Votre Toast, Je Peux le Rendre-101
Toreador Song, Escamillo's Aria From Carmen
The famous Votre toast, je peux le rendre,(Toreador Song) Escamillo's baritone aria from Carmen, set and translated. Recommended recordings and vocal scores.
Aria: Votre toast, je peux le rendre (Toreador song)
Opera: Carmen, Act II
Role: Escamillo
Voice Part: Baritone
Setting: In an inn/tavern near Seville, Spain
Synopsis: Escamillo, a matador, arrives at the local tavern and boasts about his time in the bull ring.
Translation:
Your toast, I can return it to you
Sirs, sirs, for along with the soldiers
Yes, the bullfighters, can understand;
For pleasures, pleasures
They have the engagements!
The arena is full,
it is the feast day!
The arena is full, from top to bottom;
The spectators, losing their heads,
The spectators began a big fracas!
Apostrophes, cries, and uproar
They grow to a furor!
Because it is a celebration of courage!
It is the celebration of people with heart!
Let’s go, on guard! Let’s go! Let’s go! Ah!
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!
And dream away, yes, dream in combat,
That a black eye looks at you,
And that love awaits you,
Toreador, love awaits you!
And dream away, yes dream in combat,
That a black eye looks at you
And may love await you,
Toreador, love awaits you!
All of a sudden, there is silence
Ah, what is happening?
More cries! It is the moment!
More cries! It is the moment!
The bull throws himself out
While leaping out of Toril!
It throws himself out! It enters.
It strikes! A horse rolls,
Dragging a picador,
Ah, Bravo! Bull! The crowd howls!
The bull goes, it comes,
It comes and strikes again!
By shaking its banderillas,
Full with fury, it runs!
The circus is full with blood!
One runs away, one passes the gate
It is your turn now. Let us go!
On guard! Let us go! Let us go! Ah!
Toreador, on guard! Toreador, Toreador!
And dream away, yes, dream in combat,
That a black eye is watching you,
And that love awaits you,
Toreador, Love awaits you!
And dream away, yes, dream in combat,
That a black eye looks at you
And that love awaits you
Toreador, love awaits you!
And dream away, yes, dream in combat,
That a black eye looks at you
And that love awaits you
And that love awaits you.
Toreador, love awaits you!
Love! Love! Love!
Toreador, Toreador, love awaits you!
Recordings:
Robert Merrill, Carmen, RCA Victor Red Seal, Catalog # 63495
Thomas Hampson, Carmen EMI Classics, Catalog # 57502
Scores:
Complete opera score available from G. Schirmer and Alkor-Edition Kassel
Aria available in:
Opera Arias for Baritone – G. Schirmer
Operatic Anthology (Baritone) - G. Schirmer
Arias for Baritone with CD, Vol. 2- Ricordi
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