| THE COUNTESS
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| Come, dear Susanna
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| Finish the story for me!
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| SUSANNA
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| (come in)
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| It's already finished
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| THE COUNTESS
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| So she wanted to seduce you?
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| SUSANNA
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| Oh, Mr. Conte
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| He doesn't pay such compliments
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| With my equal women;
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| He came to the contract of money
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| THE COUNTESS
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| Ah, the cruel one no longer loves me!
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| SUSANNA
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| And how then
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| Is he jealous of you?
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| THE COUNTESS
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| How are they
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| Modern Husbands: By System
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| Unfaithful, capricious by genius
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| And then everyone is jealous out of pride
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| But if Figaro loves you ... and the sol can ...
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| FIGARO
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| (singing within the stage)
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| La la la ...
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| SUSANNA
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| Here it is: come, friend
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| Impatient Madam ...
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| FIGARO
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| It's not up to you
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| Feeling sorry for it
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| At least what is it? |
| To Mr. Conte
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| Like my bride
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| Then secretly
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| I will want to recover
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| The feudal law
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| Possible is the thing, and natural
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| THE COUNTESS
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| Possible!
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| SUSANNA
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| Natural!
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| FIGARO
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| Very natural
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| And if Susanna wants it very possible
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| SUSANNA
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| Stop it once
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| FIGARO
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| I have already finished
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| So she took the party
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| To choose me courier, and Susanna
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| Secret Embassy Advisor
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| And because the obstinate one each refuses
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| The diploma of honor that he awards them
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| Threatens to protect Marcellina
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| This is the whole business
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| SUSANNA
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| And you have the courage to negotiate jokingly
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| Such a serious shop?
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| FIGARO
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| It is not enough for you
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| What are you joking about? |
| Here is the project:
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| A ticket for Basilio
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| I will happen to warn him
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| Certainly appointment
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| (to the Countess)
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| That for the time of the dance
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| To a lover you gave ...
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| THE COUNTESS
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| O heaven! |
| What do I hear!
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| To such a jealous man! |
| ...
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| FIGARO
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| Even better
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| So we can embarrass him sooner
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| Confuse him, cheat him
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| Overthrow his plans
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| Fill him with suspicion, and put him on his head
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| What the modern party
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| What he does to me tempt others to do him;
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| So here he wastes time, there the trace
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| So almost abruptly, and without having
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| Made to dazzle any design
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| The wedding hour is coming, and in her face
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| (marking the Countess)
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| Don't be afraid to oppose my votes
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| SUSANNA
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| It is true, but in his stead
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| Marcellina will oppose
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| FIGARO
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| Wait: to the Count
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| You will immediately say, that towards evening
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| Wait in the garden
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| The little Cherubino
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| For my advice not yet left
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| Dressed as a female
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| We will make sure that in his place he goes there
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| This is the only way
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| Waves monsù surprised by madame
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| He is then forced to do what he craves
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| THE COUNTESS
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| (to Susanna)
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| What do you think?
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| SUSANNA
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| There is no ache
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| THE COUNTESS
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| I our case …
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| SUSANNA
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| When is he persuaded ... and where is the time?
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| FIGARO
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| Ito is the Count on the hunt; |
| and for a few hours
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| He won't be back; |
| I go and soon
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| Cherubino I am sending you; |
| I leave it to you
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| The care to dress him
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| THE COUNTESS
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| Then? |
| ...
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| FIGARO
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| Then …
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| If he wants to dance
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| Mr. Contino
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| The little guitar
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| I'll play them
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| (part)
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| SCENE II
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| The Countess, Susanna, then Cherubino
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| Recitative
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| THE COUNTESS
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| How much you grieve, Susanna
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| That this young man has some Count
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| Heard the extravagances! |
| Ah you don't know! |
| ...
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| But for what cause never
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| From myself he did not come? |
| ...
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| Where's the song?
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| SUSANNA
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| Here it is: indeed
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| Let's make him sing it to us
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| Shut up, come people! |
| It is said: forward, forward
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| Officer
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| CHERUB
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| Ah, don't call me
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| With such a fatal name! |
| He reminds me
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| Than abandoning myself
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| Good mistress ...
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| SUSANNA
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| And so beautiful!
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| CHERUB
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| Ah yes ... sure ...
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| SUSANNA
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| Ah yes ... sure ... Hypocritone!
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| The song is over soon
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| That you gave me this morning
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| Sing to madame
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| THE COUNTESS
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| Who is the author?
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| SUSANNA
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| (pointing to Cherubino)
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| Look: he has two arms
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| Redness on the face
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| THE COUNTESS
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| Take my guitar, and go with it
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| CHERUB
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| I am so trembling ...
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| But if madame wants ...
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| SUSANNA
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| She wants it, yes, she does. |
| I miss words |