Act 3: Scene 1: But the Marquis of Boulli Has a Trump Card Up His Sleeve - Roger Waterstranslation in French
KING
& QUEEN
ROI
& REINE
But
the
Marquis
of
Boulli
had
a
trump
card
up
his
sleeve
Mais
le
Marquis
de
Boulli
avait
un
atout
dans
sa
manche
RINGMASTER
CHEF
D'ORCHESTRE
The
Marquis
of
Boulli
a
good
General
Le
Marquis
de
Boulli,
un
bon
général
And
fiercely
loyal
to
the
crown
Et
farouchement
loyal
à
la
couronne
With
his
army
in
the
East
Avec
son
armée
à
l'Est
Hatched
a
plan
to
see
the
King
released
A
ourdi
un
plan
pour
voir
le
Roi
libéré
QUEEN
REINE
The
Queen
assuming
the
title
Baroness
Korrf
La
Reine,
assumant
le
titre
de
Baronne
Korrf
Her
papers
signed
by
the
King
of
course
Ses
papiers
signés
par
le
Roi,
bien
sûr
Set
forth
before
the
break
of
day
Partit
avant
le
lever
du
jour
To
join
up
with
Boulli
in
Alsace
Lorraine
Pour
rejoindre
Boulli
en
Alsace-Lorraine
OFFICER
OFFICIER
From
the
shadows
King
Louis
disguised
as
a
humble
valet
Des
ombres,
le
Roi
Louis
déguisé
en
valet
humble
Sneaks
out
to
make
his
getaway
Se
faufile
pour
s'échapper
With
a
small
entourage
of
course
Avec
un
petit
entourage,
bien
sûr
OFFICER
& CHORUS
OFFICIER
& CHŒUR
Just
a
few
hundred
light
horse
Juste
quelques
centaines
de
cavaliers
légers
TROUBLEMAKER
FAISEUR
DE
TROUBLE
Well
let
him
go,
let
him
run,
with
his
Austrian
whore
Eh
bien,
laisse-le
partir,
laisse-le
courir,
avec
sa
putain
autrichienne
TROUBLEMAKER
& MALE
CHORUS
FAISEUR
DE
TROUBLE
& CHŒUR
MASCULIN
Let
him
go
to
Prussia
Laisse-le
aller
en
Prusse
OFFICER
& MALE
CHORUS
OFFICIER
& CHŒUR
MASCULIN
Let
him
go
to
Austria
Laisse-le
aller
en
Autriche
Let
him
go
and
die
there
Laisse-le
y
aller
et
mourir
TROUBLEMAKER
& MALE
CHORUS
FAISEUR
DE
TROUBLE
& CHŒUR
MASCULIN
Let
him
go
Laisse-le
partir
OFFICER
& MALE
CHORUS
OFFICIER
& CHŒUR
MASCULIN
Let
him
go
Laisse-le
partir
TROUBLEMAKER,
OFFICER
& MALE
CHORUS
FAISEUR
DE
TROUBLE,
OFFICIER
& CHŒUR
MASCULIN
Let
him
rot
wit
his
Austrian
Queen
Laisse-le
pourrir
avec
sa
Reine
autrichienne
CHORUS
CHŒUR
That
the
Republic
at
last
can
come
into
being
Que
la
République
puisse
enfin
naître
But
wait,
fate
would
intervene
Mais
attends,
le
destin
allait
intervenir
OFFICER
OFFICIER
A
keen-eyed
postmaster
by
chance
Un
maître
de
poste
à
l'œil
vif
par
hasard
OFFICER
& CHORUS
OFFICIER
& CHŒUR
Recognized
the
King
and
Queen
and
A
reconnu
le
Roi
et
la
Reine
et
CHORUS
CHŒUR
Rode
ahead
to
raise
the
alarm
S'est
précipité
pour
donner
l'alerte
RINGMASTER
CHEF
D'ORCHESTRE
In
Parliament
the
moderates
have
their
say
Au
Parlement,
les
modérés
ont
leur
mot
à
dire
CONDORCET
CONDORCET
The
King
has
not
fled
Le
Roi
n'a
pas
fui
He
was
kidnapped
instead
Il
a
été
enlevé
à
la
place
And
spirited
away
Et
emmené
OFFICER
OFFICIER
To
suggest
that
the
King
would
run
is
a
damnable
lie
Suggérer
que
le
Roi
fuirait
est
un
mensonge
abominable
CONDORCET
CONDORCET
It
sticks
in
our
throats
and
conflicts
with
our
national
pride
Cela
nous
reste
en
travers
de
la
gorge
et
est
en
conflit
avec
notre
fierté
nationale
OFFICER
OFFICIER
But
the
Austrian
court
Mais
la
cour
autrichienne
And
Brunswick
of
course
Et
Brunswick
bien
sûr
Say
they′ll
declare
war
Disent
qu'ils
déclareront
la
guerre
If
the
King's
not
restored
Si
le
Roi
n'est
pas
rétabli
TROUBLEMAKER
(mimicking
Brunswick)
FAISEUR
DE
TROUBLE
(imitant
Brunswick)
You
must
leave
the
King
alone
Tu
dois
laisser
le
Roi
tranquille
Or
all
of
Paris
will
be
torn
down
Ou
tout
Paris
sera
détruit
Down
to
the
very
last
stone
Jusqu'à
la
dernière
pierre
TROUBLEMAKER
& OFFICER
FAISEUR
DE
TROUBLE
& OFFICIER
Paris
will
be
pulverized
Paris
sera
pulvérisé
Down
to
the
very
last
bone
Jusqu'au
dernier
os
QUEEN
REINE
When
the
carriage
returned
Lorsque
la
calèche
est
revenue
The
acrid
smoke
of
bridges
burned
La
fumée
âcre
des
ponts
brûlés
Hung
heavy
like
a
stifled
sigh
Pèsait
lourd
comme
un
soupir
étouffé
And
they
say
the
Queen
had
a
tear
in
here
eye
Et
on
dit
que
la
Reine
avait
une
larme
à
l'œil
OFFICER
OFFICIER
When
through
the
carriage
window
Quand
par
la
fenêtre
de
la
calèche
Louis
turned
to
face
his
peers
Louis
s'est
retourné
pour
faire
face
à
ses
pairs
A
loyal
friend,
the
Comte
de
Dampierre
Un
ami
loyal,
le
Comte
de
Dampierre
Doffed
his
cap
with
elegance
A
salué
avec
élégance
In
deference
to
the
King
En
signe
de
déférence
au
Roi
A
brave
and
foolish
thing
to
do
Une
chose
courageuse
et
insensée
à
faire
In
light
o
f
the
prevailing
mood
À
la
lumière
de
l'ambiance
dominante
CHORUS
CHŒUR
A
few
drops
in
her
eye
Quelques
gouttes
dans
ses
yeux
A
nice
touch,
a
good
try
Une
belle
touche,
un
bon
essai
Too
little,
too
late
Trop
peu,
trop
tard
For
a
last
roll
of
the
die
Pour
un
dernier
coup
de
dés
RINGMASTER
& CHORUS
CHEF
D'ORCHESTRE
& CHŒUR
The
crowd
in
a
gesture
less
than
elegant
La
foule,
dans
un
geste
moins
qu'élégant
Brutally
remove
his
head
Lui
enlève
brutalement
la
tête
RINGMASTER
CHEF
D'ORCHESTRE
Brutally
remove
his
head
Lui
enlève
brutalement
la
tête
CHORUS
CHŒUR
Brutally
remove
his
head
Lui
enlève
brutalement
la
tête
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Act 3: Scene 2: The National Assembly Is Confused
2 Act 2: Scene 4: The Papal Edict
3 Act 2: Scene 3: To the Windward Isles
4 Act 3: Scene 4: Marie Antoinette – The Last Night on Earth
5 Act 3: Scene 3: The Execution of Louis Capet
6 Act 2: Scene 3: Silver, Sugar and Indigo
7 Act 2: Scene 2: The Ship of State Is All at Sea
8 Act 1: Scene 4: To Laugh Is to Know How to Live
9 Act 3: Scene 1: To Take Your Hat Off
10 Act 3: Scene 1: But the Marquis of Boulli Has a Trump Card Up His Sleeve
11 Act 2: Scene 2: My Dear Cousin Bourbon of Spain
12 Act 2: Scene 1: Now Hear Ye!
13 Act 1: Scene 2: Let Us Break All the Shields
14 Act 2: Scene 1: Dances and Marches
15 Act 1: Scene 5: So to the Streets in the Pouring Rain
16 Act 1: Scene 5: To Freeze in the Dead of Night
17 Act 1: Scene 5: The Fall of the Bastille
18 Act 1: Scene 4: France in Disarray
19 Act 1: Scene 4: Slavers, Landlords, Bigots at Your Door
20 Act 3: Scene 1: The Fugitive King
21 Act 3: Scene 4: Adieu My Good and Tender Sister
22 Act 1: Scene 2: I Want to Be King
23 Act 1: Scene 2: Honest Bird, Simple Bird
24 Act 1: Scene 2: Kings, Sticks and Birds
25 Act 1: Scene 1: Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine
26 Act 1: Scene 1: A Garden in Vienna 1765
27 Act 1: Scene 3: The Grievances of the People
28 Act 3: Scene 5: And in the Bushes Where They Survive
29 Act 3: Scene 2: The Commune de Paris
30 Act 2: Scene 1: Flushed With Wine
31 Act 3: Scene 5: Liberty
32 Act 3: Scene 2: Vive la Commune de Paris
33 Act 3: Scene 3: Adieu Louis for You It’s Over
34 Act 3: Scene 1: The Echoes Never Fade From That Fusillade
35 Overture
36 The Gathering Storm
37 Act 2: Scene 4: In Paris There’s a Rumble Under the Ground
38 Act 2: Scene 2: The Letter
39 The Making of Ça Ira
2 Act 2: Scene 4: The Papal Edict
3 Act 2: Scene 3: To the Windward Isles
4 Act 3: Scene 4: Marie Antoinette – The Last Night on Earth
5 Act 3: Scene 3: The Execution of Louis Capet
6 Act 2: Scene 3: Silver, Sugar and Indigo
7 Act 2: Scene 2: The Ship of State Is All at Sea
8 Act 1: Scene 4: To Laugh Is to Know How to Live
9 Act 3: Scene 1: To Take Your Hat Off
10 Act 3: Scene 1: But the Marquis of Boulli Has a Trump Card Up His Sleeve
11 Act 2: Scene 2: My Dear Cousin Bourbon of Spain
12 Act 2: Scene 1: Now Hear Ye!
13 Act 1: Scene 2: Let Us Break All the Shields
14 Act 2: Scene 1: Dances and Marches
15 Act 1: Scene 5: So to the Streets in the Pouring Rain
16 Act 1: Scene 5: To Freeze in the Dead of Night
17 Act 1: Scene 5: The Fall of the Bastille
18 Act 1: Scene 4: France in Disarray
19 Act 1: Scene 4: Slavers, Landlords, Bigots at Your Door
20 Act 3: Scene 1: The Fugitive King
21 Act 3: Scene 4: Adieu My Good and Tender Sister
22 Act 1: Scene 2: I Want to Be King
23 Act 1: Scene 2: Honest Bird, Simple Bird
24 Act 1: Scene 2: Kings, Sticks and Birds
25 Act 1: Scene 1: Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine
26 Act 1: Scene 1: A Garden in Vienna 1765
27 Act 1: Scene 3: The Grievances of the People
28 Act 3: Scene 5: And in the Bushes Where They Survive
29 Act 3: Scene 2: The Commune de Paris
30 Act 2: Scene 1: Flushed With Wine
31 Act 3: Scene 5: Liberty
32 Act 3: Scene 2: Vive la Commune de Paris
33 Act 3: Scene 3: Adieu Louis for You It’s Over
34 Act 3: Scene 1: The Echoes Never Fade From That Fusillade
35 Overture
36 The Gathering Storm
37 Act 2: Scene 4: In Paris There’s a Rumble Under the Ground
38 Act 2: Scene 2: The Letter
39 The Making of Ça Ira
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