes slowlyout as the curtain falls. SCENE II—The Temple of Vulcan—in the centre an altar,illuminated by a mysterious light from above Ramfis, the High Priest, and the priests and priestesseshave assembled to bless the expedition. The chant in praiseof Ptah is heard from an invisible choir. Rhadames entersand receives the consecrated eames as aida Ramfis: Mortal, beloved of the gods, to thee Is confided the fate of Egypt. Let the holy swordTempered by the gods, in thy hand becomeTo the enemy, terror—a thunderbolt-death! 19 Rhadames: God, who art leader and arbiterOf every human thou and defendThe sacred soil of Egypt!
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