The Rake's Progress - Opera in 3 Acts - Act II, Scene 3: Aria:"As I Was Saying" - Baba's Song:"Come, Sweet, Come" - Aria:"Scorned! Abused!" - Recitative:"My Heart Is Cold, I Cannot Weep" - Pantomime:"Fa la la" - Recitative:"Oh, I Wish It Were True" (浪子的历程 - 斯特拉文斯基：浪子的历程 第二幕，场景3：咏叹调：“正如我所说” - 巴巴的歌：“来吧，亲爱的，来吧” - 咏叹调：“被蔑视！被辱骂！” - 宣叙调：“我的心冰冷，我无法哭泣” - 哑剧：“发啦啦” - 宣叙调：“哦，我希望这是真的”)

Baba

As I was saying both brothers wore

[moustaches,

But Sir John was taller, they gave me the

[musical glasses.

That was in Vienna, no, it must have been

[Milan

Because of the donkeys.Vienna was the

[Chinese fan –

Or was it the bottle of water from the River

[Jordan?

I’m certain at least it was Vienna and Lord

[Gordon.

I get confused about all my travels.

The snuff boxes came from Paris, and the

[fluminous gravels

From a cardinal who admired me vastly in

[Rome.

You’re not eating, my love. Count Moldau

[gave me the gnome,

And Prince Obolowsky the little statues of

[the Twelve Apostles,

Which I like best of all my treasures except

[my fossils.

Which reminds me I must tell Bridget never

[to touch the mummies.

I’ll dust them myself. She can do the

[waxwork dummies.

Of course I like my birds, too, especially my

[Great Auk;

But the moths will get in them.

My love, what’s the matter, why don’t you

talk? What’s the matter?

Tom

Nothing.

Baba

Speak to me!

Tom

Why?

(Baba rises and puts her arms lovingly around

Tom’s neck.)