Barak Monologue from Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx

From Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx by Friedrich Schiller

male · dark · 54 sec

So fascinating is she, none withstand her, All men for her do nothing but philander. Behold on yonder gate the ghastly row Of livid heads set up in dismal show. All these belonged to men who dared to hope With Turandot in subtlety to cope. To-day a prince is led to execution, Who failed to give her riddles due solution. That is the reason of the noise you hear, Pray go not to the town. (KALAF: What should I fear?) The bloody spectacle your nerves might shake; The severed head is fastened to a stake. ((Gong sounds within the city watts.)) But hark! yon tantan's loud infernal dinning, Tells that the tragedy is now beginning.

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