About the Operas
by Emmerich Kálmán
ARMER PRINZ
MARY
Come on, little prince, come here
Oh I like you
I like you very much !
come on you are so beautiful
Yes, you are really lovely to look at!
How beautiful are you in the uniform
How proud you stride
How deep
I must bow to you!
That I should tremble in your gaze
All supreme lord!
SANDOR
And you believe
that he is only made of straw,
Just a doll like that for play?
MARY
Poor prince, poor prince, I'm sorry!
You wear a beautiful, magnificent outfit!
And never feel like it
And known of love
With the shining, shining star
On the chest!
Poor prince, you've never dreamed
What is your lonely heart already missing?
hot love joy and sorrow,
Beautiful golden May time,
Poor prince, poor prince, I'm sorry!
SANDOR
Oh, you mean it
A prince like that is only made of straw!
Then be careful
It’s easy to make mistakes!
You don't play with a prince like that
Even if it isn't made of straw,
How lightly do you press him to your heated
heart and suddenly the fire burns brightly!
MARY
Oh, one likes to play with fire
Loves to play with danger!
BOTH
Poor prince, poor prince, I'm sorry!
You wear a beautiful, magnificent outfit!
And never feel like it
And known of love
With the shining, shining star
On the chest!
Poor prince, you've never dreamed
What is your lonely heart already missing?
hot love joy and sorrow,
Beautiful golden May time,
Poor prince, poor prince, I'm sorry!
WIENER LIED
SANDOR
The Viennese song, so sweet and soft
is like a greeting from heaven,
to the heart urgently and loudly,
so heart compelling dear and trusting!
A Viennese song about kissing and loving
is there a heart left anyone cold?
But today you come to a restaurant
there you make a murder riot
with trumpet, drum and megaphone
every human being understands a clever tone!
Then I praise the beautiful old songs
that you once sang
in dear Vienna
in beautiful Vienna
on the blue Danube beach!
Viennese music
could you once sound the world!
Songs so rich, waltzes so soft,
doesn't anyone want to hear you anymore?
Schubert songs and Strauss waltzes
once rang out jubilantly. . .
You beautiful Viennese music,
you lovely peals of happiness.
You're going to come back one day!
There is a small house in Nußdorf,
there lives an old couple
and they dream how it was once so fine!
What will it be like that again?
On Sunday Franzel says to Madel
Go darling, come on, we're going to the Red Barn!
A guilder note in my sack,
A liter of wine costs ten kreuzers!
Then a kiss in the moonlight
That's how it was and never will be!
That was my Vienna, the beautiful city of songs!
so was my Vienna
Where did you go,
my beautiful Vienna
on the blue Danube beach!
Viennese music
could you once sound the world!
Songs so rich, waltzes so soft,
doesn't anyone want to hear you anymore?
Schubert songs and Strauss waltzes
once rang out jubilantly. . .
You beautiful Viennese music,
you lovely peals of happiness.
You're going to come back one day!
EIN SLOW-FOX MIT MARY
MARY
Mary came from the golden shore
from the distant wonderland
and she brought a brand new step.
Girl from the golden west
give us your dance for the best,
Everyone proclaims ‘no one dances it like you!’
A small slow fox with Mary
with cocktails and sherry
that would be my ideal!
The flirt and the husband dance
with Mary to the jazz band
and she cries ‘Oh, one more time!’
And flaming hot enticing embers
shine in her eyes
He asks, ‘my sweetheart, are you good to me?’
And dances the slow fox with Mary
with cocktails and sherry
many more times!
Your eyes shine bright
from the consequences of the dance,
her mouth glows hot,
what is the reason?
She feels her heart beating loudly
again and again he has to say:
‘sweet little mouse,
we're not going home yet!’
A small slow fox with Mary
with cocktails and sherry
that would be my ideal!
The flirt and the husband dance
with Mary to the jazz band
and she cries ‘Oh, one more time!’
And flaming hot enticing embers
shine in her eyes
He asks, ‘my sweetheart, are you good to me?’
And dances the slow fox with Mary
with cocktails and sherry
many more times!
PRAIRIE ROSE
MARY
When the sun shines in flames
in the evening on the Missouri glows
through the golden twilight
penetrates a hot love song
SANDOR
Indian girl so cute and slim
give me your lilac splendor
The cowboy begs love potion
"Just give me this purple night of love,
Oh, give me only this purple night! "
Come in my little love boat
you ... rose of the prairie
Come on, love me until the morning comes,
you ... rose of the prairie
Come, give me your purple mouth,
Hear my melody
Come on, kiss the wound on my lip,
You, rose of the prairie
MARY
Indian girl so cute and slim
stands trembling in front of the cowboy,
"strange man, you bank me,
don't kiss me! "she pleads fearfully.
"Tomorrow you have to leave here
at the day's silver shine "
SANDOR
"This night just give me!
Let's be happy this one night
O this one night of love just be happy "
Come in my little love boat
you ... rose of the prairie
Come on, love me until the morning comes,
you ... rose of the prairie
MARY
Come, give me your purple mouth,
Hear my melody
Come on, kiss the wound on my lip,
You, rose of the prairie
BOTH
Come in my little love boat
you ... rose of the prairie
Come on, love me until the morning comes,
you ... rose of the prairie
Come, give me your purple mouth,
Hear my melody
Come on, kiss the wound on my lip,
You, rose of the prairie