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Translation  \nCAVALLERIA RUSTICANA  \nFRED RULLMAN,Inc.  \nI7 East 42nd Street,New York I7,N.Y.  \nTHE ONLY CORRECT AND AUTHORIZED EDITIONKNABE PIANO USED EXCLUSIVELY  \n# CAVALLERIARUSTICANA\n\n## (RUSTIC CHIVALRY)\n\nMUSIC-DRAMA  \nIN ONE ACT  \nMUSIC BY  \nPIETRO MASCAGNI  \nPUBLISHED BYFRED.RULLMAN,INC.,NEW YORK,N.Y.  \n## ARGUMENT\n\nIt is Easter,and the peasants are keeping holiday.  \nTURIDDU,the son of MAMMA LuCIA,the village tavern keeper has returnedfrom military service and,by his manner of a soldier,has become the favoriteof all the girls of the village,among whom SANTUZZA has proved the chosen one—to her own betrayal.  \nBefore his enlistment TURIDDU had courted LOLA,a pretty coquette,but onhis return finds her the bride of ALFIO,the village carrier.In wounded love andvanity he turns to SANTUZZA,but,meeting LoLA afterwards,he drops into theold way and,in his turn,deceives SANTUZZA,while LoLA is faithless to her hus-band ALFIO.  \nThe intrigue coming to ALFIO's ears,on Easter morning,from SANTUZZA,who is distracted by jealousy and remorse,he challenges TURIDDU to mortalcombat.TURIDDU unwillingly and repentantly accepts the defiance,and is slain.  \n## CHARACTERS\n\nSANTUZZA.A vilage girl,betrayedby Turiddu.  \nLoLA.Wife of Alfio and mistress ofTuriddu.  \nTURIDDU.A young soldier returnedfrom the wars.  \nALFIO.A village carrier.  \nLUCIA.Mother of Turiddu,keeperof the tavern.  \nChorus of villagers.  \n## ACT ONE\n\nSCENE I  \n(A public place,or square,ina Sicilianvillage.—At the back,on the left,isa church with practicable doors.—On the right is the cottage and tavernof Mamma Lucia.—The time isEaster Day.)  \n(As the curtain rises TURIDDU isheard singing outside)  \nTURIDDU  \nOh!Lola!than the hawthorn blossomfairer,  \nOr aught that daintiest flower or gemcan proffer.  \nWhoe'er has kissed your rosy lips ararer  \nDelight has felt than Heaven itselfcan offer.  \nThough smirched with blood thepathway to your dwelling,  \nI'd venture on for you,maid alexcelling.  \nIf for your sake I die and Heavenreceive me,  \nOutside the gate I'd linger if you leaveme.  \n## CHORUS oF WOMEN(outside)\n\nThe orange flower's fragrance per-fumes all the meadow,  \nAnd birds fill with music the myrtlein flower.  \nThe breeze murmurs softly throughdeep woodland shadow,  \nAll nature is waking to pleasure'sown hour.  \n## RUSTIC CHIVALRY\n\nCHORUS OF MEN(entering)  \nThrough the wheat's golden ears  \ngentlest zephyrs are sigh ng,  \nAnd mingle their notes with your  \nshuttle's gay sound,  \nWhile we,labor over,are joyfullyhieing  \nTo meet all our sweethearts anddance a gay round.  \nLike birds to their nests our swiftway we are winging,  \nLed on by the strains you so sweetlyare singing.  \n## CHORUS OF WOMEN\n\nRural labors all cease at the vesperbell's chiming.  \nOur Lady of Mercy and her blessedSon  \nWe worship with timbrel and pipe andsweet rhyming  \nOf holiest hymns when the day'swork is done.  \n(The peasants cross the sceneand go of)  \n## SCENE I\n\nSANTUZZA(entering)  \nPray tell me,Mamma Lucia—  \nLUCIA  \nIs't you?What do you want?  \nSANTUZZA  \nWhere is Turiddu?  \nLUCIA  \nWhy do you ask for my son?  \nSANTUZZA  \nI want to learn where I may find him  \nLUCIA  \nI know not.Leave me in peace.  \n## CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA\n\nATTO UNICO  \nSCENA PRIMA  \n《山s scena rappresenta una piazza inun paese della Sicilia.—Nel fondo,adesira,Chiesa con porta praticabile.一A sinistra l'osteria e la casa diMamma Lucia.—E il giorno diPasqua.)  \n(A sipario calato)  \nTURIDDU  \nO Lola chai di latti la cammisaSi bianca e russa comu la cirasa,Quannu t'affacci fai la vucca a risa,Biatu pilu primu cu ti vasa!Ntra la puorta tua lu sanguè spasu,Ma nun me mpuorta si ce muoruaccisu—一  \nE si ce muoru e vaju'n paradisuSi nun ce truovo a ttia,mancu cetrasu.  \n(Traduzione)  \n0Lola,bianca come fior di spino,Quando t'affacci tu,s'affaccia il sole;Chi t'ha baciato il labbro porporinoGrazia più bella a Dio chieder 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