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• Introduction
• Characters
• Atto Primo
• Scena I
• Scena Ii
• Scena Iii
• Scena Iv
• Scena V
• Atto Secondo
• Scena I
• Scena Ii
• Scena Iii
• Atto Terzo
• Scena I
• Scena Ii
• Scena Iii
• Scena Iv
• Scena V
• Atto Quarto
• Scena I
• Scena Ii
• Scena Iii
• Act One
• Scene I
• Scene Ii
• Scene Iii
• Scene Iv
• Scene V
• Act Ii
• Scene I
• Scene Ii
• Scene Iii
• Act Iii
• Scene I
• Scene Ii
• Scene Iii
• Scene Iv
• Scene V
• Act Iv
• Scene I
• Scene Ii
• Scene Iii

Scene IV

Amonasro, Aïda and Rhadames

amonasro

(Springs forward.)

The passes of Napata! There I’ll post my troops.

rhadames

Oh! Who has overheard us?

amonasro

Aïda’s father, Ethiopia’s King.

rhadames

(In great surprise.)

Thou! Amonasro! Thou, the King! Heavens! What sayest thou? No! ’Tis false! I dream, I rave in madness!

aïda

• Ah, no! Be calm and hear me,
• True love thy steps are guiding.

amonasro

• In Aïda’s love confiding,
• A throne thy prize shall be.

rhadames

For thee I have betrayed my country, lost my honor!

amonasro

• No! Of guilt thou’rt wholly blameless,
• For it was the will of Heaven.
• Come, beyond the Nile await thee
• Loyal troops thy name to cherish,
• Joys that tarnish not, nor perish,
• Crowning thee with love.