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Act! While in delirium, |
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I no longer know what I say, |
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or what I do! |
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And yet it's necessary... make an effort! |
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Bah! Are you not a man? |
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Naked and alone, before the cadaver |
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[A quote from "Pagliacci":] |
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Ridi, Pagliaccio, |
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sul tuo amore infranto! |
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Ridi del duol, che t'avvelena il cor! |
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[English translation:] |
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Laugh, clown, |
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at your broken love! |
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Laugh at the grief that poisons your heart! |
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Put on your costume |
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and powder your face. |
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The people pay to be here, and they want to laugh. |
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And if Harlequin shall steal your Columbina, |
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laugh, clown, so the crowd will cheer! |
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Pane of glass shattered, yet finally clear. |
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Ridi, Pagliaccio, |
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sul tuo amore infranto! |
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Ridi del duol, che t'avvelena il cor! |
