Offenbach, Jacques
Grande Duchesse Gerolstein
Full Libretto
Source
ACT I.
SCENE.
An Encampment of Soldiers.
CAST:
CHORUSkɔʁys
.
-
SOLDIERS
,
PEASANT
GIRLSgœʁl
,
and
VIVANDIERES
.
Before
their
/
our
martialmaʁsjal
ranks
they
/
we
serry
,
And
march
toto
facefas
the
foeman's
host
;
We'll
drinkdʁiŋk
toto
lifelif
that's
shortʃɔʁt
and
merry
,
Forfɔʁ
that's
the
proper
soldiers'
toasttost
!
Sing
onɔ̃
,
quaff
onɔ̃
,
dancedɛns
onɔ̃
,
laugh
onɔ̃
!
Playtime
passespas
,
courtkuʁ
your
lasseslas
,
Fill
your
glasses
;
Sing, and laugh, and dance, and quaff,
CAST:
And
drinkdʁiŋk
and
drinkdʁiŋk
it
down
!
Then
here's
toto
joy
,
and
down
with
sorrow
,
Let's
drinkdʁiŋk
and
drivedʁajv
dull
carekaʁ
away
!
Who
knows
ifif
we
shall
meet
to-morrow
?
So
letlɛt
usys
have
our
fling
to-day
!
During
the
Choruskɔʁys
,
some
of
the
Soldiers
waltz
with
the
Peasant
Girlsgœʁl
,
other
play
the
drum
,
others
drinkdʁiŋk
.
Vivandieres
servesɛʁv
outawt
liquor
.
Enter FRITZ and WANDA , and come down C.
WANDA
Aha
!
my
Fritzfʁits
,
I'm
fullful
of
fears
,
Ifif
you
gogo
so
farfaʁ
away
.
FRITZ
Don't
you
,
now
,
shed
any
tears
,
I'll
return
without
delay
!
SONG
and
CHORUSkɔʁys
.
-
FRITZfʁits
.
Maidens
,
never
mind
usys
,
Twirling
roundʁa.und
and
roundʁa.und
,
You'll
be
left
behind
usys
,
You'll
be
safe
and
soundlɔʁ d‿
.
Butby
your
friends
and
neighbours
Have
toto
march
away
,
Facing
shotʃɔt
and
sabressabʁ
Forfɔʁ
a
bobbɔb
a
day
.
Ifif
a
bullet's
billetbijɛ
,
You are doomed to fall,
FRITZ
Take
your
glassgla
and
fill
it
,
Laugh
and
drinkdʁiŋk
with
all
!
Drinkdʁiŋk
and
sing
a
ditty
,
Good-bye
toto
the
past
-
All
the
more's
the
pity
Ifif
this
cup's
our
last
!
Come
,
girlsgœʁl
that
areaʁ
winning
,
Come
,
ladslad
that
can
hopʼɔp
,
We'll
dancedɛns
till
we
dropdʁɔp
,
Don't
stopstɔp
!
don't
stopstɔp
!
Aha
!
Waltz
until
we
dropdʁɔp
,
Waltz
and
never
stopstɔp
,
Likelaj.ke
teetotum
spinning
,
Likelaj.ke
a
humming-top
!
CHORUS
Dancedɛns
till
we
dropdʁɔp
,
Dancedɛns
onɔ̃
,
nor
stopstɔp
,
Likelaj.ke
teetotum
spinning
,
Likelaj.ke
a
humming-top
!
Waltz. While it is most animated, enter GENERAL BOUM
CHORUS
by
hill
at
backbak
L
.
His
cocked
hat
isis
surmounted
by
anɑ̃
enormous
plumeplym
.
He
stopsstɔp
and
looksluk
indignantly
at
the
scene
.
(coming down).
BOUM
What
!
women
inin
our
campkɑ̃
!
How
extremely
improper
!
The women run off R. and L.
(in front, aside).
FRITZ
Bahba
!
Here's
the
good
old
borebɔʁ
!
BOUM
Lookluk
here
,
you
scamp
,
toto
this
I'll
putpy
a
stopperstɔpe
!
FRITZ
A
private
soldier
,
too
,
Can
have
a
heart
likelaj.ke
you
,
And
lovelɔv
asa
others
dodo
!
(coming towards FRITZ).
BOUM
You
again
!
Always
you
!
FRITZ
Butby
,
ifif
you
please
-
BOUM
Don't
answer
!
One
singlesiŋgəl
word
you
will
regretʁəgʁɛ
-
You
know
that
I'm
a
martinetmaʁtinɛ
!
CHORUSkɔʁys
of
SOLDIERS
.
Remember
that
,
ladslad
,
don't
forget
,
We
know
he
isis
a
martinetmaʁtinɛ
!
SONG. - GENERAL BOUM with CHORUS of SOLDIERS.
When I shout, through the battle's thunder,
BOUM
Cannonskanɔ̃
may
roar
;
Butby
I
strikestʁajk
with
fear
and
wonder
Whole
army
corpskɔʁ
!
Asa
corn
that
bends
inin
stormy
weather
,
All
grovel
flat
,
When
they
behold
the
warlike
feather
Onɔ̃
my
cocked
hat
!
With a burst
BOUM
So
pifpif
,
pafpaf
,
poof
,
tarapapa
poom
,
Forfɔʁ
I
am
the
General
called
Boumbum
Boumbum
!
CHORUS
So
pifpif
,
pafpaf
,
poof
,
tarapapa
poom
,
Forfɔʁ
he
isis
the
General
called
Boumbum
Boumbum
!
BOUM
And
when
victory's
wreath
has
crowned
memə
,
I
reappear
,
I
have
a
crowd
of
ladieslɛ.di
roundʁa.und
memə
,
All
fondfɔ̃
and
dear
.
They
try
toto
kiss
memə
,
all
together
,
And
I
mustmœst
say
,
At
such
time
my
warlike
feather
Isis
inin
the
way
!
With a burst
BOUM
So
pifpif
,
pafpaf
,
poof
,
tarapapa
poom
,
Forfɔʁ
I
am
the
General
called
Boumbum
Boumbum
!
CHORUS
So
pifpif
,
pafpaf
,
poof
,
tarapapa
poom
,
Forfɔʁ
he
isis
the
General
called
Boumbum
Boumbum
!
OFFICER
Longlɔ̃
live
General
Boumbum
!
Mild cheers.
BOUM
Thank
you
comrades
!
Forfɔʁ
we
all
servesɛʁv
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
,
our
Sovereign
.
ALL
Longlɔ̃
live
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
!
Loud cheers.
BOUM
That's
right
,
ladslad
!
I
am
proud
toto
command
such
a
gallant
setsɛt
of
fellows
-
with
one
exceptionɛksɛpsjɔ̃
.
Where's
Fritzfʁits
?
(aside).
FRITZ
H'm
!
Memə
,
of
coursekuʁs
!
BOUM
Private
Fritzfʁits
-
one
pace
forward
-
march
!
(advancing).
FRITZ
General
!
BOUM
You're
nono
soldier
!
FRITZ
Oho
!
I
know
all
aboutabu
that
!
(frowning).
BOUM
Ehe
!
What's
that
?
FRITZ
It's
the
old
story
-
a
young
ladylɛdi
at
the
bottombo.tɔm
of
it
all
.
BOUM
What
areaʁ
you
talking
aboutabu
?
FRITZ
I
wonder
at
a
manman
of
your
experience
,
General
,
trying
it
onɔ̃
with
a
little
girlgœʁl
likelaj.ke
Wanda
.
She's
bespoke
.
She'd
never
lookluk
at
you
!
BOUM
You
infernalɛ̃fɛʁnal
scoundrel
!
FRITZ
Now
,
with
all
your
epaulettes
,
you
know
,
sir
,
toto
a
girlgœʁl
a
young
private's
uniform
isis
justʒyst
asa
smartsmaʁt
asa
anɑ̃
old
general's
.
BOUM
I'll
give
you
sixsis
months'
cellssɛl
forfɔʁ
this
.
FRITZ
That's
not
the
way
toto
please
her
.
BOUM
I'll
have
you
jolly
well
shotʃɔt
!
FRITZ
That's
one
way
toto
get
rid
of
memə
.
BOUM
You're
nono
soldier
!
FRITZ
She
don't
think
that
.
BOUM
I
don't
even
know
your
girlgœʁl
!
FRITZ
Excuseɛkskyz
memə
,
General
,
you
know
her
right
enough
,
and
from
what
she's
told
memə
-
Enter NEPOMUC.
NEPOMUC
General
!
(fiercely).
BOUM
Tell
memə
that
the
enemy
areaʁ
approaching
!
Where
areaʁ
the
enemy
?
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
'em
!
Tugs at and half draws sword.
NEPOMUC
Nono
,
General
,
I've
been
sentsɑ̃
toto
tell
you
that
her
Highness
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
isis
coming
toto
inspect
her
grandgʁɑ̃
army
!
(to men).
BOUM
Attentionatɑ̃sjɔ̃
!
NEPOMUC
Her
Highness
has
graciously
signified
her
intentionɛ̃tɑ̃sjɔ̃
of
campingkɑ̃piŋ
with
the
troops
.
Exit
BOUM
We'll
putpy
onɔ̃
anɑ̃
extraɛkstʁa
sentry
.
Private
Fritzfʁits
!
(aside).
FRITZ
H'm
!
Memə
again
,
of
coursekuʁs
!
BOUM
Private
Fritzfʁits
,
you're
forfɔʁ
guard
.
FRITZ
What
?
BOUM
Gogo
onɔ̃
sentry
at
onceɔ̃s
-
postpɔst
yourself
!
FRITZ
I
tell
you
frankly
,
General
,
it
ain't
a
jobdʒɔb
I
hanker
after
.
BOUM
Silencesilɑ̃s
when
you're
speaking
toto
anɑ̃
officer
!
FRITZ
Where's
my
beat
?
BOUM
Your
beat
extends
roundʁa.und
her
Highness's
tent
.
FRITZ
Where's
her
Highness's
tent
?
BOUM
Idiotidjo
!
it's
not
yet
pitched
.
You
have
toto
guard
the
pitchpitʃ
.
FRITZ
Who's
going
toto
steal
the
pitchpitʃ
?
It's
a
silly
idea
-
toto
my
way
of
thinking
-
toto
standstɑ̃d
and
guard
a
pitchpitʃ
.
Why
,
a
child
wouldn't
want
you
toto
dodo
such
a
thing
.
BOUM
Silencesilɑ̃s
!
FRITZ
I
was
only
going
-
BOUM
Don't
you
daredaʁ
toto
grumble
when
warned
forfɔʁ
duty
!
To the soldiers.
BOUM
-
Fall
inin
!
Frontfʁɔ̃
!
(
etc
.,
words
of
command
.)
Drums roll. Soldiers take their arms
and form into two ranks at back of stage.
(who has taken up his gun from the right-hand corner
and stands looking on in an unconcerned way).
FRITZ
Going
forfɔʁ
a
walk
,
General
?
(speechless with rage).
BOUM
Now
,
'pon
my
soulsul
,
this
isis
too
much
!
What
I
am
going
toto
dodo
doesn't
concern
you
.
To soldiers.
BOUM
-
By
your
left
-
quickkwik
march
!
Exeunt soldiers R. and L. at back to reprise of "Pif, paf, poof."
BOUM
FRITZfʁits
remains
onɔ̃
sentry
duty
.
While
the
soldiers
gogo
offɔf
,
GENERAL BOUM approaches FRITZ.
BOUM
You're
nono
soldier
!
Exit GENERAL BOUM running to catch up his army.
(alone, on sentry duty).
FRITZ
Jolly
hardʼaʁd
lines
-
coming
narking
a
chap
when
he
mustn't
answer
backbak
!
Butby
there
,
these
old
general
officers
,
they're
all
alike
.
Ifif
there's
a
girlgœʁl
aboutabu
the
placeplas
they
mustmœst
be
all
forfɔʁ
them
.
Then
it's
"
Orderly
,
why
the
devil
haven't
you
varnished
my
confounded
bootsbuts
"
-
orɔʁ
it's
"
Orderly
,
two
days'
cellsɛl
forfɔʁ
not
cleaning
my
infernalɛ̃fɛʁnal
epaulettes
!"
Poor
old
chaps
!
Ifif
they
only
knew
-
girlsgœʁl
don't
setsɛt
storestɔʁ
onɔ̃
epaulettes
and
Hessians
.
They
farfaʁ
prefer
a
finefin
young
fellow
with
only
cotton
facings
and
regulation
bootsbuts
,
so
longlɔ̃
asa
he
isis
a
finefin
young
fellow
.
Looks off R.
FRITZ
There
she
isis
!
My
little
Wanda
!
Nono
,
it's
nono
good
you
beckoning
,
my
girlgœʁl
,
I
can't
leave
here
.
Aha
!
Here
she
comeskɔmɛs
.
(Enter WANDA R., and stands
looking on for a moment.)
FRITZ
Ifif
only
the
General
could
see
usys
-
he'd
have
a
fitfi
!
DUET. - WANDA and FRITZ.
(still at a distance from FRITZ).
WANDA
Here
I
am
!
Here
I
am
!
Fritzfʁits
,
I'm
hotʼɔt
!
I'm
blown
!
I'm
outawt
of
breath
,
my
pulsepyls
isis
doubledubl
,
(coming rather nearer).
WANDA
Butby
what
a
facefas
!
-
oho
,
what
a
frown
!
It
seems
I
might
have
spared
the
troubletʁubl
!
Say
why
?
Pray
why
?
FRITZ points to his gun, then lays a finger
WANDA
onɔ̃
his
lips
toto
showʃo
he
mustmœst
not
speak
while
onɔ̃
sentry
duty
.
WANDA
comeskɔmɛs
nearer
)
Where
areaʁ
all
your
formerfɔʁme
graces
?
Reply
!
and
don't
standstɑ̃d
making
facesfas
.
Can
you
be
dumb
,
my
bold
recruit
,
Without
a
word
toto
greet
your
beauty
?
(standing quite still).
FRITZ
I
have
toto
be
,
forfɔʁ
I'm
onɔ̃
duty
!
Yesjɛs
,
I'm
onɔ̃
duty
,
bother
it
!
And
so
I
mustmœst
be
mutemyt
.
crosses R.
(drawing still nearer).
WANDA
I
am
not
inin
the
vein
forfɔʁ
joking
,
And
ifif
you
will
be
so
provoking
,
I'll
try
the
virtue
of
a
pinch
!
Ifif
you
don't
speak
,
I'll
spoil
your
beauty
!
(still motionless).
FRITZ
I
really
can't
,
forfɔʁ
I'm
onɔ̃
duty
,
Yesjɛs
,
I'm
onɔ̃
duty
,
bother
it
!
And
mustn't
stir
anɑ̃
inch
!
(tenderly).
WANDA
Butby
when
my
looksluk
,
with
longing
laden
,
Confess
the
passionpasjɔ̃
of
a
maiden
,
And
call
you
hither
toto
my
side
,
Aha
!
am
I
denied
?
Will
you
not
flinch
?
FRITZ
Nono
,
I'm
onɔ̃
duty
-
mustn't
stir
anɑ̃
inch
!
WANDA
How
now
?
You
answer
nono
?
FRITZ
Yesjɛs
,
I'm
onɔ̃
duty
,
so
I
answer
nono
!
crosses L.
(coming close to FRITZ).
WANDA
Butby
ifif
toto
you
,
though
you're
so
chilly
,
I
were
toto
say
,
"
You
big
,
old
silly
,
Come
,
kiss
memə
quickkwik
,
you
know
,
likelaj.ke
this
!"
Would
you
refuseʁəfyz
such
invitationsɛ̃vitasjɔ̃
?
FRITZ puts down his gun L.
and goes eagerly towards WANDA.
FRITZ
Aha
,
nono
!
our
sentry
regulations
Dodo
not
forbid
a
manman
toto
kiss
!
WANDA
I
knew
the
sentry
regulations
Dodo
not
forbid
a
manman
toto
kiss
!
FRITZ kisses WANDA.
BOTH
Then
,
devil
take
my
/
your
duty
!
Yesjɛs
,
devil
take
my
/
your
duty
!
Our
pass-word
isis
lovelɔv
!
Forfɔʁ
when
love's
at
war
with
duty
,
Duty
has
toto
yield
toto
lovelɔv
!
FRITZ again kisses WANDA.
At that moment GENERAL BOUM enters
(who has seen the kiss).
BOUM
Aha
!
(aside to WANDA).
FRITZ
He's
caught
usys
!
Seizes his gun and comes to attention.
(trembling).
WANDA
Fritzfʁits
-
my
own
Fritzfʁits
!
(to FRITZ).
BOUM
Now
dodo
you
know
why
I
putpy
you
onɔ̃
sentry
?
Now
dodo
you
know
the
object
of
my
manoevres
?
It
was
toto
steal
a
march
onɔ̃
you
;
and
I've
succeeded
.
FRITZ
Well
,
it's
the
first
time
I
ever
knew
a
manoeuvre
of
yours
come
offɔf
.
BOUM
You
infernalɛ̃fɛʁnal
scoundrel
!
Shot heard without.
WANDA falls into FRITZ's arms.
WANDA
Aha
!
(fiercely).
BOUM
What's
that
?
The
enemy
?
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
'em
!
Half draws sword.
FRITZ
General
,
letlɛt
memə
first
lookluk
after
the
women
and
children
.
BOUM
What
-
little
Wanda
?
Certainly
!
And
take
good
carekaʁ
of
her
!
FRITZ
Yesjɛs
,
little
Wanda
.
The
girlgœʁl
you
don't
even
know
.
BOUM
Oho
,
wash
outawt
!
Dismiss
!
FRITZ
Come
along
,
Wanda
!
Ifif
you've
got
any
money
we'll
have
a
drinkdʁiŋk
.
Exeunt FRITZ and WANDA into canteen.
More shots without. Enter BARON PUCK,
running and shaking with fear.
PUCK
Rudolph
-
my
dear
old
friend
!
BOUM
What's
happened
?
A sentry called on me to stand and give the countersign.
PUCK
Absorbed
asa
I
always
am
inin
affairs
of
State
,
I
ignored
his
remarks
,
when
all
of
a
sudden
BOUM
Ping
!
PUCK
Precisely
!
Ping
-
asa
you
very
justly
remark
.
They
fired
at
memə
.
BOUM
Bravebʁav
ladslad
!
PUCK
Butby
they
shotʃɔt
right
over
my
head
.
BOUM
I'll
putpy
'em
inin
cellssɛl
.
PUCK
Thank
you
.
Butby
I
don't
want
them
punished
severely
,
you
know
.
After
all
,
they
missed
memə
.
BOUM
That's
why
I'll
putpy
'em
inin
cellssɛl
.
PUCK
What
?
BOUM
How
dared
they
missmis
you
?
PUCK
You
mean
you
would
likelaj.ke
them
toto
have
killed
memə
?
BOUM
Asa
Commander-in-Chief
,
I
should
have
been
glad
.
Asa
a
friend
of
your
boyhood
,
I
should
have
been
broken-hearted
.
PUCK
Faithful
old
Rudolph
!
They shake hands.
BOUM
Butby
toto
what
am
I
indebted
forfɔʁ
the
pleasure
of
this
visit
?
PUCK
You
areaʁ
aware
that
onɔ̃
the
eveɛv
of
battle
it
isis
our
habitabi
toto
neglect
nono
means
toto
rouse
the
enthusiasm
of
the
troops
.
BOUM
Certainly
.
PUCK
Her
Highness
isis
one
her
way
here
toto
inspect
her
army
,
and
campkɑ̃
with
the
troops
.
BOUM
Capitalkapital
!
PUCK
Asa
soon
asa
there
isis
anɑ̃
opportunity
,
I
want
you
toto
advance
,
asa
though
onɔ̃
the
spur
of
the
momentmɔmɑ̃
,
and
toto
say
,
"
By
the
way
,
would
your
Highness
carekaʁ
toto
hear
the
song
of
the
regiment
?"
BOUM
Oho
!
I
say
that
?
PUCK
Yesjɛs
.
And
she
will
probably
reply
,
"
The
song
of
my
dear
regiment
?
Asa
ifif
I
didn't
know
it
by
heart
!"
BOUM
You
think
she
will
say
that
?
PUCK
I'm
-
er
-
pretty
suresyʁ
she
will
.
Then
you
lead
her
forward
and
you
sing
it
together
.
BOUM
Her
Highness
and
I
?
PUCK assents.
BOUM
I
am
overwhelmed
.
Butby
-
between
ourselves
-
can
she
sing
it
?
PUCK
Yesjɛs
.
I
rehearsed
her
inin
it
this
morning
.
BOUM
Delighted
!
PUCK
Now
let's
have
a
chatʃa
.
Takes our snuff-box.
PUCK
Allow
memə
!
BOUM
Pah
!
Not
that
rubbish
-
I'm
used
toto
stronger
stuff
!
(Takes his two-barrelled pistol from his belt,
fires it in the air, then carries each muzzle to each nostril,
and sniffs energetically the odour of the smoke.)
BOUM
That's
my
particular
mixturemikstyʁ
!
(inhaling his pinch of snuff).
PUCK
You
know
the
real
reason
of
this
war
?
BOUM
Nono
!
PUCK
I
will
tell
you
.
My
royalʁwajal
pupil
-
forfɔʁ
I
supervised
her
education
-
takes off his hat and catches sight of bullet-hole, alarmed
PUCK
-
Good
heavens
!
BOUM
What's
wrong
?
(almost fainting with fright, and pointing to the hole).
PUCK
The
bullet
!
(gratified).
BOUM
Aha
!
Not
such
a
bad
shotʃɔt
,
after
all
!
PUCK
Toto
think
that
butby
forfɔʁ
my
hat
I
should
have
been
a
deaddɛd
manman
!
BOUM
You'd
better
putpy
it
onɔ̃
again
.
PUCK
True
!
Replaces his hat.
PUCK
Asa
I
was
going
toto
say
,
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
,
my
pupil
,
has
now
attained
her
majority
.
She
has
lately
begun
toto
interest
herself
inin
affairs
of
State
.
Now
,
I
know
what
young
girlsgœʁl
areaʁ
.
BOUM
You
dodo
?
PUCK
Yesjɛs
;
I
have
read
up
onɔ̃
the
subject
.
And
I
have
come
toto
the
conclusionkɔ̃klyzjɔ̃
that
her
Highness
needs
distractiondistʁaksjɔ̃
.
Accordingly
,
I
declared
war
.
BOUM
Toto
distract
her
attentionatɑ̃sjɔ̃
from
your
-
PUCK
Toto
distract
her
generally
.
Asa
a
child
I
distracted
her
with
toys
.
I now propose to distract her with a husband.
BOUM
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
?
PUCK
Exactly
.
Butby
I'm
not
suresyʁ
that
I
was
wise
inin
my
choice
.
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
isis
anɑ̃
irreproachable
young
manman
,
butby
her
Highness
seems
toto
ignoreiɲɔʁ
him
.
He's
been
dangling
aboutabu
forfɔʁ
sixsis
months
,
and she will not give him an answer.
PUCK
Last
week
the
poor
young
man's
father
,
the
Elector
of
Steis-Stein-Steis-
Laper-Bott-Moll
Schorstenberg
-
BOUM
I
didn't
quite
catchkatʃ
the
name
.
PUCK
The
Elector
of
Steis-Stein-Steis
-
well
,
we'll
call
him
the
Elector
-
sentsɑ̃
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
toto
advocate
the
causekoz
of
the
young
princepʁɛ̃s
.
Our
beloved
mistress
,
however
,
has
retorted
that
the
Baronbaʁɔ̃
may
gogo
upon
a
diplomatic
missionmisjɔ̃
toto
"
another
placeplas
"
before
she
will
see
him
.
BOUM
Good
!
PUCK
Butby
,
my
dear
Rudolph
,
I
trembletʁɑ̃bl
forfɔʁ
the
momentmɔmɑ̃
when
the
roar
of
battle
shall
be
silenced
by the whisper of love.
PUCK
Onceɔ̃s
allow
Cupid
toto
raidʁɛd
the
territory
of
her
affectionsafɛksjɔ̃
-
and
what
becomes
of
usys
!
BOUM
You
alarm
memə
!
PUCK
Supposesypoz
her
Highness
should
bestow
her
favour
upon
some
lucky
young
courtierkuʁtje
,
where
should
you
and
I
be
?
BOUM
We
should
be
done
.
It
mustn't
happen
!
PUCK
It
mustmœst
not
!
BOUM
It
shall
not
!
Roll of drums at a distance.
Enter NEPOMUC BOUM rushes to him.
(fiercely).
BOUM
What's
that
?
The
enemy
?
Where
areaʁ
the
enemy
?
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
'em
!
Business with sword as before.
NEPOMUC
Nono
,
nono
,
nono
,
sir
!
That
isis
her
Highness
arriving
!
BOUM
Good
!
Fall
inin
the
troops
!
NEPOMUC
.
Certainly
,
sir
.
Exit NEPOMUC
PUCK
Then
,
Rudolph
,
you
understand
our
programmepʁɔgʁam
?
First
of
all
,
the
song
of
the
regiment
BOUM
I'll
dodo
my
best
.
PUCK
Inin
a
week
,
victory
of
our
troops
and
declaration
of
peace
-
BOUM
Triumphal
return
toto
Gerolstein
-
PUCK
And
,
throughout
,
our
secretsəkʁɛ
motto
shall
be
,
Officeɔfis
at
any
price
!"
BOUM
"
Officeɔfis
at
any
price
!"
They shake hands.
Enter Army and form line from front R. to back L.
Peasants, amongst them WANDA,
group themselves at back.
FRITZ is in the ranks. PUCK crosses L.
CHORUS.
ALL
Carrykaʁi
arms
!
present
arms
!
carrykaʁi
arms
!
Eyes
right
!
dress
!
attentionatɑ̃sjɔ̃
!
Enter GRAND DUCHESS in riding habit, with whip, etc.,
attended by IZA and OLGA, MACROBRUNNER,
HOCHHEIM, NIERSTEIN, and NEPOMUC.
Soldiers present arms. GRAND DUCHESS inspects troops,
starting up L. and finishing down R. She is struck with FRITZ,
who is down R. front between two comic-looking soldiers.
Pantomime. FRITZ much disturbed by the attention of the DUCHESS,
who dissembles her sentiments and comes C.
DUCHESS
You
dodo
not
fear
the
foe
,
You
revel
inin
the
fray
;
I
know
you'll
all
dodo
your
devoirdəvwaʁ
!
To-morrow
you
mustmœst
gogo
,
So
now
I've
come
toto
say
-
Nono
,
not
good-bye
-
butby
auo
revoirʁəvwaʁ
!
SONG. -
GRANDgʁɑ̃
DUCHESS
and
CHORUSkɔʁys
Soldiers
!
I'm
simply
mad
aboutabu
'em
!
With
their
glitter
,
glow
,
and
glance
,
Swords
that
flashflaʃ
and
plumesplym
that
dancedɛns
!
Oho
,
yesjɛs
!
I'm
simply
mad
aboutabu
'em
!
Any
countrykuntʁi
that's
without
them
Doesn't
standstɑ̃d
a
chanceʃɑ̃s
!
When
I
see
my
handsome
troops
,
Eager
forfɔʁ
the
smell
of
powder
,
Drumm'd
and
drill'd
with
"
Haups
!"
and
"
Houps
!"
I'm
so
proud
I
can't
be
prouder
!
Whether
orɔʁ
nono
they'll
thrash
a
foe
,
That
I
can't
tell
,
butby
this
I
know
-
Oho
,
yesjɛs
!
I'm
simply
mad
aboutabu
'em
!
Oho
!
I
lovelɔv
my
gallant
soldiers
,
Gallant
soldier
boysbɔj
!
I
know
what
I'd
likelaj.ke
toto
dodo
,
I'd
gogo
asa
a
vivandiere
,
I'd
standstɑ̃d
by
my
men
all
through
,
And
keep
them
merry
,
too
!
I'd
followfɔ.lo
them
,
everywhere
,
Inin
the
fight
,
inin
the
frontfʁɔ̃
,
I
would
facefas
the
foe
;
Ifif
war
would
seem
such
funfœn
,
when
there
,
I
cannot
tell
,
butby
this
I
know
-
Oho
,
yesjɛs
!
I'm
simply
mad
aboutabu
'em
!
Oho
!
I
lovelɔv
my
gallant
soldiers
,
Gallant
soldier
boysbɔj
!
On the word of command the soldiers shoulder arms.
DUCHESS
General
,
I
am
delighted
-
I
am
moremɔʁ
than
delighted
with
the
appearance
of
my
troops
!
I
may
even
gogo
farfaʁ
asa
toto
say
-
(she takes a few steps and stops, looking at FRITZ, aside),
(with empressement).
BOUM
Your
Highness
!
DUCHESS
Tell
that
soldier
toto
step
forward
.
(calling the man on FRITZ's left).
BOUM
Schwartzʃvaʁts
!
DUCHESS
Good
gracious
,
nono
!
The
-
the
-
other
one
.
(calling the man on FRITZ's right).
BOUM
Schumacher
!
-
(to the DUCHESS) -
BOUM
a
little
weak
inin
the
knees
,
your
Highness
,
butby
-
DUCHESS
Schumacher
!
Good
heavens
,
nono
!
The
-
the
smarter-
looking
one
-
the
interesting
one
-
the
-
BOUM indicates FRITZ in an interrogative way.
DUCHESS
That's
the
manman
I
mean
.
(much irritated).
BOUM
Private
Fritzfʁits
,
three
paces
forward
-
march
!
FRITZ advances and presents arms.
(to FRITZ).
DUCHESS
What
isis
your
name
,
my
good
fellow
?
Have
you
seen
any
servicesɛʁvis
?
FRITZ
Nono
,
your
Highness
-
that
isis
toto
say
,
not
since
I
joined
-
only
domestic
servicesɛʁvis
.
DUCHESS
Then
you've
never
been
wounded
?
FRITZ
Never
-
that
isis
,
onceɔ̃s
,
stealing
apples
,
there was a bull-dog tried to cut off my retreat -
FRITZ
butby
never
what
you
call
wounded
.
DUCHESS
You're
justʒyst
anɑ̃
ordinary
private
?
FRITZ
Not
moremɔʁ
ordinary
than
ordinary
privates
.
I'm
justʒyst
a
-
private
.
DUCHESS
I
promote
you
toto
corporal
.
(delighted).
FRITZ
Memə
-
corporal
?
(Makes movement to go to WANDA,
who is at back with the peasants.)
(checking him).
BOUM
Halt
!
What
the
devil
areaʁ
you
doing
?
(soothingly).
FRITZ
All
right
!
All
right
!
Goes back to his former position.
DUCHESS
Where
were
you
going
?
FRITZ
I
was
justʒyst
going
toto
tell
my
little
girlgœʁl
that
I'd
got
my
step
.
DUCHESS
Well
,
lookluk
here
-
(FRITZ looks at her) -
DUCHESS
you
can
tell
your
little
girlgœʁl
that
you've
got
two
steps
-
you're
a
sergeant
.
To BOUM.
DUCHESS
-
Letlɛt
them
standstɑ̃d
easy
.
(to troops).
BOUM
Troops
,
standstɑ̃d
at
-
hoyse
!
Soldiers execute the movement.
BOUM
Fall
outawt
!
DUCHESS
Fall
outawt
?
Certainly
not
!
Fall
outawt
with
my
soldiers
-
my
gallant
boysbɔj
!
Forfɔʁ
aren't
we
one
great
family
?
(aside to GRAND DUCHESS).
PUCK
Excellentɛkselɑ̃
,
your
Highness
!
Couldn't
be
better
!
(to soldiers).
DUCHESS
Come
,
boysbɔj
,
gather
roundʁa.und
!
The
soldiers
come
a
little
nearer
-
inin
centresɑ̃tʁ
.
Peasants
and
WANDA
come
down
R
.
and
L
.,
WANDA
R
.
GRANDgʁɑ̃
DUCHESS
sits
onɔ̃
a
drum
placed
forfɔʁ
her
by
a
vivandiere
.
The
Maids
of
Honour
sitswaʁ
onɔ̃
camp-
stoolsstul
.
PUCK
comeskɔmɛs
near
toto
BOUMbum
,
and
FRITZfʁits
,
having put down his gun, comes down L.
(aside to BOUM).
PUCK
Did
you
noticenɔtis
the
marked
favour
she
showed
toto
that
young
soldier
?
(aside).
BOUM
Yesjɛs
,
butby
I
attach
nono
importanceɛ̃pɔʁtɑ̃s
toto
-
(aside).
PUCK
We
mustmœst
attach
importanceɛ̃pɔʁtɑ̃s
toto
everything
.
(aside).
BOUM
We
mustmœst
keep
anɑ̃
eye
onɔ̃
her
.
(aside).
PUCK
Two
eyes
.
Goes to R. of BOUM.
(to FRITZ who is L).
DUCHESS
Come
here
,
my
manman
.
(advancing).
FRITZ
Your
Highness
?
(to FRITZ).
DUCHESS
Was
your
little
girlgœʁl
pleased
?
FRITZ
Pleased
?
She
doesn't
know
herself
!
DUCHESS
And
your
comrades
?
FRITZ
Well
,
they're
pleased
,
and
they're
not
pleased
-
ifif
you
know
what
I
mean
.
They'd
justʒyst
asa
soon
it
hadaʃade
happened
toto
them
.
They're
only
ordinary
men
,
you
know
.
DUCHESS
So
tell
memə
,
dodo
they
feed
you
well
?
What
kind
of
rationsʁasjɔ̃
dodo
you
get
?
FRITZ
First-rate
rationsʁasjɔ̃
-
that
isis
,
not
bad
rationsʁasjɔ̃
.
Three-
quarterskwaʁ.tɛʁ
of
a
pound
of
meat
-
weighed
with
the
fatfa
and
the
bone
-
and
a
little
"
japperʒape
"
and
a
few
"
spuds
."
DUCHESS
And
areaʁ
the
officers
good
toto
the
men
?
FRITZ
Very
good
,
your
Highness
.
There's
good
and
bad
,
of
coursekuʁs
-
the
General
,
he's
a
terror
.
(to FRITZ).
DUCHESS
Isis
that
so
?
BOUM
Really
,
your
Highness
-
DUCHESS
Don't
interrupt
him
.
FRITZ
A
fair
terror
he
isis
.
Butby
he
can't
help
it
.
It's
the
old
story
-
a
young
ladylɛdi
inin
the
casekaz
.
DUCHESS
A
young
ladylɛdi
?
BOUM
I
can't
allow
this
!
DUCHESS
General
Boumbum
,
obey
my
orders
!
Letlɛt
this
manman
tell
his
story
.
FRITZ
The
General's
been
a
perfect
terror
-
ever
since
he
made
up
toto
my
little
girlgœʁl
,
and
she
wouldn't
have
anything
toto
say
toto
him
.
DUCHESS
I
mustmœst
see
this
wonderful
little
girlgœʁl
that
everybody
falls
inin
lovelɔv
with
.
Isis
she
very
pretty
?
FRITZ
H'm
!
suits
memə
.
That's
her
.
Indicates WANDA.
DUCHESS
Call
her
.
FRITZ
Here
-
Wanda
!
Whistles.
FRITZ
Come
onɔ̃
,
don't
be
silly
!
(To GRAND DUCHESS.) -
FRITZ
She's
shy
.
Girlsgœʁl
ain't
likelaj.ke
soldiers
,
you
see
.
WANDA comes down stage
and stands before the GRAND DUCHESS.
DUCHESS
Well
,
my
dear
-
so
this
gallant
warrior's
inin
lovelɔv
with
you
,
isis
he
?
(timidly).
WANDA
Yesjɛs
,
m'm
-
please
,
m'm
.
At
least
so
he
says
.
DUCHESS
And
areaʁ
you
inin
lovelɔv
with
him
?
WANDA
Why
,
m'm
-
of
coursekuʁs
I
am
,
m'm
!
(aside).
DUCHESS
What's
the
matterma.te
with
memə
?
-
I'm
asa
cold
asa
ice
.
I
never
felt
likelaj.ke
this
before
.
To FRITZ.
DUCHESS
-
Did
I
-
did
I
tell
you
that
you
areaʁ
a
lieutenantljøtnɑ̃
?
The GRAND DUCHESS rises, as do her Maids of Honour.
WANDA goes back to her place.
FRITZ
Nono
,
your
Highness
.
DUCHESS
Well
,
I
tell
you
now
.
General surprise.
FRITZ
Well
,
all
I
can
say
isis
I
-
I
thank
you
kindly
.
(aside to BOUM).
PUCK
She's
going
it
!
(aside, looking at FRITZ).
BOUM
Ifif
you
want
toto
see
servicesɛʁvis
,
young
fellow
,
I'll
take
carekaʁ
that
you
have
a
good
placeplas
inin
the
very
frontfʁɔ̃
rank
.
DUCHESS
The
heat
isis
overwhelming
!
(To her Maids of Honour.) -
DUCHESS
Aren't
you
fearfully
thirsty
?
IZA
Your
Highness
,
I
am
.
DUCHESS
So
am
I
.
(with empressement).
PUCK
I'll
order
some
ices
.
DUCHESS
Ices
?
Inin
campkɑ̃
?
Nono
,
nono
!
I'll
drinkdʁiŋk
what
my
bravebʁav
soldiers
drinkdʁiŋk
.
BOUM
I'm
afraid
,
your
Highness
,
that
they
drinkdʁiŋk
-
DUCHESS
Whatever
the
Vivandiere
gives
them
,
I
supposesypoz
!
So
will
I
.
To vivandiere R.
DUCHESS
-
Vivandiere
-
glasses
.
Vivandiere gives her a glass and pours out.
DUCHESS
That's
it
!
Up
toto
the
brim
.
Now
then
,
boysbɔj
!
Here's
toto
victory
,
and
a
safe
return
!
She drinks. The other vivandiere serve the Maids of Honour.
ALL
Hurrahʼuʁa
!
Hurrahʼuʁa
!
(aside, to BOUM).
PUCK
My
royalʁwajal
pupil's
going
it
!
(aside, to PUCK).
BOUM
Dodo
you
think
this
would
be
a
favourable
opportunity
forfɔʁ
our
duet
?
(aside).
PUCK
Yesjɛs
,
gogo
onɔ̃
!
(advancing towards GRAND DUCHESS).
BOUM
May
I
suggest
that
your
Highness
should
hear
the
song
of
the
regiment
?
(aside).
DUCHESS
I
hadaʃade
forgotten
!
(Aloud.) -
DUCHESS
The
song
of
my
beloved
regiment
?
I
know
it
by
heart
-
every
word
of
it
!
(pretending surprise).
BOUM
You
astound
memə
!
DUCHESS
I'll
sing
it
myself
.
BOUM
Your
Highness
!
DUCHESS
Now
then
.
BOUM prepares to sing.
DUCHESS
-
Er
-
were
you
thinking
of
singing
too
?
By your Highness's gracious leave.
DUCHESS
My
Commander-in-Chief
!
D'you
know
,
I
don't
think
it
would
be
quite
wise
.
Bad
forfɔʁ
disciplinedisiplin
.
(To FRITZ.) -
DUCHESS
You
come
and
sing
.
BOUM
Ifif
I
might
venture
anɑ̃
opinionɔpinjɔ̃
-
(turning round to him).
DUCHESS
What's
the
matterma.te
?
BOUM
I
don't
think
it
would
be
quite
wise
-
bad
forfɔʁ
disciplinedisiplin
.
DUCHESS
Forfɔʁ
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
toto
sing
with
a
subaltern
?
Then
I'll
give
him
his
step
.
Will
Captain
dodo
?
WANDA, delighted, comes L.,
and congratulates FRITZ in dumb show.
(bows formally).
BOUM
Asa
your
Highness
pleases
.
He crosses R. NEPOMUC has gone off
DUCHESS
Dodo
memə
the
pleasure
toto
sing
with
memə
,
Captain
.
The Maids of Honour come down,
IZA R., OLGA L. FRITZ comes nearer
to the GRAND DUCHESS.
Peasants come down L. and R.
SONG of the REGIMENT. -
GRAND DUCHESS, FRITZ, and CHORUS.
DUCHESS
Oho
,
what
a
splendid
regiment
we
areaʁ
,
The
Duchess's
Gerolstein
Rangersʁɑ̃.ʒe
!
ALL
Tata
raʁa.vwaʁ
,
tata
tata
,
tata
raʁa.vwaʁ
,
tata
tata
,
tata
raʁa.vwaʁ
,
tata
tata
,
tata
tata
,
tata
tum
!
FRITZ
Quickkwik
asa
anɑ̃
extraɛkstʁa
special
shootingʃu.tiŋ
starstaʁ
,
We
dropdʁɔp
onɔ̃
impertinentɛ̃pɛʁtinɑ̃
strangers
!
ALL
Tata
raʁa.vwaʁ
,
tata
tata
,
etc
.
DUCHESS
They
say
the
Dragoons
areaʁ
a
dashing
setsɛt
,
Pretty
fellows
they
areaʁ
!
FRITZ
And
ladieslɛ.di
declare
that
the
smartest
yet
Isis
the
bold
Hussar
!
DUCHESS
The
Gunners
areaʁ
ready
forfɔʁ
any
chanceʃɑ̃s
,
So's
the
gaygɛ
Engineer
!
FRITZ
Butby
none
of
the
lotlo
isis
a
circumstance
Toto
what
we
showʃo
you
here
!
DUCHESS
and
FRITZfʁits
.
Then
bangbɑ̃ŋ
the
drum
and
blow
the
fife
,
And
wave
the
flagflæɡ
above
!
And
letlɛt
usys
live
a
soldier's
lifelif
,
And
lovelɔv
a
soldier's
lovelɔv
!
ALL
Then
bangbɑ̃ŋ
the
drum
and
blow
the
fife
,
etc
.
DUCHESS
Oho
,
what
a
splendid
regiment
we
areaʁ
,
The
Duchess's
Gerolstein
Rangersʁɑ̃.ʒe
!
ALL
Tata
raʁa.vwaʁ
,
tata
tata
,
etc
.
FRITZ
We
areaʁ
the
boysbɔj
forfɔʁ
going
fast
and
farfaʁ
,
Through
nearly
impossibleɛ̃pɔsibl
dangersdɑ̃ʒe
!
ALL
Tata
raʁa.vwaʁ
,
tata
tata
,
etc
.
DUCHESS
Whenever
our
regiment
takes
its
way
,
Through
the
streets
of
a
placeplas
,
FRITZ
The
girlsgœʁl
,
when
they
see
it
,
areaʁ
pleased
and
gaygɛ
,
The
men
make
such
a
facefas
!
DUCHESS
Whenever
the
regiment
goes
away
,
That's
a
different
casekaz
:
FRITZ
The
men
it
isis
now
who
areaʁ
pleased
and
gaygɛ
,
The
girlsgœʁl
who
make
the
facefas
!
DUCHESS
and
FRITZfʁits
.
Then
bangbɑ̃ŋ
the
drum
and
blow
the
fife
,
And
wave
the
flagflæɡ
above
,
And
letlɛt
usys
live
a
soldier's
lifelif
,
And
lovelɔv
a
soldier's
lovelɔv
!
ALL
Then
bangbɑ̃ŋ
the
drum
and
blow
the
fife
,
etc
.
Re-enter NEPOMUC,
NEPOMUC
Your
Highness
!
DUCHESS
Well
?
(fiercely).
BOUM
This
time
I
trusttʁœst
it
isis
the
enemy
!
Where
areaʁ
they
?
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
'em
!
Business with sword as before.
(impatiently, to BOUM).
NEPOMUC
Please
,
please
,
please
!
To GRAND DUCHESS.
NEPOMUC
-
Madam
,
his
Royalʁwajal
Highness
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
and
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
areaʁ
waiting
at
the
outposts
forfɔʁ
your
gracious
permissionpɛʁmisjɔ̃
toto
present
themselves
.
(annoyed).
DUCHESS
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
.
I
don't
want
toto
see
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
!
NEPOMUC
What
answer
shall
I
give
?
DUCHESS
I
supposesypoz
I
mustmœst
see
him
.
Butby
I
certainly
won't
see
his
nasty
old
friend
.
Understand
that
I
am
never
at
homeʼom
toto
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
.
Exit NEPOMUC,
(To FRITZ.) -
DUCHESS
Captain
,
gogo
and
putpy
onɔ̃
your
uniform
,
toto
please
memə
.
I
want
toto
see
how
you
lookluk
inin
it
.
FRITZ
Oho
!
I
shall
lookluk
all
right
.
Don't
you
worry
.
Exit
(to soldiers).
DUCHESS
Now
-
dismiss
!
Exeunt MACROBRUNNER, HOCHHEIM, NIERSTEIN,
DUCHESS
and
soldiers
toto
repriseʁəpʁiz
of
the
"
Song
of
the
Regiment
,"
BOUMbum
invitesɛ̃vit
the
Ladieslɛ.di
of
Honour
into
his
tent
.
Two
soldiers
remain
onɔ̃
duty
at
backbak
.
Peasants exeunt R. and L. at back. WANDA exit R.
(to PUCK).
DUCHESS
Don't
gogo
farfaʁ
away
,
old
friend
.
Nor
you
,
General
.
We
mustmœst
discuss
your
planplɑ̃
of
campaign
.
BOUM
It
isis
a
magnificent
planplɑ̃
,
your
Highness
.
DUCHESS
I
hope
so
.
Auo
revoirʁəvwaʁ
!
Exeunt PUCK and BOUM into tent.
(alone).
DUCHESS
This
awful
little
Princepʁɛ̃s
!
I
don't
know
why
-
butby
somehow
I
feel
asa
ifif
I
loathe
him
at
this
momentmɔmɑ̃
moremɔʁ
than
I
ever
did
before
.
Enter PRINCE PAUL in bridal attire,
with a large bouquet of orange blossoms.
He is proceeded by NEPOMUC,
who points out the GRAND DUCHESS and then retires.
(advancing, with a piteous air).
PAUL
Well
,
you
cruelkʁyɛl
ladylɛdi
!
I
see
by
your
frock
it's
not
toto
be
to-day
!
(looking at him).
DUCHESS
My
dear
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
why
have
you
got
those
things
onɔ̃
?
(pleased).
PAUL
I'm
glad
you
noticed
them
,
at
all
events
.
I
thought
,
perhaps
,
when
you
saw
my
nicenis
wedding
coat
,
you
might
make
up
your
mind
.
DUCHESS
Toto
marry
you
to-day
?
My
dear
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
consider
!
Onɔ̃
the
eveɛv
of
battle
!
I
couldn't
dream
of
marrying
with
my
head
fullful
of
other
businessbiznɛs
.
PAUL
You
horrid
thing
!
You're
always
fullful
of
excusesɛkskyz
.
DUCHESS
Butby
you
mustmœst
see
that
they
areaʁ
soundlɔʁ d‿
ones
.
PAUL
Butby
you've
been
pouring
outawt
soundlɔʁ d‿
excusesɛkskyz
forfɔʁ
the
last
sixsis
months
.
Groggʁɔg
-
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
-
who's
a
dear
old
thing
,
although
you
won't
see
him
-
Groggʁɔg
hadaʃade
a
letter
from
papapapa
this
morning
-
quite
anɑ̃
angry
letter
!
DUCHESS
And
what
has
your
-
papapapa
-
got
toto
say
?
PAUL
Well
,
he
says
he's
hadaʃade
aboutabu
enough
of
it
-
that's
all
!
You
see
,
it's
sixsis
months
since
I
left
homeʼom
toto
marry
you
.
Of
coursekuʁs
,
he
hadaʃade
toto
buy
memə
a
lotlo
of
little
knick-knacks
that
one
wants
,
and
he
hadaʃade
toto
give
memə
a
larger
allowance
-
and
so
onɔ̃
and
so
forth
;
and
when
he
finds
we're
justʒyst
where
we
were
at
first
,
I'm
not
surprised
toto
hear
he's
hadaʃade
aboutabu
enough
of
it
.
I've
hadaʃade
aboutabu
enough
of
it
myself
.
You
see
,
we
don't
know
where
we
areaʁ
!
DUCHESS
Oho
!
that's
what's
worrying
you
,
isis
it
?
PAUL
Of
coursekuʁs
,
it's
worrying
usys
,
becausebi.koz
ifif
you've
really
made
up
your
mind
that
you
won't
marry
memə
,
papapapa
and
I
mustmœst
find
another
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
.
That's
the
longlɔ̃
and
the
shortʃɔʁt
of
it
.
DUCHESS
You
and
your
papapapa
needn't
worry
.
I'll
marry
you
some
day
.
PAUL
Oho
!
butby
that's
what
you
always
say
!
You
know
my
marriage
has
been
talked
aboutabu
inin
every
Courtkuʁ
inin
Europeøʁɔp
.
And
when
it
keeps
onɔ̃
being
postponed
-
well
,
I
feel
I
lookluk
so
silly
,
don't
you
know
?
(looking at him and smiling).
DUCHESS
Come
,
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
I'm
not
entirely
toto
blame
forfɔʁ
that
.
PAUL
Butby
things
have
reached
a
climaxkli.maks
now
.
DUCHESS
Good
gracious
!
How
?
(taking a paper out of his pocket).
Look at this tiresome thing.
DUCHESS
What's
that
?
PAUL
It's
a
society
paper
,
and
it's
all
aboutabu
memə
.
DUCHESS
Nonsense
!
Aboutabu
you
?
PAUL
Certainly
it
isis
.
There's
a
horribleɔʁibl
raceʁas
of
creatures
who
call
themselves
society
journalists
.
They're
not
really
inin
Society
,
you
know
-
they
can't
get
nearer
than
the
key-hole
.
Butby
there's
a
lotlo
toto
be
seen
through
a
key-hole
-
and
what
they
can't
see
,
they
invent
.
Of
coursekuʁs
,
when
they
write
aboutabu
other
people's
private
affairs
I
feel
it's
not
my
businessbiznɛs
,
and
I
laugh
,
don't
you
know
?
Butby
when
they
write
aboutabu
my
private
affairs
,
I
feel
it's
a
publicpyblik
outrageutʁaʒ
,
and I don't think any one ought to laugh.
PAUL
Justʒyst
listen
toto
this
!
(
He
reads
from
the
paper
.)
SONG ("THE SOCIETY COLUMN"). - PRINCE PAUL.
PAUL
"
They
say
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
has
goneɡon
a-wooing
A
fair
Princess
at
Gerolstein
;
Butby
it
appears
he
isis
not
doing
Much
inin
the
matrimonialmatʁimɔnjal
linelin
.
He
gloves
inin
white
his
fairy
fingers
,
At
dawn
of
every
blessed
day
-
à¾She
comeskɔmɛs
,
my
bridebʁid
-
aha
,
nono
,
she
lingerslɛ̃.ʒe
!'
And
so
he
throws
his
gloves
away
!
The
gloves
mustmœst
come
a
bitbit
expensive
,
The
best
Frenchfʁɑ̃ʃ
kidkid
at
fourfuʁ
and
three
."
with indignation.
PAUL
That's
what
they
daredaʁ
toto
say
of
memə
!
Which
I
consider
most
offensiveɔfɑ̃siv
.
DUCHESS
They
seem
toto
know
a
bitbit
,
you
see
,
Although
their
stylestil
isis
most
offensiveɔfɑ̃siv
!
The GRAND DUCHESS crosses L., laughing.
(speaking).
PAUL
Butby
that
isn't
all
.
Justʒyst
listen
toto
the
rest
.
reading.
PAUL
"
A
very
ardentaʁ.dɑ̃
loverlɔve
made
he
When
first
he
went
toto
courtkuʁ
the
maid
;
When
first
he
wooed
that
noblenɔbl
ladylɛdi
,
The
Princepʁɛ̃s
was
ninety
inin
the
shade
!
Butby
time
isis
longlɔ̃
and
lovelɔv
isis
cruelkʁyɛl
,
And
now
that
half
a
year
isis
done
,
The
Prince's
lovelɔv
isis
outawt
of
fuelfjul
,
And
down
toto
zero
inin
the
sun
!
It
will
not
dodo
,
we're
apprehensive
,
So
dropdʁɔp
it
,
and
gogo
homeʼom
toto
tea
!"
That's
what
they
daredaʁ
toto
say
toto
memə
!
Which
I
consider
most
offensiveɔfɑ̃siv
.
DUCHESS
They
seem
toto
know
a
bitbit
,
you
see
,
Although
their
stylestil
isis
most
offensiveɔfɑ̃siv
!
The GRAND DUCHESS laughs more than ever.
PAUL
Now
,
I
think
you're
horrid
!
Enter FRITZ , in Captain's uniform.
(aside).
DUCHESS
How
splendid
he
looksluk
!
Aloud to PRINCE PAUL.
DUCHESS
-
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
don't
you
think
it's
a
marvellously
becoming
uniform
?
PAUL
He
looksluk
extremely
well
inin
it
.
DUCHESS
Now
you
can
understand
how
proud
I
am
of
my
regiment
.
To FRITZ.
DUCHESS
-
Captain
!
FRITZ
Your
Highness
?
DUCHESS
Tell
General
Boumbum
and
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Puck
toto
come
toto
memə
.
FRITZ
All
right
-
I'll
tell
'em
.
Exit into tent.
PAUL
Dear
ladylɛdi
-
(impatiently).
DUCHESS
What
isis
it
?
PAUL
You
haven't
yet
told
memə
when
-
DUCHESS
How
unreasonable
you
areaʁ
,
my
dear
Princepʁɛ̃s
.
At
present
,
every
secondsəgɔ̃
of
the
day
and
night
isis
taken
up
with
affairs
of
state
.
The
first
time
I've
got
nothing
else
toto
dodo
I
will
marry
you
.
(with despair).
PAUL
Oho
,
you
cruelkʁyɛl
thing
!
Enter BOUM, PUCK, and FRITZ from tent.
Soldiers bring in table and four chairs.
They place the table on centre of stage a little to R.,
put two seats to R. of table, one to L.,
and the fourth in the middle.
They put a map on the table and then exeunt.
DUCHESS
Come
,
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
you
mustmœst
give
usys
the
lightlajt
of
your
views
.
We
have
toto
consider
General
Boum's
planplɑ̃
of
attack
.
(sulkily).
PAUL
Oho
,
bother
General
Boum's
planplɑ̃
of
attack
!
DUCHESS
Now
,
you're
going
toto
be
sulkysylki
!
(in the same tone).
PAUL
Well
,
I
am
a
little
vexed
.
I'm
not
often
allowed
toto
see
you
,
and
inin
the
middle
of
my
visit
you
call
a
council
of
war
.
I
don't
think
it's
a
bitbit
nicenis
of
you
!
DUCHESS
Butby
think
,
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
this
should
give
you
hope
.
You
mustmœst
remember
that
the
positionpozisjɔ̃
of
reigning
consortkɔ̃sɔʁ
has
its
responsibilities
asa
well
asa
its
privileges
.
PAUL
I
though
the
rule
was
,
privileges
first
,
responsibilities
afterwards
.
(angrily).
DUCHESS
Princepʁɛ̃s
!
(aside).
PAUL
That's
the
worst
of
memə
with
women
,
I'm
always
too
impetuous
.
He goes towards R.
(seats herself on the seat R. of table. To BOUM and PUCK).
DUCHESS
Be
seated
,
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
.
(BOUM sits in the centre seat, PRINCE PAUL in seat R.,
next to GRAND DUCHESS, and PUCK
on the seat L. of table. To FRITZ.) -
DUCHESS
Captain
!
BOUM signs to him to go away.
DUCHESS
You
shall
be
our
body-guard
.
FRITZ
Never
you
fear
!
Draws sword and marches up and down.
BOUM and PUCK annoyed.
(looking at FRITZ).
BOUM
I
don't
know
that
I
ought
toto
discuss
my
plansplɑ̃
inin
the
presence
of
â
€¦
DUCHESS
That
isis
my
businessbiznɛs
,
General
.
Now
,
what
dodo
you
proposepʁɔpoz
?
BOUM
My
planplɑ̃
isis
simplesɛ̃pl
.
Your
Highness
mustmœst
bear
inin
mind
that
the
whole
artaʁ
of
war
isis
summed
up
inin
two
words
-
surprisesyʁpʁiz
and
circumvention
.
DUCHESS
It
sounds
toto
memə
moremɔʁ
likelaj.ke
the
whole
artaʁ
of
lovelɔv
.
BOUM
Excellentɛkselɑ̃
!
First
rateʁat
!
They
areaʁ
sister
artsaʁ
,
of
coursekuʁs
,
and
,
likelaj.ke
many
sisters
,
both
fair
and
both
artful
.
Bearing
this
inin
mind
,
I
am
dividing
my
army
into
three
corpskɔʁ
.
PUCK
Soundlɔʁ d‿
idea
!
BOUM
One
of
these
corpskɔʁ
will
advance
toto
the
right
-
so
!
Indicates on map.
PUCK
Good
idea
!
BOUM
Another
toto
the
left
-
so
!
PUCK
Excellentɛkselɑ̃
idea
!
BOUM
And
the
remaining
corpskɔʁ
will
advance
inin
between
the
two
.
PAUL
Amazing
!
BOUM
My
forcesfɔʁs
,
thus
distributed
,
will proceed by three different routes to one central point,
BOUM
where
I
have
decided
toto
concentrate
them
.
There
we
shall
probably
-
DUCHESS
Where
isis
that
centralsɑ̃tʁal
pointpwɛ̃
?
BOUM puzzled.
(pointing to map).
PUCK
The
enemy
seem
toto
be
over
here
.
BOUM
I
don't
carekaʁ
where
the
enemy
areaʁ
,
butby
what
I
dodo
know
isis
-
loudly
BOUM
that
I
shall
annihilate
them
!
DUCHESS
Sh
!
-
sh
!
PUCK
Please
!
(louder).
BOUM
I
repeat
,
I
shall
annihilate
the
enemy
!
DUCHESS
Butby
not
ifif
you
exhaust
yourself
now
.
BOUM
What
carekaʁ
I
,
since
it
isis
inin
the
servicesɛʁvis
of
my
countrykuntʁi
.
Where
areaʁ
the
enemy
?
Take
memə
toto
the
enemy
!
Rising and half-drawing sword.
BOUM
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
'em
!
PUCK
calms
him
and
persuadespɛʁsɥad
him
toto
resume
his
seat
.
(who has been marching up
and down during the previous conversation,
has stood still for a moment, laughing).
FRITZ
You'll
get
at
'em
presently
with
your
three
routesʁut
!
That's
a
funny
way
toto
dodo
it
!
You
and
your
three
routesʁut
!
Hoʼo
!
hoʼo
!
hoʼo
!
Laughs.
(rising, severely).
PUCK
Silencesilɑ̃s
,
sir
!
(still laughing).
FRITZ
You
mustn't
gogo
by
one
.
You've
got
toto
gogo
by
three
!
That's
what
tickles
memə
!
(furious).
BOUM
What's
he
saying
?
FRITZ
I
sha'n't
forget
that
!
Three
routesʁut
!
What
jolly
rotʁo
!
(rising).
BOUM
I'll
putpy
him
under
arrest
.
I'll
have
him
court-marshalled
.
I'll
â
€¦
PUCK
A
Captain
toto
criticize
his
Commander-in-Chief
!
It's
unheard
of
!
Comes between BOUM and GRAND DUCHESS.
DUCHESS
One
momentmɔmɑ̃
,
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
,
please
.
To FRITZ.
DUCHESS
-
You
say
,
Captain
,
asa
farfaʁ
asa
I
can
gather
,
that
the
General's
scheme
of
attack
by
three
routesʁut
isis
not
a
soundlɔʁ d‿
scheme
?
(approaching the table).
FRITZ
I
say
it's
jolly
rotʁo
-
and
I
can
prove
it's
jolly
rotʁo
!
(to GRAND DUCHESS).
With great respect, I would point out to your Highness
PUCK
that
this
person
can
take
nono
partpaʁ
inin
the
discussiondiskysjɔ̃
.
He goes near PRINCE PAUL.
BOUM
Nono
partpaʁ
inin
this
discussiondiskysjɔ̃
-
nono
,
confound
him
!
Nono
partpaʁ
inin
anything
!
PUCK
Nono
one
butby
anɑ̃
officer
of
superior
rank
--
(rising).
PAUL
And
one
who
isis
also
noblenɔbl
-
PAULpɔl
and
PUCK
(together).
PAUL
Isis
entitled
toto
take
partpaʁ
inin
a
council
of
war
.
(rising imperiously).
DUCHESS
Silencesilɑ̃s
,
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
!
Asa
I
am
anɑ̃
honest
woman
,
the
first
who
interrupts
shall
diedi
!
To PUCK.
DUCHESS
-
You
said
,
I
think
,
that
he
should
be
anɑ̃
officer
of
superior
rank
?
I
make
him
General
of
the
Forcesfɔʁs
-
To BOUM.
DUCHESS
-
of
equal
rank
with
you
.
To PRINCE PAUL.
DUCHESS
You
said
,
I
think
,
he
should
be
noblenɔbl
?
I
make
him
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Vermuth-von-Bock-bier
,
Count
of
Pilsener-Lager
von
Auld-Lang-Schweinstein
.
Areaʁ
you
satisfied
,
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
?
May
the
council
proceed
?
PUCK goes L. of PRINCE PAUL.
(bows formally).
BOUM
Your
Highness
-
(aside to PUCK).
PAUL
Oho
,
I
say
!
Hang
it
all
!
You
know
,
something
ought
toto
be
done
!
(aside).
PUCK
Sh
!
Wait
!
I'll
talk
toto
you
presently
.
He goes up stage. BOUM goes L.
(to FRITZ, seating herself).
Pray sit down, General, and let me hear your views.
PUCK indicates to FRITZ the seat vacated
by GENERAL BOUM. PUCK
and PRINCE PAUL resume their seats.
BOUM remains alone standing in the left-hand corner.
(taking seat).
FRITZ
Well
,
instead
of
going
by
these
three
routesʁut
-
three
routesʁut
!
-
you'll
excuseɛkskyz
my
smiling
..
Laughs.
(examining his uniform).
DUCHESS
How
idiotically
they
cut
these
uniforms
!
You
want
quite
anɑ̃
inch
offɔf
that
collar
!
Please
forgive
memə
interrupting
you
.
Aside.
DUCHESS
-
He's
lovely
!
FRITZ
Ifif
you
want
toto
fight
,
you
want
toto
get
at
the
enemy
.
Ifif
you
want
toto
get
at
the
enemy
,
you want to take the shortest road.
(To BOUM).
FRITZ
-
None
of
your
"
three
routesʁut
"!
Then
when
you've
found
him
,
you
want
toto
keep
pegging
away
at
him
until
you
can't
find
him
.
That's
my
idea
of
warfare
.
Rises.
(rising, as do PUCK and PRINCE PAUL).
DUCHESS
And
the
only
idea
,
of
coursekuʁs
!
General
Boumbum
,
you
understand
?
These
areaʁ
the
tactics
you
areaʁ
toto
carrykaʁi
outawt
.
(coming to near FRITZ).
BOUM
Your
Highness
,
I
refuseʁəfyz
.
DUCHESS
You
refuseʁəfyz
?
BOUM
Asa
Commander-in-Chief
,
I
am
responsible
forfɔʁ
the
lives
of
your
Highness's
troops
.
Hadaʃade
I
been
permitted
toto
carrykaʁi
outawt
my
own
planplɑ̃
of
campaign
,
I
would
gladly
have
undertaken
that
responsibility
,
asa
nono
battle
could
have
taken
placeplas
.
Ifif
you
listen
toto
this
bloodthirsty
butcher
-
I
-
I
can't
answer
forfɔʁ
the
consequences
.
DUCHESS
Then
you
refuseʁəfyz
?
Officially
?
BOUM
Officially
.
You'd
better
ask
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Absintheapsɛ̃t
-
I
can't
remember
his
absurd
name
!
Crosses back to L.
FRITZ
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Vermuth-von-Bock-bier
,
Count
of
Pilsener-Lager
von
Auld-Lang-Schweinstein
.
(To GRAND DUCHESS).
FRITZ
-
He
remembers
the
name
right
enough
.
He's
only
worried
becausebi.koz
he
can't
forget
it
.
DUCHESS
Baronbaʁɔ̃
,
can
you
undertake
toto
execute
the
manoeuvre
you
described
?
FRITZ
Memə
?
Why
,
of
coursekuʁs
I
can
!
DUCHESS
Really
?
And
you
will
come
backbak
victorious
?
FRITZ
Yesjɛs
-
orɔʁ
else
the
other
thing
.
I'll
come
backbak
,
any
way
.
DUCHESS
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Vermuth-von-Bock-bier
-
FRITZ
That's
memə
!
DUCHESS
May
Heaven
steel
your
soldiers'
hearts
.
Henceforth
you
areaʁ
Commander-in-Chief
of
all
my
army
.
(to BOUM).
FRITZ
Might
I
troubletʁubl
you
forfɔʁ
that
feather
?
BOUM enraged, PUCK calms him;
hands plume to FRITZ,
and affixes FRITZ's smaller feather to BOUM's hat.
(to BOUM).
FRITZ
Ugh
!
You're
nono
soldier
!
(bursting with rage).
BOUM
Ifif
ever
I
get
the
chanceʃɑ̃s
-
(getting R. of BOUM, aside).
PUCK
Sh
-
sh
!
Patiencepasjɑ̃s
!
We
shall
get
the
chanceʃɑ̃s
,
and
there
areaʁ
three
of
usys
who
want
it
.
(aside, looking at FRITZ).
DUCHESS
Oho
,
he's
lovely
-
lovely
!
Aloud.
DUCHESS
-
General
Fritzfʁits
,
I
want
personally
toto
introduce
you
toto
your
troops
.
General Boum, tell my entire army to fall in.
BOUM
I
-
toto
be
ordered
aboutabu
likelaj.ke
this
?
The soldiers who brought the table
and chairs re-enter and take them off.
(aside to BOUM).
PUCK
Patiencepasjɑ̃s
,
old
friend
!
It's
what
I
feared
-
lovelɔv
whispers
louder
than
the
cannon
roars
!
BOUM goes up L., gives signal and then comes
down L. Military words of command are heard repeated outside.
Re-enter MACROBRUNNER,
HOCHHEIM, NIERSTEIN, and soldiers
Drums roll. They take their arms
and form in two ranks at back, facing audience.
NEPOMUC precedes them and stands on level
with second entrance, a little behind the GRAND DUCHESS.
IZA, OLGA, AMELIE, and CHARLOTTE come out
of the tent and place themselves in front R.
Peasant girls re-enter at back from both sides and stand round.
WANDA enters R. and stands a little behind FRITZ.
PRINCE PAUL joins PUCK and BOUM,
who are standing at the extreme L.
FINALE OF ACT I.
CHORUS
'Tis
the
buglebyɡl
call
toto
remind
them
/
usys
,
And
beat
of
drum
!
One look to all they/we leave behind them/us,
CHORUS
Then
onɔ̃
they
/
we
come
,
Toto
beat
of
drum
!
(to the soldiers).
DUCHESS
Listen
all
of
you
toto
what
I'm
now
reciting
!
Your
new
General
standsstɑ̃d
here
!
Pointing to FRITZ.
ALL
What
!
He
our
General
?
Our
General
standsstɑ̃d
here
?
DUCHESS
Yesjɛs
,
'tis
Fritzfʁits
!
Inin
the
coming
fighting
He'll
prove
the
victorvik.tɔʁ
,
never
fear
!
She presents FRITZ to the soldiers,
then to the Maids of Honour, who salute him.
DUCHESS
PUCK
,
PAULpɔl
,
and
BOUMbum
in a loud voice, in the corner L.
DUCHESS
We'll
have
vengeancevɑ̃ʒɑ̃s
onɔ̃
the
peasant
,
Ere
we
have
done
!
We're
the
stronger
at
present
,
Three
against
one
!
(to FRITZ, coming down near him).
WANDA
Oho
,
can
it
all
be
true
?
(to WANDA).
FRITZ
Why
,
of
coursekuʁs
,
can't
you
see
?
WANDA
Aha
!
you're
too
good
forfɔʁ
memə
!
FRITZ
I'll
be
faithful
toto
you
!
WANDA
Then
,
will
you
lovelɔv
memə
still
?
FRITZ
Why
,
of
coursekuʁs
,
dear
,
I
will
.
WANDA
Oho
,
tell
memə
that
onceɔ̃s
moremɔʁ
!
FRITZ
Yesjɛs
,
I'll
take
that
encoreɑ̃kɔʁ
!
(to FRITZ, impatiently,
having heard what he and WANDA have said).
DUCHESS
When
your
private
affairs
You've
quite
finished
,
my
friend
,
You'll
remember
I
wait
,
Till
you're
pleased
toto
attendatɑ̃
!
CHORUSkɔʁys
,
etc
.
(in a low voice).
DUCHESS
How
she
eyes
them
askance
,
What
a
terribletɛʁibl
glance
!
(aside).
DUCHESS
Calmly
my
heart
Slept
till
the
present
,
Why
does
it
start
,
Beyond
all
restraint
?
The
crowd
observesɔpsɛʁv
--
That
little
peasant
Gets
onɔ̃
my
nervesnɛʁ.ve
,
Oho
,
I
shall
faint
!
FRITZ
The
Duchess
finds
the
heat
unpleasant
.
WANDA
She's
going
toto
faint
!
(aside, restraining herself).
DUCHESS
Butby
I
have
duties
asa
a
queen
,
And
it
would
seem
unseemly
-
Extremely
unseemly
-
Toto
letlɛt
ought
be
seen
!
(Aloud and gaily to NEPOMUC,
who has come down R.)
DUCHESS
So
,
Captain
,
will
you
kindly
gogo
,
And
bring
here
,
at
onceɔ̃s
-
what
you
know
!
Exit NEPOMUC L.
GRAND DUCHESS signs to FRITZ to come near to her.
ALL
What
onɔ̃
earth
can
that
be
?
Enter NEPOMUC with a sword,
which he carries high and with great respect.
ALL
The
broadsword
!
The
broadsword
!
SONG of the SWORD. - GRAND DUCHESS and CHORUS.
(to FRITZ, pointing to the sword).
DUCHESS
Here
isis
my
blessed
father's
sword
!
Take
it
and
wear
it
at
your
side
;
Strong
isis
your
arm
toto
strikestʁajk
orɔʁ
ward
,
So
inin
your
valour
I
confide
!
When
,
asa
our
histories
recordʁəkɔʁ
,
My
dear
papapapa
toto
battle
hied
,
My
dear
mamma
,
who
he
adored
,
Handed
him
this
weapon
true
and
tried
.
Here
isis
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
!
Here
isis
my
blessed
father's
sword
!
ALL
Here
isis
the
broadsword
,
etc
.
(taking the sword).
DUCHESS
Here
isis
my
blessed
father's
sword
!
Take
it
and
wear
it
at
your
side
;
And
,
when
the
victory
isis
scored
,
Safe
and
uninjured
homeward
rideʁid
!
(With feeling).
DUCHESS
Were
you
by
brutalbʁytal
bullets
bored
,
Orɔʁ
should
a
sword
your
lifelif
divide
,
My
peace
could
never
be
restored
,
Sorrow
would
be
with
memə
till
I
died
!
Recovering herself - with dignity.
DUCHESS
Here
isis
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
!
Here
isis
my
blessed
father's
sword
!
Take
it
and
wear
it
at
your
side
!
She gives sword to FRITZ.
ALL
Here
isis
the
broadsword
,
etc
.
FRITZ
You
need
not
be
afraid
,
forfɔʁ
the
lotlo
of
the
blade
,
The
broadsword
true
and
trusty
,
and
justʒyst
a
rifleʁifl
rusty
With
the
bays
I'll
return
,
orɔʁ
inin
a
marble
urn
!
GRAND DUCHESS, WANDA, MAIDS OF HONOUR, CHORUS.
FRITZ
A
victorvik.tɔʁ
you'll
return
!
(aside).
PUCK
He
never
shall
return
!
CHORUS
He
will
return
!
FRITZ gives the sword to WANDA,
who looks at it admiringly.
ENSEMBLE.
FRITZ.
CHORUS
GRANDgʁɑ̃
DUCHESS
,
WANDA
,
and
CHORUSkɔʁys
.
Victory
earning
,
I'll
be
returning
,
He'll
be
returning
,
Order
every
manman
onɔ̃
,
Leading
every
manman
onɔ̃
,
Horse
and
footfut
and
cannon
,
There
will
be
nono
men
Left
of
our
foemen
,
Forfɔʁ
we'll
chop
'em
all
How the foe will fall
CHORUS
Very
extraɛkstʁa
small
!
Cut
extremely
small
!
With
cheery
band
before
usys
,
With
cheery
band
before
you
,
March
along
!
Join
the
merry
choruskɔʁys
Gaily
we'll
encoreɑ̃kɔʁ
you
,
Of
our
song
!
Inin
our
song
!
We
will
invade
them
!
He
will
invade
them
!
Conquer
and
raidʁɛd
them
!
Followfɔ.lo
onɔ̃
their
track
By
the
nearest
routeʁut
,
Then
we'll
burn
and
sack
,
Then
he'll
burn
and
sack
,
And
gogo
inin
forfɔʁ
loot
!
I
will
come
backbak
soundlɔʁ d‿
,
He
will
come
backbak
soundlɔʁ d‿
,
With
the
laurel
crowned
,
A
conqueror
renowned
!
PUCK
,
PRINCEpʁɛ̃s
PAULpɔl
,
and
BOUMbum
.
Soon
he'll
be
learning
There's
nono
returning
,
Folly
leads
the
manman
onɔ̃
,
Horse
and
footfut
and
cannon
.
There
will
be
nono
manman
Spared
by
the
foeman
,
He
will
chop
'em
all
Very
extraɛkstʁa
small
!
They're
offɔf
with
band
before
them
,
Going
strong
!
How
the
foe
will
floor
them
-
They're
all
wrong
!
Ifif
he
invade
them
,
He'll
be
shotʃɔt
!
He
will
not
be
found
,
We
will
all
be
bound
!
During the following chorus the army begins to march,
and, beginning form the right,
defiles before the GRAND DUCHESS,
who stands R. FRITZ at the head of the army.
MARCH.
CHORUS
March
toto
the
band
that
plays
before
you
,
All
along
!
March
forfɔʁ
the
honour
of
the
landlɑ̃
that
borebɔʁ
you
,
With
a
song
!
(seeing the sword in WANDA's hand).
DUCHESS
Butby
you
forgot
my
blessed
father's
sword
!
ALL
You
quite
forgot
her
blessed
father's
sword
!
Here
isis
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
!
Here
isis
her
blessed
father's
sword
!
Gogo
,
crush
our
foemen
handɑ̃d
toto
handɑ̃d
,
Forfɔʁ
Gerolstein
,
our
Fatherland
!
FRITZ returns to take the sword,
and then puts himself at the head of the troops,
brandishing it aloft.
The soldiers resume the march off
to reprise of the March Chorus.
The GRAND DUCHESS
and WANDA waft kisses to FRITZ,
who returns them of WANDA.
Tableau.
Curtain.
ACT II.
SCENE. - State apartment in the Palace.
A door L., leading to the private suite of the GRAND DUCHESS.
A portrait of a Knight in full armour concealing a secret door.
Another picture R., facing the former.
A door R.I.E. At the back a large opening looking on a gallery
and closed by curtains.
IZA, CHARLOTTE, AMELIE, OLGA,
and other Maids of Honour discovered working on tapestry.
An Usher stands on guard
before the GRAND DUCHESS's door L.
COUPLETS of MAIDS of HONOUR,
and COUPLETS of "the LETTERS." -
IZA, OLGA, CHARLOTTE, and AMELIE.
CHORUS
At
last
the
war
isis
really
over
,
At
last
isis
ended
the
campaign
;
And
each
of
usys
will
see
her
loverlɔve
,
Before
the
night
comeskɔmɛs
roundʁa.und
again
!
IZA looking R., and rising, as do all the other ladies.
IZA
It's
the
mailmaj
!
ALL
It's
the
mailmaj
!
IZA
Then
after
him
inin
choruskɔʁys
!
He's
suresyʁ
toto
have
some
letters
forfɔʁ
usys
!
They carry their tapestry frames to back.
NEPOMUC enters R., carrying letters.
NEPOMUC
Who
wants
letters
?
Here's
a
lotlo
!
ALL
Give
memə
minemin
!
Please
,
sir
,
will
you
not
?
NEPOMUC
Here's
a
lotlo
!
Distributing letters.
To Usher at door L.
NEPOMUC
Now
letlɛt
memə
pass
;
my
businessbiznɛs
touchestuʃ
Nono
less
a
personage
than
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
.
Exit L., the Usher following him.
NEPOMUC
MAIDS
of
HONOUR
(each with her letter in her hand).
NEPOMUC
Before
we
,
trembling
,
breakbʁɛk
the
seal
,
Our
timid
hearts
areaʁ
quickly
beating
!
Butby
what
delight
we
soon
shall
feel
,
Inin
reading
over
and
repeating
!
(opening and reading her letter).
OLGA
à¾I
carried
your
portraitpɔʁtʁɛ
here
inin
my
pocket
,
Right
above
my
heart
;
It
worked
likelaj.ke
a
charm
,
that
magical
locket
,
Well
it
played
its
partpaʁ
;
Forfɔʁ
every
limb
isis
safe
inin
its
socket
,
Justʒyst
asa
at
the
start
!"
Aha
!
the
words
of
my
loverlɔve
I'll
read
you
all
over
;
And
ever
,
likelaj.ke
this
,
The
writing
I'll
kiss
!
(opening and reading letter).
CHARLOTTE
"
It
seems
that
we
don't
want
toto
fight
each
other
Any
moremɔʁ
this
year
;
I
think
,
ifif
we
take
one
thing
with
another
,
Now
the
coast
isis
clear
;
Asa
soon
asa
I'm
backbak
,
I'll
call
onɔ̃
your
mother
,
And
ask
forfɔʁ
your
handɑ̃d
,
my
dear
!"
Aha
!
the
words
of
my
loverlɔve
,
etc
.
(reading letter).
AMELIE
"
My
couragekuʁaʒ
hadaʃade
sunk
toto
absolute
zero
,
I
never
wanted
toto
run
,
when
cannon
balls
flew
;
Butby
,
nevertheless
,
I
fought
likelaj.ke
a
hero
,
And
all
onɔ̃
account
of
thinking
of
you
!"
(reading letter).
IZA
"
To-day
the
enemy
we
fought
,
And
wonwɔn
,
it
seemed
toto
memə
;
Butby
,
glory
and
fame
I've
never
sought
-
What
areaʁ
they
toto
memə
?
Forfɔʁ
,
all
of
these
things
I
value
asa
nought
,
Compared
with
a
kiss
from
thee
!"
Aha
!
the
words
of
my
loverlɔve
,
etc
.
AMELIE
What
does
he
say
,
dear
?
(kissing letter).
CHARLOTTE
Oho
,
he's
a
duck
!
AMELIE
Isis
that
what
he
says
?
CHARLOTTE
Nono
,
that's
what
I
say
.
(to OLGA).
IZA
Showʃo
memə
!
OLGA
Nono
;
I
don't
think
it's
honourable
toto
showʃo
love-
letters
.
IZA
Nono
moremɔʁ
dodo
I
;
butby
-
I'll
showʃo
you
my
Ludvig's
ifif
you'll
showʃo
memə
your
Karl's
.
OLGA
Will
you
?
Oho
,
that's
different
!
Giving letter.
OLGA
Karl
writes
rather
a
bad
handɑ̃d
;
butby
he
has
lovely
eyes
!
(giving letter).
IZA
Ludvig
can't
spell
;
butby
he
has
exquisite
moustachesmustaʃ
!
OLGA
After
all
,
what
does
anything
else
matterma.te
?
They go up a little. Business of all the girls
reading one another's letters.
Enter PRINCE PAUL and BARON GROG R.
PAUL
My
dear
Groggʁɔg
,
you
needn't
have
the
least
apprehension
.
I
give
you
my
word
that
she'll
receive
you
to-day
.
GROG
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
I
ask
forfɔʁ
nono
sounder
security
.
PAUL
Where
areaʁ
your
credentials
from
papapapa
?
GROG
My
august
master's
letter
isis
inin
its
usual
placeplas
-
next
my
heart
.
PAUL
Well
,
you'd
better
take
it
outawt
and
smooth
it
,
and
have
it
ready
toto
present
.
How
dodo
you
dodo
,
ladieslɛ.di
?
He bows.
(laughing and half aside).
AMELIE
Dear
little
Princepʁɛ̃s
!
(laughing and half aside).
OLGA
Poor
little
Princepʁɛ̃s
!
(laughing and half aside).
IZA
Silly
little
Princepʁɛ̃s
!
(to GROG).
PAUL
Oho
,
I
say
-
hang
it
all
!
I
believe
they're
making
funfœn
of
memə
!
GROG
Your
Highness
can
never
be
mistaken
.
PAUL
Oho
!
I
don't
carekaʁ
.
Little
things
amuseamyz
little
minds
,
you
know
.
Ladieslɛ.di
,
letlɛt
memə
present
toto
you
papa's
envoy
,
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
.
Introduction - the ladies curtsey, etc.
PAUL
The
Baronbaʁɔ̃
isis
toto
have
the
privilege
of
anɑ̃
audienceodjɑ̃s
with
her
Highness
thisafternoon
.
Enter NEPOMUC L.
NEPOMUC
Great
tidings
!
General
Fritzfʁits
isis
returning
at
the
head
of
his
triumphant
troops
.
He
will
be
officially
received
inin
anɑ̃
hour
from
now
.
He
has
come
backbak
victorious
,
happy
and
glorious
.
And
her
Highness
isis
uproarious
!
Takes four steps.
NEPOMUC
Uproarious
!
(Takes another four steps.) Positively uproarious!
He has crossed the stage and exit excitedly R.
IZA
They're
backbak
!
Our
boysbɔj
areaʁ
backbak
!
BOUM and PUCK enter R.
The Usher follows them and remains standing at the door.
PUCK
Ladieslɛ.di
,
you're
late
-
you're
late
!
Her
Highness
isis
waiting
!
BOUM
Now
,
ladieslɛ.di
!
Pass
away
,
ladieslɛ.di
-
please
!
Exeunt Maids of Honour L., singing "Ah! words of my lover," etc.
BOUM and PUCK salute PRINCE PAUL.
PAUL
Well
!
and
how
aboutabu
our
sweet
Groggʁɔg
?
BOUM
Her
Highness
has
ordered
usys
toto
send
Groggʁɔg
up
toto
her
.
Usher
!
Usher advances.
BOUM
Attendatɑ̃
the
Baronbaʁɔ̃
!
And
remember
your
instructionsɛ̃stʁyksjɔ̃
.
Aloud, to GROG, bowing and indicating the door L.
BOUM
-
Baronbaʁɔ̃
!
(bowing).
GROG
Auo
revoirʁəvwaʁ
,
General
.
Goes to door.
(going after him).
PAUL
Don't
forget
,
Groggʁɔg
,
old
friend
-
pitchpitʃ
it
into
her
.
Exit GROG L., preceded by Usher.
(returning C., with great delight).
PAUL
At
last
!
PUCK
What
isis
it
,
Princepʁɛ̃s
?
PAUL
You
can't
think
how
excited
I
am
!
Her
Highness
at
last
consents
toto
receive
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
.
I
see
him
now
inin
my
mind's
eye
.
He
goes
along
the
passagepasaʒ
,
then
into
the
little
ante-room
.
BOUM
That
isis
so
!
PAUL
He
crosseskʁɔs
the
little
ante-room
-
PUCK
Yesjɛs
!
PAUL
The
usher
liftslift
the
tapestry
-
signs of negation from BOUM and BUCK
PAUL
-
and
announces
the
Baronbaʁɔ̃
.
He
bows
reverently
toto
the
august
presence
inin
which
-
BOUM
Steady
,
my
young
friend
-
steady
,
steady
!
You've
goneɡon
too
fast
.
Half-way
across
the
little
ante-room
,
before
you
get
toto
the
tapestry
,
there
isis
anɑ̃
archway
,
through
which
he
will
be
piloted
with
great
deference
.
Confronting
that
archway
isis
a
marble
staircase
-
PUCK
Down
which
he
will
be
personally
conducted
with
great
reverence
.
BOUM
The
usher
will
then
guidegid
him
with
extraɛkstʁa
deference
through
the
Hallʼol
of
a
Thousand
Mirrors
,
the
Throne
Room
,
the
Arbitration
Room
,
and
the
Internationalɛ̃tɛʁnasjɔnal
Apology
Room
.
PUCK
Then
extra-super-ne-plus-ultra
reverentially
across
the
yardjaʁd
toto
the
backbak
gate
.
BOUM
Where
he
will
find
his
carriage
and
the
Royalʁwajal
Remembrancer
,
who
will
inform
him
with
extra-superfine
patentpatɑ̃
double-milled
diagonaldjagɔnal
deference
that
the
Baron's
audienceodjɑ̃s
isis
postponed
toto
another
day
.
PAUL
You
mean
toto
say
that
those
areaʁ
really
her
Highness's
instructionsɛ̃stʁyksjɔ̃
?
BOUM
Onɔ̃
my
word
of
honour
.
PAUL
She
surely
wouldn't
daredaʁ
!
PUCK
Wouldn't
daredaʁ
!
My
dear
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
what
anɑ̃
ass
-
recollecting himself
PUCK
-
with
the
greatest
-
the
most
profound
respectʁɛspɛ
,
what
anɑ̃
ass
your
Highness
mustmœst
be
!
Have
you
forgotten
that
to-day
isis
the
day
of
General
Fritz's
return
inin
his
character
of
conquering
hero
?
Ifif
you
think
that
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
will
have
eyes
to-day
forfɔʁ
anybody
butby
him
and
her
looking-glass
,
you
areaʁ
very
much
mistaken
.
(angrily).
PAUL
I
hate
the
very
name
of
Fritzfʁits
!
He's
a
loathsome
manman
,
I
think
!
So
hideously
muscular
!
(with meaning).
BOUM
Whatever
he
may
be
,
he
isis
the
manman
.
(mysteriously).
PAUL
The
manman
of
the
momentmɔmɑ̃
-
yesjɛs
.
Butby
when
that
moment's
over
?
BOUMbum
and
PUCK
.
Yesjɛs
;
what
then
?
(rather alarmed).
PAUL
Oho
,
nothing
!
I
didn't
mean
anything
.
Goes up stage.
(aside to BOUM).
PUCK
It
hasn't
taken
yet
!
(aside to PUCK).
BOUM
Why
not
tell
him
straight
that
--
(Cannon heard without).
BOUM
The
enemy
!
It
isis
the
enemy
!
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
'em
!
Draws his sword and gesticulates.
PUCK
Nono
,
nono
!
(Meaningly). -
PUCK
That's
the
Private
enemy
,
that
was
promoted
toto
the
positionpozisjɔ̃
of
General
enemy
.
(coming down, aside).
PAUL
He
means
Fritzfʁits
!
(sheathing his sword).
BOUM
Forgive
my
excitement
,
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
.
I've
been
a
fortnight
doing
nothing
,
and
I
feel
homesick
forfɔʁ
the
battle-field
.
The curtains at the back are drawn aside.
Enter Ladies-in- waiting, Officers, etc.,
preceded by two Ushers.
CHORUS and SONG. - FRITZ.
CHORUS
Our
soldiers
victorious
Now
areaʁ
coming
backbak
inin
state
,
After
exploitsɛksplwa
glorious
That
we
gladly
celebrate
!
During this Chorus the GRAND DUCHESS
enters L., attended by IZA, CHARLOTTE, OLGA, and AMELIE.
Her court train is carried by two little negroes.
On seeing her, PRINCE PAUL, BOUM,
and PUCK hasten towards her, bowing.
(aside).
DUCHESS
I
shall
see
him
again
,
'Tis
the
hour
of
my
fatefat
!
Can I hide from him then,
DUCHESS
That
my
lovelɔv
isis
so
great
?
The two Ushers have brought on from L. the ducal throne
and a stool, and place them a little L.
They then retire and stand on each side of the door.
CHORUS
Our
soldiers
victorious
,
etc
.
During the reprise of this Chorus,
the GRAND DUCHESS seats herself on the throne,
surrounded by her Maids of Honour.
FRITZ enters at back, followed by MACROBRUNNER, HOCHHEIM,
and NIERSTEIN. He advances towards the GRAND DUCHESS
and bends his knee before her.
She represses her emotion with difficulty.
FRITZ rises as the Chorus ends.
(to GRAND DUCHESS).
FRITZ
Your
Highness
,
all
isis
done
,
And
peace
isis
now
restored
;
Your
gallant
troops
have
wonwɔn
,
Your
enemies
areaʁ
foiled
!
Herewith
I
return
you
-
unsoiled
-
Takes the sword from the hand of Officer.
With emotion.
FRITZ
The
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
!
The
broadsword
true
and
tried
,
your
blessed
father's
sword
!
(with emotion, rising, taking the sword and kissing it).
DUCHESS
Here
isis
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
,
the
broadsword
!
Here
isis
my
blessed
father's
broadsword
!
ALL
There
isis
her
blessed
father's
sword
!
(with dignity, giving the sword to NEPOMUC,
who has approached on her left).
DUCHESS
So
putpy
it
backbak
into
the
armoury
Museum
!
NEPOMUC takes sword and exit with it L.
(to FRITZ).
DUCHESS
Now
,
General
,
with
victory
crowned
Before
my
Courtkuʁ
,
who
longlɔ̃
toto
hear
you
,
Relateʁəlat
your
triumph
great
,
And
letlɛt
the
glory
of
your
deeds
resound
!
The DUCHESS re-seats herself.
CHORUS
Relateʁəlat
your
triumph
great
,
And
letlɛt
the
glory
of
your
deeds
resound
!
FRITZ
Then
I
the
story
will
relateʁəlat
;
A
true
reportʁəpɔʁ
,
Concisekɔ̃siz
and
shortʃɔʁt
-
Of
how
by
skill
and
tactics
great
,
Without
a
blow
,
I
floored
the
foe
!
SONG. - FRITZ.
FRITZ
All
inin
good
order
,
banners
high
,
We
marched
away
,
some
days
ago
,
When
,
inin
a
campkɑ̃
,
one
day
I
spy
Fullful
twenty
thousand
men
orɔʁ
so
!
Quickly
I
pass
the
word
toto
halt
-
A
planplɑ̃
I
hadaʃade
That
wasn't
bad
!
I
didn't
gogo
inin
forfɔʁ
assault
,
I
played
onɔ̃
them
A
stratagem
!
I
hadaʃade
two
hundred
thousand
bottles
,
Fullful
of
wine
,
spirits
,
and
what
not
:
You
meant
them
forfɔʁ
your
army's
throttles
-
I
letlɛt
their
troopers
raidʁɛd
the
lotlo
!
Oho
,
soon
they
were
a
merry
rout
!
"
The
wine
-
this
way
!
Hipʼip
,
hipʼip
,
hooray
!"
The
wine
was
inin
,
the
wit
was
outawt
,
And
I
lay
lowlo
And
made
nono
showʃo
!
Well
,
onɔ̃
the
morrow
we
were
ready
,
We
challenged
them
toto
join
inin
fight
;
Outawt
of
the
campkɑ̃
they
rolled
unsteady
,
And
,
bless
my
soulsul
!
they
were
a
sight
!
Over
the
field
they
camekam
toto
parley
,
Shoving
,
wheelingwi.liŋ
,
Rolling
,
reeling
,
Justʒyst
likelaj.ke
a
great
big
field
of
barley
That
wildly
sways
,
Onɔ̃
windy
days
!
Then
the
commanderkɔmɑ̃de
,
inin
the
middle
,
Their
merry
chief
,
with
warlike
wink
,
Frolicked
,
asa
tight
asa
any
fiddle
,
And
called
toto
memə
,
à¾I'll
standstɑ̃d
a
drinkdʁiŋk
!"
I
answered
backbak
,
"
Nono
,
I
am
paying
!"
It
did
annoy
This
poor
old
boybɔj
-
He
waved
his
bottle
,
camekam
onɔ̃
swaying
,
And
ledlɛd
a
chargeʃaʁʒ
Both
finefin
and
largelaʁʒ
!
Lordlɔʁ
,
how
I
laughed
toto
hear
the
rows
,
and
Toto
see
this
hero
,
half
insanein.sɛjn
,
Leading
his
drunken
twenty
thousand
,
And
all
a-singing
this
refrainʁəfʁɛ̃
-
Lala
,
lala
,
lala
,
lala
,
lala
,
lala
,
lala
,
lala
,
lala
,
lala
!
All
were
so
fullful
of
wine
and
toddy
,
You
touched
one
clownklun
,
They
all
fell
down
!
So
we
did
not
kill
anybody
,
It
would
have
been
Extremely
mean
!
Still
,
inin
the
coming
ageaʒ
,
that
spot'll
Ever
be
known
and
famed
by
usys
,
Forfɔʁ
there
,
upon
the
field
of
bottle
,
Your
soldiers
slept
victorious
!
ALL
Longlɔ̃
live
General
Fritzfʁits
!
(rising).
DUCHESS
General
,
we
areaʁ
pleased
with
you
.
You
have
anɑ̃
arm
of
iron
and
a
silver
tongue
!
(aside).
PUCK
And
a
wooden
head
!
(aside).
BOUM
And
a
brazen
cheek
!
(to the Court).
DUCHESS
Ladieslɛ.di
and
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
,
we
areaʁ
compelled
toto
terminate
this
function
.
The
interests
of
our
dear
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchy
obligeɔbliʒ
usys
toto
discuss
certainsɛʁtɛ̃
intimate
matters
with
our
Commander-in-Chief
-
matters
which
mustmœst
be
forfɔʁ
his
private
ears
alone
.
We
permitpɛʁmi
you
toto
withdraw
!
They don't move at once.
(aside to PUCK).
PAUL
Why
should
she
want
toto
talk
toto
him
alone
?
(aside).
BOUM
She
isis
going
it
!
(aside).
PUCK
I
can't
think
how
you
can
standstɑ̃d
it
!
(aside).
PAUL
Ifif
only
I
saw
a
way
--
BOUM
Perhaps
we
can
showʃo
you
one
!
These sentences must be spoken very rapidly.
(regally).
DUCHESS
Ladieslɛ.di
and
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
,
we
await
your
pleasure
.
Change of tone.
DUCHESS
-
Butby
we're
not
going
toto
await
it
longlɔ̃
,
understand
!
Exeunt Chorus, to refrain of "Our soldiers victorious," etc.,
through opening at back.
PRINCE PAUL, BOUM, and PUCK follow arm in arm.
The Ushers go out last, closing the hangings.
The Maids of Honour and the negroes exeunt L.
The GRAND DUCHESS and FRITZ are alone.
DUCHESS
At
last
we
areaʁ
alone
!
FRITZ
Yesjɛs
,
there's
nobody
else
here
.
DUCHESS
I
am
so
glad
toto
see
you
again
.
FRITZ
Thank
you
,
m'm
.
Same
toto
you
,
and
many
of
'em
.
DUCHESS
Thank
you
.
FRITZ
Don't
thank
memə
,
m'm
.
There's
nothing
toto
thank
memə
forfɔʁ
.
DUCHESS
How
right
I
was
.
When
you
first
attracted
my
attentionatɑ̃sjɔ̃
you
were
simply
a
private
.
FRITZ
Justʒyst
a
recruit
.
DUCHESS
I
promoted
you
toto
Commander-in-Chief
.
What's
the
result
?
The
enemy
isis
routed
!
FRITZ
Yesjɛs
,
there's
nono
mistake
aboutabu
that
!
DUCHESS
The
least
I
can
dodo
inin
return
isis
toto
showʃo
you
some
further
favour
.
FRITZ
How
dodo
you
mean
?
Here
am
I
,
Commander-in-Chief
.
What's
the
good
of
talking
aboutabu
further
favours
.
DUCHESS
You
mean
that
you
think
you've
got
asa
high
asa
you
can
?
FRITZ
I
don't
think
it
-
I
know
it
.
I've
found
that
Field-
Marshal's
staffstaf
that
they
say
isis
inin
every
private's
knapsack
.
I've
distinguished
myself
inin
the
field
.
DUCHESS
Certainly
you
have
-
inin
the
field
of
battle
!
Butby
there
areaʁ
other
fields
.
FRITZ
Of
coursekuʁs
there's
other
fields
-
corn-fields
,
turnip-
fields
,
gold-fields
-
DUCHESS
I
mean
-
other
fields
of
conquest
.
FRITZ
Oho
-
aha
-
yesjɛs
!
Nicenis
and
greengʁin
they're
looking
,
too
,
forfɔʁ
the
time
of
year
.
Aside.
FRITZ
-
I
don't
know
what
she's
talking
aboutabu
.
DUCHESS
A
suitesɥit
of
rooms
has
been
prepared
forfɔʁ
you
inin
the
Palacepalas
,
at
the
suggestionsygʒɛstjɔ̃
of
General
Boumbum
.
FRITZ
General
Boumbum
?
DUCHESS
Certainly
!
The
idea
occurred
toto
him
-
by
my
orders
!
FRITZ
Blow
memə
pink
!
I
should
likelaj.ke
toto
have
seen
his
facefas
when
he
got
your
orders
toto
think
that
outawt
;
it
mustmœst
have
been
a
picture
.
DUCHESS
Shall
I
banish
him
?
I
will
,
ifif
he
annoys
you
.
FRITZ
Oho
,
nono
!
He
don't
annoy
memə
exactly
.
Laughing.
FRITZ
It's
the
old
story
-
a
young
ladylɛdi
inin
the
casekaz
.
DUCHESS
A
young
ladylɛdi
?
FRITZ
Yesjɛs
.
The
old
one
-
I
mean
the
one
I
told
you
aboutabu
,
you
know
.
DUCHESS
What
strange
creatures
men
areaʁ
!
FRITZ
Beg
pardonpaʁdɔ̃
!
DUCHESS
You
,
forfɔʁ
instanceɛ̃stɑ̃s
!
-
I
wonder
what
you
would
really
likelaj.ke
?
FRITZ
Oho
,
thanks
!
I
wasn't
thinking
of
taking
anything
justʒyst
now
,
butby
I
don't
mind
a
dropdʁɔp
of
something
,
ifif
you're
going
toto
have
some
yourself
.
DUCHESS
You
don't
understand
memə
.
I
was
wondering
what
form
of
female
sympathy
might
appeal
most
toto
you
.
FRITZ
Beg
pardonpaʁdɔ̃
!
I
don't
quite
catchkatʃ
.
DUCHESS
How
I
envy
the
simple-minded
peasant
girlgœʁl
!
When
Gretel
loveslɔv
Hansel
,
what
does
she
dodo
?
She takes his strong hand in hers,
DUCHESS
lays
her
sunburnt
cheek
against
his
,
and
says
-
FRITZ
My
ladlad
,
I
want
a
sweetheart
.
DUCHESS
Butby
inin
our
world
everything's
so
artificial
.
A
girlgœʁl
mayn't
tell
her
lovelɔv
,
she
has
toto
hint
it
.
She gazes earnestly at FRITZ, who shows no sign of intelligence.
DUCHESS
Now
,
forfɔʁ
instanceɛ̃stɑ̃s
,
inin
this
very
Palacepalas
there's
a
ladylɛdi
who
isis
madly
inin
lovelɔv
with
you
.
FRITZ
Inin
this
Palacepalas
?
A
ladylɛdi
?
Gogo
onɔ̃
away
!
DUCHESS
Well
-
she
-
poor
thing
!
-
mayn't
take
your
strong
handɑ̃d
-
FRITZ
And
shove
her
facefas
against
minemin
.
DUCHESS
Of
coursekuʁs
she
mayn't
.
All
she
can
dodo
isis
tell
her
taletal
toto
memə
.
FRITZ
Has
she
told
you
?
DUCHESS
She
has
!
FRITZ
What
!
then
she's
-
asa
a
bodybɔdi
may
say
-
a
bitbit
goneɡon
onɔ̃
memə
?
DUCHESS
Madly
!
(laughing).
FRITZ
Well
,
upon
my
soulsul
,
what
a
laughable
state
of
things
.
(angrily).
DUCHESS
Laughable
?
FRITZ
Nono
,
I
don't
mean
laughable
.
Aside.
FRITZ
-
She
don't
fancy
memə
saying
laughable
.
Aloud.
FRITZ
-
I
mean
singular
-
alarming
-
peculiar
!
I
say
,
what's
this
ladylɛdi
likelaj.ke
?
A
little
bitbit
of
"
all
right
"
isis
she
?
DUCHESS
My
courtierskuʁtje
say
she
isis
the
most
beautiful
woman
inin
Gerolstein
.
Aboutabu
her
rank
I
will
say
nothing
-
FRITZ
Rank
?
A
ladylɛdi
of
rank
?
Oho
,
blow
memə
pink
!
DUCHESS
Except
this
:
she
can
placeplas
within
your
reach
everything
that
you
can
possibly
desire
.
Surely
you
have
guessed
who
the
ladylɛdi
isis
?
FRITZ
Wait
a
bitbit
!
Very
nearly
!
I'm
warm
-
I'm
burning
!
Nono
,
it's
nono
good
!
I
never
could
guess
riddles
.
Tell
memə
what
she
said
.
DUET. - GRAND DUCHESS and FRITZ.
DUCHESS
She
said
,
"
When
you
next
behold
him
,
Tell
him
all
I
would
have
told
him
;
Say
toto
him
-
"
FRITZ
What
?
DUCHESS
"
What
I
say
toto
you
."
SOLO. - GRAND DUCHESS.
DUCHESS
Say
toto
him
,
his
soldierly
mienmjɛ̃
I
have
seen
;
Say
toto
him
,
I
think
him
distracting
!
Say
toto
him
,
ifif
he
answered
so
,
I
don't
know
With
what
folly
I
might
not
be
acting
!
Aha
!
ifif
he
would
carekaʁ
toto
wage
a
war
Whose
battles
areaʁ
lovers'
quarrels
,
How
soon
could
the
handsome
conqueror
Win
rosesʁoz
toto
mixmiks
with
his
laurels
!
Say
toto
him
,
my
fancy
he
took
At
a
lookluk
-
Say
toto
him
,
I'm
silly
with
sighing
!
Say
toto
him
,
forfɔʁ
hours
at
a
stretchstʁɛtʃ
-
Oho
,
the
wretch
!
-
I
keep
thinking
of
him
till
I'm
crying
!
Alas
!
it
seemed
a
sudden
chanceʃɑ̃s
,
Nono
lightning
could
ever
be
faster
!
My
passionpasjɔ̃
waked
toto
meet
his
glance
,
I
knew
that
my
lifelif
hadaʃade
a
mastermas.tɛʁ
!
Say
toto
him
,
unless
he
would
doom
Toto
the
tomb
,
Say
toto
him
,
(
forfɔʁ
her
,
mind
,
I'm
pleading
),
Say
toto
him
,
he
cannot
say
"
nay
,"
Only
say
,
I
am
fair
and
my
lovelɔv
isis
exceeding
!
Well
now
!
what
answer
will
you
send
?
(aside).
FRITZ
My
futurefy.tyʁ
may
depend
Onɔ̃
what
I
tell
her
friend
!
DUCHESS
Reply
,
reply
;
Inin
justʒyst
two
words
you
can
,
sir
!
You
know
,
toto
my
friend
,
I
mustmœst
send
anɑ̃
answer
!
FRITZ
Tell
your
friend
I
am
tender-hearted
-
DUCHESS
I
will
tell
her
so
!
FRITZ
And
I'm
pleased
by
what
you've
imparted
-
DUCHESS
I
will
tell
her
so
!
FRITZ
And
I
beg
with
sincere
professionspʁɔfɛsjɔ̃
-
DUCHESS
I
will
tell
her
so
!
FRITZ
Toto
return
her
polite
expressionsɛkspʁɛsjɔ̃
-
DUCHESS
I
will
tell
her
so
!
(aside).
FRITZ
I
say
all
that
,
butby
,
truly
I
confess
,
I'm
asa
much
at
sea
Asa
a
manman
can
be
!
The
devil
take
memə
,
Frizzle
memə
orɔʁ
bake
memə
,
Ifif
I
her
name
at
all
can
guess
!
DUCHESS
Well
,
then
-
FRITZ
Well
,
then
-
Tell
your
friend
I
am
tender-hearted
,
etc
.
ENSEMBLE.
(aside).
(aside).
FRITZ
He's
made
it
outawt
,
I
can't
make
outawt
Without
a
doubt
,
What
she's
aboutabu
.
Forfɔʁ
the
heart
,
forfɔʁ
the
heart
Forfɔʁ
my
partpaʁ
,
forfɔʁ
my
partpaʁ
,
It
can
feel
,
and
it
can
know
!
Where
I
am
,
I
don't
know
!
FRITZ goes up stage, then comes down thinking to himself.
The GRAND DUCHESS seats herself L.
(aside).
FRITZ
Well
,
I
fancy
I've
got
the
swingswiŋ
of
it
now
.
Here
am
I
-
Field-Marshal
,
Commander-in-
Chief
-
all
over
honours
and
decorations
.
And
this
Courtkuʁ
Ladylɛdi
,
who
fancies
memə
,
would
see
I
don't
lose
'em
.
(who is watching him).
DUCHESS
General
!
(still to himself).
FRITZ
Butby
where
I'm
cornered
isis
regarding
Wanda
.
(louder).
DUCHESS
General
!
(turning).
FRITZ
Your
Highness
!
DUCHESS
Come
here
-
near
memə
.
(crossing to her, aside).
FRITZ
It's
jolly
puzzling
.
He is about to kneel upon the footstool at her feet.
DUCHESS
Nono
,
nono
!
Sitswaʁ
down
.
FRITZ sits on the footstool.
DUCHESS
Dodo
you
know
,
you
lookluk
awfully
well
with
your
starsstaʁ
and
medals
and
things
.
-
Indicates the decorations on his breast.
DUCHESS
By
the
way
,
at
any
time
you
feel
you'd
likelaj.ke
any
moremɔʁ
,
you've
only
toto
say
so
.
Where
was
I
?
-
oho
,
I
know
!
I
was
asking
you
aboutabu
this
poor
woman
who
-
careskaʁ
forfɔʁ
you
.
You
didn't
give
memə
a
definite
answer
.
You only said in a general sort of way -
(laughing).
A General's bound to talk in a general sort of way.
DUCHESS
How
ready
you
areaʁ
!
Butby
,
seriously
-
I
mustmœst
have
a
definite
answer
.
FRITZ
Oho
,
I
see
!
This
lady's
not
only
sentsɑ̃
the
messagemesaʒ
,
butby
prepaid
the
reply
,
so
toto
speak
?
DUCHESS
Exactly
.
What
am
I
toto
say
?
(She nervously toys with the order
that FRITZ wears around his neck.)
(screams).
FRITZ
Aha
!
DUCHESS
What's
the
matterma.te
?
FRITZ
D'you
know
,
you're
tickling
memə
.
I
can't
standstɑ̃d
being
tickled
.
It
was
justʒyst
the
same
when
I
was
a
kiddy
.
I
never
could
standstɑ̃d
it
.
Anything
butby
that
!
I'd
sooner
have
a
shove
inin
the
eye
than
anybody
come
and
tickle
memə
,
I
don't
carekaʁ
who
it
isis
.
DUCHESS
I'm
so
sorry
!
FRITZ
Oho
,
that's
all
right
!
You
couldn't
know
,
you
know
.
DUCHESS
Well
,
butby
-
tell
memə
-
aboutabu
this
poor
ladylɛdi
.
Supposing
you
were
sitting
closekloz
toto
her
-
asa
you're
sitting
now
-
what
little
answer
would
you
whisper
toto
her
?
FRITZ
Well
-
blow
memə
pink
!
DUCHESS
That's
very
ready
,
too
.
It's
a
phrasefʁaz
you
useyz
rather
often
perhaps
-
butby
always
with
a
charmingly
varied
inflection
.
Butby
what
would
you
say
afterwards
?
FRITZ
Afterwards
?
Well
-
I
tell
you
-
I
-
I
-
should
feel
jolly
puzzled
.
Enter NEPOMUC at back with message.
He sees the DUCHESS, sneezes and retires behind curtain.
FRITZ and GRAND DUCHESS rise.
FRITZ goes up and takes the letter from NEPOMUC.
(coming down).
FRITZ
A
despatch
,
your
Highness
,
from
the
Chief
Superintendent
of
Policepɔlis
.
DUCHESS
Give
it
toto
memə
.
FRITZ gives it to her.
(aside).
FRITZ
It
would
have
been
all
right
ifif
Wanda
hadaʃade
never
been
born
-
butby
she
has
been
born
-
and
-
well
,
it's
jolly
puzzling
-
that's
what
it
isis
!
(reading despatch, aside).
DUCHESS
"
Disorderly
conduct
of
General
Fritzfʁits
.
.
.
.
Publicpyblik
outrageutʁaʒ
.
.
.
.
Parading
the
town
with
a
villagevilaʒ
wench
-
known
by
the
name
of
Wanda
."
I
mustmœst
investigate
this
.
To NEPOMUC.
DUCHESS
-
Isis
my
Chief
Superintendent
there
?
NEPOMUC
He
isis
,
your
Highness
.
(aside).
DUCHESS
Wanda
!
Oho
,
it
can't
be
!
Aloud, to FRITZ.
DUCHESS
-
Will
you
excuseɛkskyz
memə
forfɔʁ
a
momentmɔmɑ̃
?
FRITZ
Oho
,
that's
all
right
!
DUCHESS
Don't
gogo
till
I
return
.
To NEPOMUC.
DUCHESS
-
Captain
,
escort
usys
.
Exeunt GRAND DUCHESS and NEPOMUC.
(alone).
FRITZ
Well
,
it's
jolly
puzzling
.
Supposesypoz
this
ladylɛdi
comeskɔmɛs
toto
memə
and
says
,
"
Here
I
am
,
General
!"
what
am
I
toto
answer
backbak
?
Ifif
I
say
,
"
Thank
you
,
Madam
,
I
have
some
-
I'm
not
taking
any
,"
she'd
get
wild
,
very
likely
.
Mind
you
,
she'd
have
nono
right
toto
get
wild
.
When
a
ladylɛdi
writes
and
asks
any
one
forfɔʁ
"
the
pleasure
of
his
company
toto
dinner
,"
he
writes
backbak
saying
that
he
"
regretsʁəgʁɛ
that
a
previous
engagementɑ̃gaʒmɑ̃
prevents
him
from
giving
himself
the
pleasure
."
Well, that's my point. He don't say,
FRITZ
He
don't
want
your
nasty
dinner
!"
and
I
don't
say
à¾I
don't
want
your
nasty
company
!"
All
I
say
isis
,
"
A
previous
engagementɑ̃gaʒmɑ̃
"
-
by
which
I
mean
Wanda
-
"
prevents
memə
from
giving
myself
the
pleasure
."
So
I
shall
justʒyst
mentionmɑ̃sjɔ̃
it
toto
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
,
and
she
can
pass
the
word
onɔ̃
toto
her
ladylɛdi
friend
.
Music in orchestra. PRINCE PAUL, BOUM,
and PUCK enter mysteriously at back.
(aside).
FRITZ
There's
them
three
beauties
!
(aside to his companions).
PUCK
There's
our
manman
!
(aside to PAUL).
BOUM
We
can't
initiate
you
while
he's
here
.
Enter NEPOMUC at back.
(to FRITZ).
NEPOMUC
General
!
FRITZ
Hallo
,
Captain
!
How
areaʁ
you
?
NEPOMUC
Her
Highness
isis
detained
by
affairs
of
State
.
She
has
instructed
memə
toto
conduct
you
toto
your
apartments
inin
the
palacepalas
-
the
Crimson
Suitesɥit
.
He goes up and remains at back of stage.
(aside to PRINCE PAUL).
PUCK
The
Crimson
Suitesɥit
!
PRINCE PAUL does not understand.
(to NEPOMUC).
FRITZ
All
right
.
Aside.
FRITZ
-
I
shall
justʒyst
tell
the
Duchess
that
inin
self-defence
I've
made
up
my
mind
toto
marry
Wanda
at
onceɔ̃s
.
(Aloud.) -
FRITZ
Where's
the
Crimson
Suitesɥit
?
NEPOMUC
I
will
escort
you
there
.
(salutes PRINCE PAUL, BOUM, and PUCK).
FRITZ
Good
day
,
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
.
PAULpɔl
,
BOUMbum
,
and
PUCK
.
Good
day
,
sir
.
(to BOUM).
FRITZ
Well
,
he's
got
three
somehow
!
BOUM
Who's
got
-
where
?
FRITZ
Why
,
that
"
infernalɛ̃fɛʁnal
recruit
."
He
ain't
where
he
was
,
and
you
ain't
where
you
were
.
It's
a
funny
world
!
Going.
(angrily).
BOUM
What
the
devil
dodo
you
mean
,
sir
?
FRITZ
Ugh
!
You're
nono
General
!
BOUM makes a gesture of rage. PUCK restrains him.
Exit FRITZ at back, followed by NEPOMUC.
(meaningly to PRINCE PAUL).
PUCK
Did
you
hear
?
Her
Highness
has
ordered
the
Crimson
Suitesɥit
toto
be
prepared
forfɔʁ
the
manman
Fritzfʁits
.
The
Crimson
Suitesɥit
!
(meaningly).
BOUM
I
thought
it
would
come
toto
that
!
PUCK
I
knew
it
!
To PRINCE PAUL.
PUCK
-
You
don't
understand
!
PAUL
Not
inin
the
least
!
PUCK
You
shall
!
Observeɔpsɛʁv
that
picture
.
PAUL
Oho
,
I
can't
bear
it
!
I'm
anɑ̃
Impressionist
,
you
know
.
PUCK
Never
mind
.
Press
you
finger
upon
that
weather-
beaten
hero's
left
spur
.
(going towards picture, then hesitating).
PAUL
Oho
-
aha
-
I
daredaʁ
say
.
BOUM
You
have
only
toto
press
it
lightly
.
PAUL
Oho
,
yesjɛs
!
I
know
!
I've
been
hadaʃade
inin
that
sortsɔʁ
of
way
before
.
You
gogo
and
press
a
spring
,
and
something
fliesfla.jœʁ
outawt
and
hits
you
onɔ̃
the
nose
.
I
don't
think
it's
a
bitbit
funny
.
BOUM
Nono
-
nono
;
onɔ̃
my
word
of
honour
,
it's
nothing
of
the
kind
.
I shall be really angry if it turns out to be a practical joke.
Goes to picture, touches spring,
the picture ascends, and the panel slowly slides back.
An icy blast forces PRINCE PAUL to retreat.
Strange sounds - clarinet in orchestra imitates hooting of owls.
PAUL
Who's
that
giving
farmyard
imitationsimitasjɔ̃
?
PUCK
Nono
one
.
Nono
human
being
would
daredaʁ
toto
tread
those
boards
.
The
soundlɔʁ d‿
you
hear
isis
the
cry
of
the
screech-owl
.
Centuriessɑ̃tyʁi
have
rolled
since
yonder
panelpanɛl
last
yawned
.
With the manner of a person beginning a long story.
PUCK
-
Two
hundred
years
ago
(approaching PUCK).
PAUL
I
have
a
kind
of
instinctɛ̃stɛ̃
that
you're
going
toto
tell
memə
a
taletal
.
BOUM
A
terribletɛʁibl
taletal
.
PAUL
Oho
,
dodo
!
I
belong
toto
the
Gerolstein
Psychical
Society
,
you
know
,
and
this
isis
justʒyst
the
kind
of
thing
that
impresses
usys
.
PUCK
I
will
.
You
mustmœst
understand
that
that
corridorkɔʁidɔʁ
has
two
ends
.
PAUL
How
extraordinary
!
How
weirdwiɚd
!
(continuing).
PUCK
At
one
end
,
isis
this
room
;
at
the
other
end
,
isis
the
Crimson
Suitesɥit
-
where
General
Fritzfʁits
isis
toto
be
lodged
.
PAUL
Aha
!
PUCK
There
areaʁ
two
secretsəkʁɛ
panelspanɛl
:
this
one
concealed
by
the
portraitpɔʁtʁɛ
of
a
warrior
,
the
other
by
the
portraitpɔʁtʁɛ
of
a
ladylɛdi
.
Toto
openɔpɛn
our
panelpanɛl
,
you
press
the
warrior's
left
spur
.
To open the further one you press the lady's left knee.
PAUL
Her
left
knee
?
PUCK
Yesjɛs
;
a
little
fancy
of
the
painter's
.
The
subject
of
this
portraitpɔʁtʁɛ
was
one
Maxmaks
,
Count
Seidlitz
von
derdɛʁ
Powdergestein
.
The
picture
at
the
other
end
represents
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
Victorine
,
the
ancestress
of
our
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
.
PAUL
Gogo
onɔ̃
!
Your
story
fascinates
memə
.
BALLAD and TRIO. -
PRINCE PAUL, BOUM, and PUCK.
BOUM
It
will
whiten
your
cheek
,
A
legend
grim
and
gory
!
PUCK
And
ifif
these
walls
could
speak
,
They
might
repeat
the
story
!
BOUM
County
Maxmaks
inin
the
world
hadaʃade
toto
gogo
forth
,
With
butby
his
sword
;
Butby
his
eyes
and
moustachesmustaʃ
,
and
so
forth
,
Women
adored
!
And
the
Duchess
bestowed
onɔ̃
the
rover
Her
heart
complete
;
And
,
forfɔʁ
lodging
,
assigned
toto
her
loverlɔve
The
Crimson
Suitesɥit
!
And
at
midnight
dark
and
shady
,
Maxmaks
,
from
his
door
,
Would
hear
the
footsteps
of
his
ladylɛdi
,
Inin
that
corridorkɔʁidɔʁ
!
PAUL
That
corridorkɔʁidɔʁ
!
PUCK
That
corridorkɔʁidɔʁ
!
TRIO
Hear
,
all
ye
new
generation
,
The
awful
relationʁəlasjɔ̃
And
terribletɛʁibl
fatefat
of
the
last
of
his
linelin
,
Of
County
Maxmaks
-
County
Maxmaks
Seidlitz
-
County
Maxmaks
Seidlitz
von
derdɛʁ
Powdergestein
!
PUCK
County
Maxmaks
,
asa
he
hopefully
sat
there
,
Heard
,
one
dark
night
,
That
the
footsteps
,
that
went
pit-a-pat
there
,
Were
farfaʁ
from
lightlajt
!
Inin
his
fright
,
forfɔʁ
a
way
of
escaping
Vainly
he
sought
;
Forfɔʁ
he
saw
,
through
the
wainscotting
gaping
Those
feet
hadaʃade
brought
A
dozen
men
inin
sablesabl
vizard
,
With
sword
and
axeaks
,
Who
letlɛt
the
moonlight
through
the
gizzard
Of
County
Maxmaks
!
PAUL
A
dozen
men
-
BOUM
Thirsting
forfɔʁ
gore
-
PUCK
Through
that
dark
door
!
TRIO
Hear
,
all
ye
new
generation
,
etc
.
BOUM closes the secret door,
and comes back close to PRINCE PAUL.
BOUM
Now
,
you
see
what
we're
driving
at
?
PAUL
Oho
yesjɛs
,
I
see
;
butby
it's
awful
PUCK
We
mean
toto
kill
him
likelaj.ke
a
ratʁa
!
PAUL
You
think
we
should
?
Perhaps
it's
lawful
!
BOUM
We'll
see
him
lodged
,
this
very
day
,
There
,
by
the
gloomy
passage-way
;
We'll
putpy
him
where
we
said
before
,
There
,
at
the
end
of
the
corridorkɔʁidɔʁ
!
(very gaily).
TRIO
We'll
see
him
lodged
,
etc
.
PAUL
Yesjɛs
,
to-night
,
our
pretty
Mastermas.tɛʁ
Fritzfʁits
,
Listening
through
the
midnight
shady
,
Thinks
toto
hear
,
asa
he
waiting
sits
,
Steps
of
a
tripping
little
ladylɛdi
.
BOUM
The
step
,
the
step
,
the
pretty
little
step
!
PUCK
Not
ifif
I
know
it
,
there's
nono
fear
,
That
isis
a
step
he'll
never
hear
!
(more gaily still, and with a dance movement).
TRIO
We'll
see
him
lodged
,
etc
.
BOUM
When
he
dreams
of
lovelɔv
and
of
glory
,
And
says
toto
himself
,
"
You'll
be
a
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duke
,
my
buck
!"
With
facesfas
masked
,
forfɔʁ
murder
gory
,
Inin
come
the
three
,
Paulpɔl
,
Boumbum
,
and
Puck
!
PAUL
Comeskɔmɛs
the
gallant
Paulpɔl
!
BOUM
Comeskɔmɛs
the
fearless
Boumbum
!
PUCK
Comeskɔmɛs
the
daring
Puck
!
TRIO
Yesjɛs
-
Paulpɔl
,
Boumbum
,
Puck
!
With wild gaiety and a very animated dance.
TRIO
We'll
see
him
lodged
,
etc
.
Music continues during the ensuing dialogue
until the last words, "As he enters the Crimson Suite!"
The GRAND DUCHESS enters.
Seeing PRINCE PAUL, BOUM, and PUCK,
she stands at back and overhears their conversation.
PAUL
Then
,
ifif
I
understand
you
,
this
isis
a
conspiracy
.
BOUMbum
and
PUCK
.
A
conspiracy
!
Forfɔʁ
the
exterminationɛkstɛʁminasjɔ̃
of
the
manman
Fritzfʁits
!
BOUMbum
and
PUCK
.
Forfɔʁ
the
exterminationɛkstɛʁminasjɔ̃
of
the
manman
Fritzfʁits
!
Come
toto
my
rooms
,
then
,
inin
anɑ̃
hour's
time
.
I'll
order
tea
.
PUCK
Butby
,
I
supposesypoz
,
asa
your
guests
,
we
can
have
something
besides
tea
?
BOUM
Justʒyst
ourselves
-
orɔʁ
will
there
be
any
ladieslɛ.di
?
Becausebi.koz
,
ifif
so
,
I
mustmœst
gogo
homeʼom
and
dress
.
PAUL
Ladieslɛ.di
!
What
?
Inin
a
conspiracy
?
(coming down between PRINCE PAUL and BOUM).
DUCHESS
Excuseɛkskyz
memə
,
Princepʁɛ̃s
,
there
will
be
one
ladylɛdi
there
.
PAULpɔl
,
PUCK
,
and
BOUMbum
(much alarmed).
DUCHESS
The
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
!
(Aside.) -
DUCHESS
We're
lost
!
Aloud.
DUCHESS
-
Your
Highness
--
(alarmed).
PAUL
I
shall
say
I
don't
know
anything
aboutabu
it
!
DUCHESS
Dodo
not
be
alarmed
,
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
!
This
league
isis
directed
,
asa
I
understand
,
against
General
Fritzfʁits
?
BOUM
That
was
,
toto
a
certainsɛʁtɛ̃
extent
,
our
originalɔʁiʒinal
idea
-
-
butby
it's
subject
toto
alteration
,
of
coursekuʁs
.
DUCHESS
Say
nono
moremɔʁ
!
I
instal
myself
asa
Ladylɛdi
President
of
the
League
.
(aside).
BOUM
Hallo
!
(aside).
PUCK
That's
better
!
(aside).
PAUL
What
a
reliefʁəljɛf
!
DUCHESS
Dodo
you
know
what
General
Fritzfʁits
has
done
?
He
has
hadaʃade
the
insolenceɛ̃sɔlɑ̃s
toto
ask
my
permissionpɛʁmisjɔ̃
toto
marry
the
girlgœʁl
Wanda
.
My
friends
,
I
have
sentsɑ̃
him
that
permissionpɛʁmisjɔ̃
.
Inin
a
few
hours'
time
he
and
this
-
creature
-
will
start
forfɔʁ
the
Cathedral
.
It
will
be
your
businessbiznɛs
toto
checktʃɛk
his
progress
.
PAULpɔl
,
PUCK
,
and
BOUMbum
.
At
what
pointpwɛ̃
?
You will strike - as he enters the Crimson Suite.
DUCHESS
PAULpɔl
,
PUCK
,
and
BOUMbum
(with joy).
DUCHESS
Asa
he
enters
the
Crimson
Suitesɥit
!
We'll
see
him
lodged
,
etc
.
(dancing wildly).
QUARTET
We'll
see
him
lodged
,
etc
.
At the end of the dance PUCK gives "a back"
to PRINCE PAUL and to BOUM,
who go over him leap frog.
The GRAND DUCHESS begins to tuck up her skirts,
and gives a little run towards PUCK,
who remains offering "a back,"
but she stops short as she gets up to him,
looking round with a shocked expression
and her finger on her lip, as if saying,
"Oh, no, I mustn't!"
ACT III.
SCENE 1. - Ante-chamber of the Crimson Suite.
Evening. Secret door R.C. concealed by full-length portrait
of the Grand Duchess Victorine.
Enter BOUM.
(goes to picture).
BOUM
Here
we
areaʁ
!
Now
which
isis
her
knee
?
Touches knee - the secret panel opens.
Enter mysteriously PUCK, PRINCE PAUL,
GROG, and NEPOMUC.
(counting them).
BOUM
One
,
two
,
three
,
fourfuʁ
.
Right
!
The panel closes.
(to BOUM).
PUCK
Isis
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
aware
of
the
object
of
the
league
?
(with indifference).
GROG
Asa
I
understand
it
,
it
isis
merely
toto
"
remove
"
some
person
inin
authority
.
BOUM
Hark
ye
,
all
of
you
!
Draws his sword.
(worried).
PUCK
Tutty
,
tutty
,
tutty
!
What
isis
it
now
?
(terrified).
PAUL
Putpy
that
horrid
thing
away
!
PUCK
,
GROGgʁɔg
,
and
NEPOMUC
.
Yesjɛs
,
yesjɛs
!
putpy
it
away
!
(with energy).
BOUM
Whatever
dark
task
I
take
up
,
I
see
it
through
!
Understand
,
onceɔ̃s
forfɔʁ
all
,
the
manman
who
backs
outawt
,
I
cut
him
inin
two
!
PUCK
Butby
nobody
dreams
of
backing
outawt
.
(threatening PRINCE PAUL).
BOUM
Ifif
you
want
toto
backbak
up
,
I
cut
you
inin
two
!
PAUL
Now
please
obligeɔbliʒ
memə
by
putting
that
backbak
inin
its
sheath
.
It's
most
dangerous
,
especially
when
you're
excited
.
PUCK
Dodo
,
forfɔʁ
goodness'
sake
,
quietkjɛ
down
.
When
you
get
into
one
of
your
moods
you're
hopeless
.
(putting back his sword in its sheath).
BOUM
I've
said
my
say
.
Ifif
anybody
doesn't
likelaj.ke
it
,
they
can
dodo
the
other
thing
.
PAUL
There
,
there
!
That's
quite
enough
.
BOUM
And
now
,
areaʁ
you
suresyʁ
of
your
weapons
?
PUCK
Absolutely
!
Every
blade
isis
branded
inin
largelaʁʒ
typetip
,
"
Sheffield
."
PAUL
And
inin
smaller
letters
,
"
Made
inin
Gerolstein
."
Enter GRAND DUCHESS .
She comes between BOUM and PUCK.
DUCHESS
Gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
,
ifif
your
hears
areaʁ
asa
true
asa
your
blades
,
I
have
nono
fear
!
PUCK
Her
Highness
!
All bow.
BOUM
I
shall
cut
him
inin
two
!
DUCHESS
Sh
!
sh
!
I
have
a
boon
toto
ask
of
you
.
PUCK
Your
Highness
has
butby
toto
ask
.
DUCHESS
'Tis
butby
a
woman's
whim
.
When
you
strikestʁajk
,
sparespaʁ
his
facefas
.
(in the corner L., masked by PRINCE PAUL, ironically).
GROG
It
would
never
dodo
toto
spoil
his
beauty
!
DUCHESS
Who
spoke
?
Who
isis
this
?
I
dodo
not
know
him
.
PAUL
This
isis
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
;
Papa's
envoy
,
you
know
,
whom
you
always
refused
toto
see
.
(crossing to PRINCE PAUL,
and scrutinizing GROG with interest).
DUCHESS
I
perceive
that
I
was
gravely
inin
error
.
(To PRINCE PAUL, BOUM, and PUCK).
DUCHESS
-
Gogo
,
and
postpɔst
your
men
.
You
,
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Groggʁɔg
,
will
remain
.
(as surprised as his imperturbability allows).
GROG
Your
Highness
!
DUCHESS
You
have
frequently
,
I
believe
,
sought
anɑ̃
audienceodjɑ̃s
.
I
grant
it
toto
you
now
.
(aside to GROG).
PAUL
Now's
your
chanceʃɑ̃s
,
old
friend
.
Find
outawt
what's
really
inin
her
mind
.
Get
into
her
head
,
Groggʁɔg
-
get
into
her
head
!
Repeated melodrame music in orchestra.
Exeunt PRINCE PAUL, BOUM, PUCK,
and NEPOMUC R.C. The GRAND DUCHESS goes up stage
with them a little way. GROG crosses L.
(to GROG).
DUCHESS
Baronbaʁɔ̃
,
your
frankfʁɑ̃k
facefas
pleases
memə
.
GROG
Your
Highness
-
DUCHESS
Frankfʁɑ̃k
facesfas
areaʁ
rareʁaʁ
.
Yours
isis
absolutely
frankfʁɑ̃k
.
GROG
We
will
talk
,
ifif
you
please
,
of
his
Highness
the
Princepʁɛ̃s
.
DUCHESS
Presently
.
Dodo
you
know
I've
never
talked
with
any
one
who
interested
memə
inin
the
way
you
dodo
?
It
isn't
so
much
what
you
say
,
asa
your
uniqueynik
method
of
saying
it
.
You
say
the
most
startling
things
,
and
your
facefas
never
moves
a
musclemyskl
!
GROG
The
result
of
education
.
DUCHESS
Indeed
?
GROG
When
I
was
yet
inin
my
cradle
,
my
father
and
mother
decided
that
I
was
destined
forfɔʁ
diplomacy
.
Inin
consequence
my
facefas
hadaʃade
assumed
anɑ̃
icy
mask
of
Sphinx-like
ambiguity
even
when
I
was
a
babybɛ.bi
.
(smiling).
DUCHESS
Years
ago
,
I
supposesypoz
?
GROG
Years
ago
.
Ifif
my
babybɛ.bi
facefas
lost
even
forfɔʁ
anɑ̃
instantɛ̃stɑ̃
its
statesmanlike
expressionɛkspʁɛsjɔ̃
of
bland
inscrutability
,
I
was
-
saving
your
presence
-
spanked
by
my
sainted
mother
.
DUCHESS
Poor
little
dear
!
Will
you
dodo
memə
a
favour
?
GROG
What
its
it
?
DUCHESS
Letlɛt
the
others
gogo
inin
frontfʁɔ̃
of
you
.
GROG makes a slight movement of the lip.
DUCHESS
Now
what
areaʁ
you
doing
?
What
does
that
mean
?
-
Imitates his grimace.
GROG
What
does
what
mean
?
DUCHESS
That
little
grimacegʁimas
,
that
hardly
perceptiblepɛʁsɛptibl
movement
of
the
lips
-
likelaj.ke
this
.
-
Imitates him again.
DUCHESS
With
any
one
else
it
would
mean
nothing
,
butby
with
you
it
mustmœst
be
a
roar
of
laughter
.
GROG
Perfectly
true
!
DUCHESS
You
see
how
well
I
know
you
already
!
Tell
memə
,
what
was
it
made
you
-
split
your
sides
with
mirth
-
inin
that
way
?
GROG
I
hadaʃade
rather
not
.
DUCHESS
Well
,
what
was
it
?
GROG
A
few
minutesminyt
ago
you
were
anxious
aboutabu
Fritz's
beauty
.
Now
you
areaʁ
anxious
aboutabu
minemin
.
(smiling, aside).
DUCHESS
How
absurd
!
Butby
it's
perfectly
true
.
If I wanted to draw conclusions -
DUCHESS
Sh
!
-
sh
!
You
mustn't
draw
conclusionskɔ̃klyzjɔ̃
!
GROG
Nono
!
DUCHESS
Let's
talk
of
something
else
.
Talk
toto
memə
aboutabu
yourself
.
What
isis
your
positionpozisjɔ̃
at
the
Elector's
Courtkuʁ
?
GROG
Chamberlain
.
DUCHESS
Isis
that
all
?
A
manman
of
your
power
and
abilities
!
Now, if you would leave the Elector's Court
DUCHESS
and
accept
officeɔfis
here
,
I
could
offer
you
sighs
DUCHESS
a
farfaʁ
softer
billetbijɛ
.
GROG
Outawt
of
the
questionkɛstjɔ̃
,
I
regretʁəgʁɛ
toto
say
.
DUCHESS
How
so
?
GROG
Unless
your
Highness
consents
toto
marry
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
.
DUCHESS
Toto
marry
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
!
Why
come
backbak
toto
that
?
GROG
I
thought
,
madam
,
that
we
hadaʃade
been
talking
of
nothing
else
.
DUCHESS
My
dear
Baronbaʁɔ̃
,
you're
a
diplomatist
!
GROG
I
wish
I
could
persuadepɛʁsɥad
your
Highness
toto
take
my
Princepʁɛ̃s
.
He
isis
really
a
most
harmless
young
manman
.
DUCHESS
Anɑ̃
ideal
diplomatist
!
Re-enter PRINCE PAUL, BOUM, and PUCK.
(annoyed).
DUCHESS
Who's
there
?
Oho
!
it's
you
,
gentlemendʒɛnt.lə.man
.
(aside to GROG).
PAUL
Well
?
(aside to PRINCE PAUL).
GROG
We're
getting
onɔ̃
!
(aside, with joy).
PAUL
Faithful
old
friend
!
(to BOUM).
DUCHESS
Have
you
located
your
men
?
BOUM
I
have
,
your
Highness
.
DUCHESS
Well
,
them
dislocate
them
-
I
mean
,
dispersedispɛʁs
them
-
glancing significantly at GROG
DUCHESS
-
there
will
be
nono
assassination
to-night
.
(stupefied with anger).
BOUM
Nonsense
!
DUCHESS
I
have
spoken
.
There
will
be
nono
assassination
to-night
.
BOUM
Why
not
?
Fiercely.
BOUM
-
The
enemy
!
Where
isis
the
enemy
?
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
him
!
(Business with sword).
DUCHESS
I
dodo
nothing
without
a
reason
.
Onɔ̃
this
occasionɔkazjɔ̃
,
my
reason
isis
-
that
I've
changed
my
mind
.
PUCK
Butby
half
anɑ̃
hour
ago
-
DUCHESS
Half
anɑ̃
hour
ago
I
was
inin
a
bad
temper
.
Since
then
something
orɔʁ
other
-
looking at GROG, with meaning
DUCHESS
the
Baron's
eloquence
,
perhaps
-
has
putpy
memə
inin
a
sweeter
mood
.
GROG bows.
(to GROG).
PAUL
Dear
old
friend
!
(working himself into a passion).
BOUM
Your
Highness
,
this
fellow
Fritzfʁits
has
fooled
memə
.
He
stole
the
heart
of
little
Wanda
,
a
wench
toto
whom
I
hadaʃade
shown
some
favour
.
He
stole
my
General's
feather
,
the
oriflammeɔʁiflam
that
many
a
time
has
waved
where
the
fight
was
thickest
.
I
demand
his
blood
!
I
shall
cut
him
inin
quarterskwaʁ.tɛʁ
!
With great energy.
BOUM
-
I
challengeʃalɑ̃ʒ
him
toto
singlesiŋgəl
combatkɔ̃ba
to-night
!
PUCK
That
will
obligeɔbliʒ
him
toto
putpy
offɔf
his
wedding
till
to-morrow
.
BOUM
Putpy
offɔf
his
wedding
till
to-morrow
!
Putpy
offɔf
his
wedding
forfɔʁ
ever
!
Annihilate
his
wedding
!
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
him
!
Business with sword.
DUCHESS
Oho
,
forfɔʁ
that
,
asa
you
please
!
I
don't
object
toto
a
dueldɥɛl
.
(slightly disconcerted).
BOUM
What
?
GROG
Cut
him
inin
sixsis
!
(aside to PRINCE PAUL).
PUCK
We
shall
still
have
our
funfœn
!
We
mustmœst
keep
old
Boumbum
up
toto
this
!
(with less energy).
BOUM
I've
a
-
I've
a
perfect
right
toto
kill
him
!
(aloud to BOUM).
PUCK
Honour
demands
it
!
DUCHESS
General
Boumbum
-
orɔʁ
any
one
who
values
my
favour
-
can
challengeʃalɑ̃ʒ
the
upstart
.
Letlɛt
the
dueldɥɛl
take
placeplas
at
onceɔ̃s
.
And
-
with meaning, looking at GROG
DUCHESS
-
when
General
Fritzfʁits
isis
vanquished
,
letlɛt
the
victorvik.tɔʁ
comeskɔmɛs
toto
memə
forfɔʁ
his
reward
.
Bows to all, but with marked graciousness to GROG, and exit.
(who is beginning to look very uncomfortable).
BOUM
Lookluk
here
,
I
say
,
I
don't
see
how
I
can
fight
with
a
promoted
private
.
PUCK
Nonsense
!
BOUM
It's
all
very
well
forfɔʁ
you
toto
say
"
nonsense
"!
Aside.
BOUM
-
Old
fool
!
I'll
flog
that
sentry
who
missed
him
!
Aloud.
BOUM
-
After
all
,
I
can't
help
pitying
the
poor
wretch
-
he
didn't
know
any
better
.
Perhaps
a
reprimand
might
meet
the
casekaz
.
PAUL
Hardly
!
GROG
Cut
him
inin
eight
!
BOUM
How
can
I
ask
any
friends
of
minemin
toto
wait
onɔ̃
any
friends
of
his
?
PUCK
Nepomuc's
the
manman
.
He'll
dodo
it
.
(aside).
BOUM
Old
idiotidjo
!
I'll
give
that
sentry
penal
servitudesɛʁvityd
!
PAUL
I
shall
be
happy
toto
represent
General
Fritzfʁits
.
GROG
Well
said
!
(who is trying to get towards door).
BOUM
I
mustmœst
justʒyst
gogo
and
have
a
lookluk
at
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess's
regulations
toto
see
whether
-
PUCK
Nono
,
nono
.
Let's
find
Nepomuc
,
and
arrangeaʁɑ̃ʒ
preliminaries
.
Come
along
!
(aside, as he goes off).
BOUM
I'll
hang
that
sentry
!
Exeunt PRINCE PAUL, GROG,
and PUCK R.I.E. BOUM following unwillingly.
Enter FRITZ and WANDA
FRITZ
Come
along
,
Wanda
.
What
dodo
you
want
toto
be
nervous
aboutabu
?
WANDA
Don't
talk
silly
!
Anybody
would
be
nervous
!
FRITZ
I
could
understand
it
ifif
you
were
going
toto
marry
a
stranger
.
Butby
it's
only
memə
you're
going
toto
marry
!
WANDA
Quite
enough
too
!
FRITZ
Perhaps
you're
nervous
at
marrying
a
Commander-in-Chief
?
Well
,
that
I
can
understand
.
Still
,
there's
many
a
girl's
done
it
before
.
WANDA
What
!
You
don't
mean
toto
say
you've
been
-
FRITZ
Nono
,
nono
!
I
mean
,
many
a
girl's
hadaʃade
toto
marry
Generals
,
and
Admirals
,
and
Commanders
,
and
all
such
things
asa
that
.
It's
only
the
uniform
what
dazzles
'em
.
Butby
,
bless
you
,
a
uniform's
only
skin
deep
.
We
Commanders-
in-Chief
,
we're
only
men
.
WANDA
Don't
keep
talking
aboutabu
your
rank
and
your
uniform
.
FRITZ
How
dodo
you
want
memə
toto
talk
?
WANDA
You
know
-
at
least
you
dodo
sometimes
-
when
you're
nicenis
.
I
want
you
toto
talk
-
moremɔʁ
loving
.
FRITZ
Oho
!
that's
all
right
!
DUET. - WANDA and FRITZ.
WANDA
It
seems
so
strange
toto
be
together
,
Inin
such
a
grandgʁɑ̃
and
splendid
placeplas
.
With
Fritz's
coat
all
goldengɔldɛn
lacelas
,
And
then
that
monster
of
a
feather
!
It
seems
so
strange
toto
be
together
!
Butby
why
onɔ̃
earth
should
that
annoy
?
Forfɔʁ
he's
my
boybɔj
!
FRITZ
With
feathers
waving
proud
above
you
,
I
am
a
hero
,
I
confess
;
Butby
underneath
this
awfulness
,
You'll
find
a
husband
fondfɔ̃
toto
lovelɔv
you
!
Yesjɛs
,
there's
a
husband
fondfɔ̃
toto
lovelɔv
you
!
So
why
should
fear
your
peace
destroydɛstʁɔj
?
Forfɔʁ
I'm
your
boybɔj
!
Enter HOCHHEIM, NIERSTEIN,
FRITZ
Soldiers
,
Peasants
,
and
Vivandieres
SOLO and CHORUS. ("COME TO CHURCH").
NIERSTEIN
Come
toto
church
,
noblenɔbl
lordlɔʁ
,
come
toto
church
!
ALL
Come
toto
church
!
NIERSTEIN
And
when
the
ceremony's
o'er
,
ALL
At
the
church
!
NIERSTEIN
You
will
not
carekaʁ
toto
rove
any
moremɔʁ
,
ALL
Come
toto
church
!
Or leave your lady in the lurch.
ALL
Come
toto
church
!
HOCHHEIM
You
,
my
ladylɛdi
,
we
bid
you
toto
church
!
ALL
Come
toto
church
!
HOCHHEIM
And
when
the
ceremony's
o'er
,
ALL
At
the
church
!
HOCHHEIM
You
will
live
happy
evermore
,
ALL
Outawt
of
church
!
HOCHHEIM
Two
little
love-birds
onɔ̃
one
perch
.
ALL
Come
toto
church
!
They prepare to escort FRITZ and WANDA to the Cathedral.
Enter quickly PRINCE PAUL, GROG, NEPOMUC,
and PUCK. (Music continues during the ensuing dialogue.)
PUCK
Stopstɔp
!
Soldiers and Peasants express surprise and annoyance.
(to FRITZ).
PAUL
General
,
I
have
the
honour
toto
represent
you
.
FRITZ
It's
very
kind
of
you
,
butby
I
don't
see
the
likeness
.
Aside.
FRITZ
-
I
should
be
jolly
sorry
ifif
I
did
!
PAUL
It's
anɑ̃
affair
of
honour
.
FRITZ
Honour
?
You've
come
toto
the
wrong
shopʃɔp
.
We're
quite
outawt
of
it
.
Come
onɔ̃
,
Wanda
.
Preparing to go.
PAUL
General
Boumbum
has
sentsɑ̃
you
a
challengeʃalɑ̃ʒ
.
FRITZ
Has
he
?
It's
the
first
wedding
present
I've
hadaʃade
.
NEPOMUC
I
hadaʃade
the
honour
toto
be
the
bearer
of
the
General's
messagemesaʒ
.
Bows.
PAUL
I
hadaʃade
the
honour
toto
receive
it
.
Bows to NEPOMUC.
FRITZ
Then
you
can
have
the
honour
toto
accept
it
.
Bows.
FRITZ
Come
onɔ̃
,
Wanda
!
PAUL
I
have
accepted
it
-
FRITZ
Good
luck
toto
you
.
Sorry
I
have
toto
gogo
.
PAUL
Onɔ̃
your
behalf
.
FRITZ
Onɔ̃
my
behalf
?
Well
,
I
call
that
jolly
impertinenceɛ̃pɛʁtinɑ̃s
,
ifif
you
ask
memə
.
I
don't
want
toto
fight
General
Boumbum
.
I'll
attendatɑ̃
toto
the
matterma.te
inin
a
week
orɔʁ
two
.
Going.
NEPOMUC
Pardonpaʁdɔ̃
memə
,
General
.
You
mustmœst
attendatɑ̃
toto
it
now
.
PAUL
The
dueldɥɛl
isis
toto
take
placeplas
at
onceɔ̃s
-
inin
the
market-place
.
HOCHHEIM
A
dueldɥɛl
!
How
exciting
!
NIERSTEIN
May
we
come
and
see
it
?
PUCK
Certainly
not
.
Soldiers, etc., express disappointment.
PUCK
This
isis
a
private
dueldɥɛl
.
You
can
all
wait
inin
the
Cathedral
.
WANDA
Fritzfʁits
,
promisepʁɔmiz
you
won't
fight
?
FRITZ
I
promisepʁɔmiz
I
won't
,
ifif
I
can
help
it
.
CHORUS and SCENE.
CHORUS
Now
,
toto
the
fight
you
mustmœst
proceed
,
It
isis
nono
useyz
forfɔʁ
you
toto
tarry
!
Then
,
inin
the
church
,
should
you
succeed
,
All
of
usys
soon
will
see
you
marry
!
Away
!
away
!
away
!
(to FRITZ).
WANDA
Dodo
not
gogo
,
don't
,
my
dear
!
(to WANDA).
FRITZ
Never
fear
,
never
fear
!
WANDA
Don't
gogo
,
don't
gogo
,
my
dear
,
I
am
shaking
with
fear
!
PUCK
and
PAULpɔl
.
Come
along
!
Don't
delay
!
We
really
cannot
stay
.
(to WANDA).
FRITZ
What
dodo
you
think
I
ought
toto
dodo
?
WANDA
Stay
with
memə
,
dearest
,
dodo
not
gogo
!
PUCK separates FRITZ and WANDA.
PAUL
Come
outside
,
come
outside
,
You'll
have
toto
gogo
and
leave
your
bridebʁid
!
CHORUS
Come
outside
,
come
outside
,
You'll
have
toto
gogo
and
leave
your
bridebʁid
!
(to FRITZ).
PUCK
I'll
backbak
you
up
and
see
you
through
,
I'll
bet
my
ruffled
shirt
onɔ̃
you
!
And if in combat you should fall,
PUCK
I'll
see
aboutabu
your
funeral
!
CHORUS
We'll
backbak
you
up
and
see
you
through
,
And
putpy
our
latest
centsɑ̃
onɔ̃
you
!
And if in combat you should fall,
CHORUS
We'll
all
attendatɑ̃
the
funeral
!
(to FRITZ).
HOCHHEIM
You
robbed
him
of
his
honour
bright
,
You
stepped
into
his
martialmaʁsjal
shoes
!
He's
challenged
you
toto
singlesiŋgəl
fight
,
Toto
end
inin
death
-
nono
matterma.te
whose
!
CHORUS
You
robbed
him
of
his
honour
bright
,
etc
.
(to PUCK).
FRITZ
Lookluk
here
,
you
know
,
I
much
prefer
Toto
marry
her
to-night
-
So
we'll
adjourn
the
fight
!
PUCK
You'll
have
toto
fight
ere
dawn
of
day
,
And
only
one
will
gogo
away
!
(to WANDA).
FRITZ
My
dear
,
I
fear
I've
got
toto
gogo
.
(to WANDA).
NIERSTEIN
It's
all
right
!
We'll
take
carekaʁ
of
you
!
(to FRITZ).
PUCK
So
now
prepare
your
foe
toto
facefas
!
CHORUS
Yesjɛs
,
now
prepare
your
foe
toto
facefas
!
Exit NEPOMUC
(worried and annoyed).
FRITZ
Where
have
I
putpy
my
leather
belt
?
CHORUS
Where
has
he
putpy
my
leather
belt
?
As FRITZ asks for a thing,
MACROBRUNNER passes it to PUCK,
who gives it to FRITZ and helps him put it on
. These movements must be very rapid and without confusion.
FRITZ
Oho
,
you
mustmœst
find
my
belt
of
leather
,
I
cannot
fight
without
my
belt
!
(while PUCK, gives FRITZ the belt).
CHORUS
See
,
here
it
isis
,
your
leather
belt
!
FRITZ
My
sabretachesa.bʁə.taʃ
!
They
gogo
together
!
CHORUS
They
gogo
together
!
PUCK gives it to him.
FRITZ
And
now
,
my
feather
-
yesjɛs
,
my
feather
!
Pray
bring
it
here
,
my
lofty
plumeplym
.
PUCK puts the helmet on.
FRITZ
Now
I'm
inin
fullful
costumekɔstym
!
CHORUS
Now
he
has
his
plumeplym
,
He's
inin
fullful
costumekɔstym
!
(entering carrying the sword).
NEPOMUC
Wait
a
bitbit
,
my
lordlɔʁ
,
dodo
not
gogo
,
I've
got
it
here
forfɔʁ
you
-
you
know
!
(speaking).
FRITZ
Oho
!
it's
her
blessed
father's
sword
again
!
Takes it and angrily addresses it.
FRITZ
You
wretched
sword
,
ifif
you
butby
knew
The
rageʁaʒ
I
feel
at
seeing
you
!
CHORUS
Forth
toto
the
fray
,
forth
toto
the
strife
!
FRITZ
Oho
,
ain't
it
gaygɛ
,
a
soldier's
lifelif
!
ALL
Toto
the
field
!
toto
the
field
!
And
vow
toto
diedi
before
you
yield
!
Toto
the
field
!
NEPOMUC has gone a little up stage.
During the final chorus PUCK has tried to lead FRITZ away.
PRINCE PAUL holds WANDA,
who tries to escape and throw herself in FRITZ's arms.
GROG separates them, and, just as FRITZ is being
led off by PUCK, the Curtain falls.
Scene 2.
A Market Place with Cathedral. Dawn.
Entrance to Cathedral L.C. R. and L. are drinking-booths, etc.
Entrances The Officers, Soldiers, and Villagers are supposed
to be inside the Cathedral awaiting the arrival of FRITZ
and the wedding party. PUCK, PRINCE PAUL,
and NEPOMUC are awaiting the arrival of BOUM
and FRITZ. PUCK is looking off.
PRINCE PAUL and NEPOMUC pacing up and down.
The music continues during opening dialogue.
(to PUCK).
PAUL
Any
sign
of
him
?
PUCK
Nono
.
PAUL
I
dodo
hate
peoplepi.pɔl
who
don't
keep
appointments
.
It's
justʒyst
asa
easy
toto
be
punctual
asa
toto
be
late
.
NEPOMUC
Did
you
thoroughly
explain
where
he
was
toto
come
?
PAUL
Certainly
.
We
said
"
the
Market
Placeplas
."
NEPOMUC
He
mustmœst
be
under
some
misapprehension
.
PUCK
He's
much
moremɔʁ
likely
under
the
bed
.
NEPOMUC
Where's
Fritzfʁits
?
PAUL
Our
manman
was
here
at
the
time
appointed
.
He's
hunting
forfɔʁ
Boumbum
.
Enter FRITZ. Music stops.
PUCK
Well
?
FRITZ
Well
,
I've
done
all
I
can
toto
find
him
.
I
supposesypoz
his
honour's
satisfied
.
I
know
minemin
isis
!
PUCK
Hardly
.
FRITZ
Well
,
I
don't
carekaʁ
!
Boumbum
hasn't
turned
up
.
I
sha'n't
wait
any
longerlɔ̃ʒe
;
I'll
find
Wanda
and
get
married
at
onceɔ̃s
.
Goes towards The others draw him back.
PUCK
Nono
,
nono
!
You
mustmœst
get
the
fight
over
before
you
marry
.
FRITZ
How
can
I
fight
when
Boum's
not
here
?
NEPOMUC
I'll
run
and
see
ifif
I
can
find
him
.
FRITZ
Well
!
I'll
give
you
five
minutesminyt
and
that's
all
.
Inin
five
minutesminyt
I
marry
;
fight
orɔʁ
nono
fight
.
Exit NEPOMUC
FRITZ
Would
it
dodo
ifif
I
fought
somebody
else
?
PAUL
Silly
.
PUCK
Stopstɔp
!
That's
given
memə
anɑ̃
idea
.
PAUL
What's
that
?
(to PRINCE PAUL).
PUCK
Why
shouldn't
Fritzfʁits
fight
you
?
PAUL
Fight
memə
?
Forfɔʁ
the
very
good
reason
that
it
takes
two
toto
make
a
fight
,
and
I'm
certainly
not
going
toto
be
one
of
them
.
FRITZ
I
shouldn't
get
any
credit
forfɔʁ
fighting
a
little
chap
likelaj.ke
that
!
PUCK
Butby
you
would
get
cashkaʃ
,
which
isis
much
better
than
credit
.
FRITZ
Aha
!
now
you're
talking
!
PAUL
Butby
I
don't
understand
;
what
shall
I
gaingɛ̃
?
PUCK
Unless
I'm
very
much
mistaken
,
you'll
gaingɛ̃
the
handɑ̃d
of
the
Grandgʁɑ̃
Duchess
.
PAUL
Nono
!
How
?
(to PRINCE PAUL).
PUCK
I'll
explain
toto
you
inin
one
momentmɔmɑ̃
.
To FRITZ.
PUCK
-
Three
thousand
thalers
wouldn't
make
a
bad
little
dowry
forfɔʁ
Wanda
.
(eagerly).
FRITZ
I
should
think
it
would
!
Recollecting himself.
FRITZ
What
should
I
have
toto
dodo
?
PAUL
Yesjɛs
,
what
would
he
have
toto
dodo
?
I'm
concerned
inin
this
.
PUCK
Listen
and
I'll
tell
you
my
planplɑ̃
.
I
proposepʁɔpoz
that
it
shall
appear
that
,
inin
your
pursuit
of
General
Boumbum
,
you
have
metmɛ
with
a
masked
adversary
,
who
challenged
you
inin
singlesiŋgəl
combatkɔ̃ba
and
defeated
you
.
PAUL
Why
masked
?
PUCK
Toto
conceal
your
identity
,
and
appeal
toto
her
Highness'
romantic
fancy
.
To FRITZ.
PUCK
-
You
shall
present
yourself
before
her
wounded
and
disgraced
.
FRITZ
Here
-
I
shall
want
a
bitbit
moremɔʁ
forfɔʁ
that
!
PUCK
How
much
?
I
don't
want
toto
quarrel
over
terms
.
(aside).
PAUL
That's
very
liberal
of
him
.
FRITZ
Well
,
shall
we
say
five
hundred
thalers
forfɔʁ
the
"
wounded
"
and
twenty
thalers
forfɔʁ
the
"
disgraced
"?
PUCK
Very
well
,
that's
settled
.
First
of
all
you
have
your
bogus
dueldɥɛl
-
FRITZ
Three
thousand
thalers
!
(aside to PRINCE PAUL).
PUCK
Three
thousand
thalers
,
please
!
(aside to PUCK).
PAUL
Have
I
toto
pay
that
?
(aside to PRINCE PAUL).
PUCK
Who
else
?
PRINCE PAUL fumbles in his pockets.
PUCK
I'll
hold
the
stakes
.
PAUL
Here
you
areaʁ
.
Gives it to PUCK.
(continuing, to FRITZ).
PUCK
Inin
which
dueldɥɛl
you
areaʁ
wounded
and
disgraced
-
FRITZ
Three
thousand
five
hundred
and
twenty
!
PUCK signs to PRINCE PAUL.
(fumbling in another pocket).
PAUL
Oho
dear
!
There
!
Gives money to PUCK.
PUCK
Her
Highness
will
probably
dismiss
you
from
her
presence
with
anɑ̃
imperious
glance
of
concentrated
scorn
.
FRITZ
That's
worthwɔʁs
another
twenty
!
Three
thousand
five
hundred
and
forty
-
toto
include
the
concentrated
scorn
.
(fumbling in a third pocket, and handing money to PUCK, aside).
PAUL
This
isis
the
silliest
game
I
ever
played
!
PUCK
Her
Highness
will
ask
forfɔʁ
the
masked
hero
,
who
will
turn
outawt
toto
be
none
other
than
his
Highness
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
!
PAUL
What
a
capitalkapital
idea
!
FRITZ
Well
,
when
I
come
toto
think
it
over
,
I
shall
want
extraɛkstʁa
money
ifif
I'm
toto
be
beaten
by
that
!
PUCK
Shall
we
say
fourfuʁ
thousand
thalers
inclusiveɛ̃klyziv
?
FRITZ
H'm
!
Well
,
I
supposesypoz
I
mustmœst
say
,
yesjɛs
.
PUCK
Butby
you
mustmœst
dodo
thoroughly
well
forfɔʁ
that
.
FRITZ
Oho
!
that'll
be
all
right
!
(to PRINCE PAUL).
PUCK
And
you
mustmœst
be
waiting
roundʁa.und
the
cornerkɔʁne
,
ready
toto
appear
the
momentmɔmɑ̃
I
signalsiɲal
you
.
(to FRITZ).
PAUL
Butby
you
mustmœst
promisepʁɔmiz
not
toto
hurt
memə
!
FRITZ
Oho
!
that's
all
right
!
Exeunt PUCK, FRITZ, and PRINCE PAUL, R.2.E.
Enter MACROBRUNNER, HOCHHEIM, NIERSTEIN, Soldiers, Peasants, and Vivandieres from Cathedral L.C., weary of waiting for the wedding party.
DRINKING CHORUS.
FRITZ
Toto
remain
inin
cushionless
pews
,
Inin
these
purlieus
,
We
mustmœst
refuseʁəfyz
;
Nought
can
excuseɛkskyz
Such
anɑ̃
unus-
-ual
delay
inin
giving
the
newsnjuz
!
Be
the
winning
manman
who
he
may
,
Here
we
will
stay
,
Try
toto
be
gaygɛ
,
Drinking
away
,
Till
it
isis
day
,
Singing
a
Bacchanalian
lay
!
NIERSTEIN
It
isis
very
provoking
,
Fritzfʁits
and
Boumbum
areaʁ
lost
,
I
think
!
CHORUS
We
areaʁ
all
of
usys
choking
,
Come
what
may
,
we
want
a
drinkdʁiŋk
!
HOCHHEIM
Of
who'll
conquer
I'm
not
a
predictor
,
Butby
,
never
mind
which
it
may
be
,
We'll
all
of
usys
drinkdʁiŋk
toto
the
victorvik.tɔʁ
,
So
you
shall
draindʁɛ̃
a
glassgla
with
memə
!
The Vivandieres have got glasses from the drinking booths,
filled them and handed them round.
(with glass).
HOCHHEIM
Here's
his
health
!
ALL
Here's
his
health
!
Here's
a
health
toto
Fritzfʁits
and
his
foe
!
Letlɛt
the
wine
flow
Goldengɔldɛn
inin
glow
!
Drinkdʁiŋk
toto
the
way
the
fight
will
gogo
,
Drinkdʁiŋk
toto
the
victorvik.tɔʁ
that
time
will
showʃo
!
Enter the GRAND DUCHESS , attended by IZA.
DUCHESS
I
hope
the
duel's
done
?
(re-entering).
PUCK
General
Boumbum
isis
not
there
!
NIERSTEIN
How
vexing
!
Boumbum
isis
not
there
!
HOCHHEIM
We're
almost
inin
despair
,
General
Boumbum
isis
not
there
!
CHORUS
We
drinkdʁiŋk
toto
drown
our
carekaʁ
,
General
Boumbum
isis
not
there
!
DUCHESS
Toto
make
the
minutesminyt
pass
,
I'll
join
you
inin
a
glassgla
!
PUCK
offers
her
a
goblet
.
SONG of the GLASS. - GRAND DUCHESS.
DUCHESS
I
hadaʃade
a
good
old
ancestor
,
A
manman
,
ifif
I
remember
rightly
,
Who
everywhere
was
famous
forfɔʁ
The
liquor
he
could
toss
offɔf
nightly
!
He
hadaʃade
a
mighty
glassgla
,
they
say
,
And
you
could
pourpuʁ
a
hogshead
inin
it
;
His
servantssɛʁvɑ̃
filled
it
night
and
day
,
And
never
letlɛt
it
standstɑ̃d
a
minuteminyt
!
ALL
Not
he
!
Not
he
!
DUCHESS
Aha
!
good
old
manman
,
how
he
could
drinkdʁiŋk
,
And
draindʁɛ̃
his
glassgla
without
a
wink
!
Oho
,
what
a
glassgla
!
Oho
,
what
a
glassgla
!
And
how
he
filled
it
toto
the
brink
!
ALL
Oho
,
good
old
days
,
when
men
could
drinkdʁiŋk
,
And
draindʁɛ̃
their
glassgla
without
a
wink
!
And
what
a
glassgla
a
manman
could
draindʁɛ̃
,
And
fill
again
!
DUCHESS
One
day
,
not
longlɔ̃
before
he
died
(
Perhaps
his
handɑ̃d
was
growing
weaker
),
He
dropped
his
glassgla
,
and
sadly
sighed
,
à¾I've
goneɡon
and
broke
my
blessed
beaker
!"
They
made
another
likelaj.ke
the
first
,
A
remarkable
greengʁin
and
gold
glassgla
;
Butby
he
preferred
toto
diedi
of
thirst
,
Becausebi.koz
he
could
not
have
his
old
glassgla
!
ALL
His
own
!
His
own
!
DUCHESS
Aha
,
good
old
manman
,
how
he
could
drinkdʁiŋk
,
And
draindʁɛ̃
his
glassgla
without
a
wink
!
Oho
,
what
a
glassgla
!
Oho
,
what
a
glassgla
!
And
how
he
filled
it
toto
the
brink
!
ALL
Oho
,
good
old
days
,
when
men
could
drinkdʁiŋk
,
And
draindʁɛ̃
their
glassgla
without
a
wink
!
And
what
a
glassgla
a
manman
could
draindʁɛ̃
,
And
fill
again
!
Noise without.
PUCK
Who's
this
?
Why
,
it's
Boumbum
!
(feebly, without).
BOUM
Where
isis
he
?
Letlɛt
memə
get
at
him
!
(Enter BOUM, dragged on by NEPOMUC.
BOUM is looking dishevelled and frightened.)
BOUM
Where
isis
he
?
I
will
cut
him
inin
quarterskwaʁ.tɛʁ
!
DUCHESS
So
,
General
,
you
have
defeated
your
adversary
?
BOUM
He
wasn't
there
!
PUCK
This
was
the
rendezvous
.
BOUM
Pardonpaʁdɔ̃
memə
;
he
said
the
Market
.
Asa
the
aggrieved
partypaʁ.ti
I
have
choice
of
markets
;
I chose the other one. I adopted my usual tactics.
BOUM
I
approached
it
by
three
routesʁut
.
PUCK
None
of
which
ledlɛd
toto
the
meetingmitiŋ
placeplas
.
BOUM
None
of
which
ledlɛd
toto
the
-
nono
,
nono
,
I
don't
mean
that
!
There
wasn't
a
meetingmitiŋ
placeplas
,
becausebi.koz
he
wasn't
there
.
PUCK
Nono
,
he
was
here
!
BOUM
Aha
,
well
,
that
accounts
forfɔʁ
it
.
At
all
events
,
it
was
a
glorious
victory
.
PUCK
Bloodless
-
NEPOMUC
Butby
glorious
!
DUCHESS
That's
not
my
idea
of
victory
!
Derisive shouts without. Some of the soldiers
and peasants go off to see what it is.
(looking off).
HOCHHEIM
It's
Wanda
:
what's
the
matterma.te
with
her
.
NIERSTEIN
And
who
isis
that
wretched
creature
following
her
?
WANDA runs on and comes down C.
SCENA. - WANDA, FRITZ, and CHORUS.
WANDA
Oho
,
see
my
poor
Fritzfʁits
how
he's
battered
His
uniform
all
torn
and
tattered
!
It's
becausebi.koz
his
warlike
brags
,
They
have
goneɡon
and
torn
his
clothes
toto
rags
!
CHORUS
They
have
goneɡon
and
torn
his
clothes
toto
rags
!
FRITZ has entered during above.
He is surrounded by the peasants, etc.,
who are jeering at him.
He is in a pitiable state, dishevelled,
no epaulettes, his plume broken, the broadsword twisted up.
SONG. - FRITZ.
CHORUS
Your
Highness
,
I
camekam
at
your
call
,
My fortune has met with a fall;
CHORUS
It's
really
too
cruelkʁyɛl
,
Toto
forcefɔʁs
such
a
dueldɥɛl
,
Onɔ̃
one
who's
not
practised
at
all
!
The
broadsword
your
father
onceɔ̃s
wore
Isis
a
corkscrew
,
and
nothing
moremɔʁ
!
Nothing
moremɔʁ
!
(laughing at him).
DUCHESS
Nothing
moremɔʁ
!
FRITZ
Blow
memə
pink
!
I've
come
toto
griefgʁijɛf
,
By
playing
Commander-in-Chief
!
(laughing at him).
ALL
Blow
him
pink
!
He's
come
toto
griefgʁijɛf
,
By
playing
Commander-in-Chief
!
FRITZ
I
went
toto
the
Market
toto
fight
,
My
foeman
has
taken
toto
flight
,
A
chap
with
a
mask
onɔ̃
,
Said he'd take the task on;
FRITZ
Of
coursekuʁs
I
made
answer
,
"
All
right
!"
It
wasn't
all
right
;
butby
all
wrong
-
Though
he
was
small
,
he
was
beastly
strong
,
Beastly
strong
!
(laughing at him).
DUCHESS
Beastly
strong
!
FRITZ
Blow
memə
pink
!
I've
come
toto
griefgʁijɛf
,
By
playing
Commander-in-Chief
!
(laughing at him).
ALL
Blow
him
pink
!
He's
come
toto
griefgʁijɛf
,
By
playing
Commander-in-Chief
!
PUCK gives some instructions
to NEPOMUC, who goes off.
(to FRITZ).
DUCHESS
I
am
displeased
with
you
!
FRITZ
Well
,
I'm
not
particularly
goneɡon
onɔ̃
myself
.
DUCHESS
Who
was
your
antagonist
?
FRITZ
I
can't
tell
you
.
He
wore
a
mask
;
a
little
manman
,
he
was
.
DUCHESS
And
my
blessed
father's
sword
!
How
did
it
get
likelaj.ke
that
?
FRITZ
That's
all
through
resisting
.
Ifif
I
hadn't
resisted
-
DUCHESS
I
beg
your
pardonpaʁdɔ̃
,
Colonelkɔlɔnɛl
?
FRITZ
I
beg
yours
.
I
fancied
I
was
General
.
DUCHESS
Did
I
say
Colonelkɔlɔnɛl
?
I
meant
Captain
.
FRITZ
Why
not
Lieutenantljøtnɑ̃
?
DUCHESS
Orɔʁ
,
Sergeant
!
FRITZ
We're
getting
onɔ̃
!
We're
getting
onɔ̃
!
There's
only
one
moremɔʁ
step
toto
common
soldier
.
DUCHESS
That's
the
word
I
couldn't
think
of
!
Common
soldier
-
of
coursekuʁs
!
That's
what
you
areaʁ
!
(to FRITZ).
BOUM
Ugh
!
Common
soldier
!
(Aside.) -
BOUM
At
last
I
shall
be
backbak
again
inin
the
dear
old
War
Officeɔfis
!
Enter GROG
(seeing GROG).
DUCHESS
Aha
,
Baronbaʁɔ̃
!
GROG
Your
Highness
!
(taking the plume from FRITZ's hat).
DUCHESS
Accept
the
plumeplym
of
Commander-in-Chief
.
She gives it to GROG.
DUCHESS
-
Take
it
!
(aside).
BOUM
Thunder
and
furiesfyʁi
!
DUCHESS
Accept
my
blessed
father's
sword
-
take
it
!
(aside).
BOUM
Rageʁaʒ
and
despair
!
DUCHESS
Accept
,
Baronbaʁɔ̃
,
the
Freedom
of
the
City
!
Accept
-
GROG
I
thank
your
Highness
.
The
Baroness
Groggʁɔg
will
bless
you
!
DUCHESS
The
Baroness
Groggʁɔg
!
(delighted).
PUCK
Oho
,
yesjɛs
,
your
Highness
.
Didn't
you
know
?
He
has
a
wife
and
fourfuʁ
children
!
GROG
Sixsis
,
General
.
I
hadaʃade
a
messagemesaʒ
from
homeʼom
this
morning
.
DUCHESS
Butby
how
-
GROG
Thank
you
.
Asa
well
asa
can
be
expected
.
A
boybɔj
and
a
girlgœʁl
.
My
wife's
a
marvel
.
I
remember
,
last
time
-
DUCHESS
A
wife
and
sixsis
children
!
Baronbaʁɔ̃
!
GROG
Your
Highness
?
DUCHESS
Give
backbak
the
plumeplym
!
-
He gives it back.
DUCHESS
Now
the
sword
!
-
He gives it to her.
DUCHESS
General
Boumbum
,
the
plumeplym
isis
yours
again
.
(BOUM approaches with empressement
and takes the plume from the GRAND DUCHESS.)
(aside, going back to his place).
BOUM
This
time
I'll
have
it
nailed
onɔ̃
!
(to PUCK).
DUCHESS
Baronbaʁɔ̃
Puck
-
(PUCK approaches) -
DUCHESS
take
this
corkscrew
.
She gives him the sword.
DUCHESS
I
institute
you
Lordlɔʁ
High
Keeper
of
my
blessed
father's
sword
!
(aside, taking the sword).
PUCK
Now
forfɔʁ
the
masked
hero
!
(Goes up and beckons off Shouts heard without.
Some of the Soldiers and Peasants run off )
DUCHESS
What
isis
that
?
Re-enter NEPOMUC, followed by Peasants, etc.,
walking backwards and cheering loudly.
Then enter PRINCE PAUL, in cloak and masked.
PUCK
Your
Highness
,
the
hero
of
the
day
!
(much interested).
DUCHESS
Oho
,
the
masked
conqueror
!
(pointing to PRINCE PAUL).
FRITZ
That's
him
,
right
enough
!
DUCHESS
Aha
!
Looks with great interest at PRINCE PAUL, aside.
DUCHESS
-
Who
can
it
be
?
Aloud.
DUCHESS
-
Bravebʁav
Sir
Knight
,
what
reward
dodo
you
ask
?
(in a deep melodramatic voice).
PAUL
May
I
be
bold
inin
my
request
,
your
Highness
?
DUCHESS
Asa
bold
asa
you
have
proved
yourself
onɔ̃
the
field
!
PAUL
Then
I
crave
the
right
toto
protect
your
honour
-
always
!
DUCHESS
Toto
marry
memə
?
Really
,
this
isis
so
sudden
!
Butby
-
after
all
,
you
have
proved
yourself
worthy
;
and
a
girl's
heart
isis
really
her
best
guidegid
!
PUCK
Wouldn't
you
likelaj.ke
toto
know
who
it
isis
?
DUCHESS
I
never
thought
of
that
!
Certainly
,
I
shall
be
most
happy
.
(PRINCE PAUL throws off his mask and cloak.
He is in wedding clothes.)
(in his ordinary voice).
PAUL
It's
only
memə
!
DUCHESS
Princepʁɛ̃s
Paulpɔl
!
PAUL
Dear
ladylɛdi
!
DUCHESS
This
isis
too
ridiculous
!
Very
well
!
Gives her hand to PRINCE PAUL.
(preparing to lead the GRAND DUCHESS to the Cathedral).
PAUL
This
isis
quite
too
sweet
of
you
!
The DUCHESS pinches his arm.
PAUL
-
Aieɛ
!
aieɛ
!
(glancing at FRITZ and GROG,
and shrugging her shoulders).
DUCHESS
When
you
can't
get
what
you
likelaj.ke
,
you
mustmœst
likelaj.ke
what
you
get
!
FINALE OF ACT III.
(aside).
BOUM
At
last
I
recover
my
plumeplym
!
(aside).
PUCK
At
last
I
recover
my
placeplas
!
(to GRAND DUCHESS).
PAUL
At
last
toto
your
handɑ̃d
I
presume
!
GROG
At
last
I'll
see
my
latest
Groglet's
facefas
!
(to WANDA).
FRITZ
Now
,
my
dear
,
our
wedding
day
we'll
make
it
!
(to FRITZ).
WANDA
Then
,
at
homeʼom
,
our
cottagekɔ.taʒ
we'll
share
!
(aside, looking at PRINCE PAUL).
DUCHESS
Forfɔʁ
,
what
fatefat
gives
,
we've
got
toto
take
it
,
And
,
who
knows
?
happiness
perhaps
isis
there
!
(to the air of "The Song of the Glass").
FRITZ
Letlɛt
other
men
toto
battle
gogo
,
I
much
prefer
a
humbler
stationstasjɔ̃
;
We'll
traintʁɛ̃
our
sonssɔ̃
toto
facefas
the
foe
,
And
so
we'll
servesɛʁv
the
nationnasjɔ̃
!
ALL
He'll
traintʁɛ̃
his
sonssɔ̃
toto
facefas
the
foe
,
And
so
he'll
servesɛʁv
the
nationnasjɔ̃
!
DUCHESS
I've
played
my
partpaʁ
-
with
some
mistakes
,
Butby
they've
ended
inin
a
wedding
day
!
It's
unexpected
,
butby
it
makes
The
proper
ending
toto
the
play
!
ALL
It's
unexpected
,
butby
it
makes
The
proper
ending
toto
the
play
!
DUCHESS
My
ancestor
,
how
glad
he'd
be
,
Ifif
he
could
only
lookluk
at
memə
!
ALL
Her
ancestor
,
ifif
he
could
see
,
How
very
,
very
glad
he'd
be
!
How
glad
he'd
be
!
Gladly
we'll
celebrate
this
happy
wedding
day
,
We'll
make
the
merry
cannonskanɔ̃
roar
,
we'll
wave
the
banners
gaygɛ
!
Hail
we
the
bridegroom
who
at
last
has
wonwɔn
his
bridebʁid
!
And
loudly
hail
our
country's
Queen
,
our
glory
and
our
pride
!
The
end