THE STAIRCASE OF THE OPERA HOUSE
[TANGGA RUMAH OPERAN]
(A gauze half conceals the tableau of guests at the opera ball.
[Sehelai kain tipis setengah menutupi pemandangan para tamu di bal opera.]
The guests (whom we cannot yet see clearly) are in fancy dress a peacock, a lion, a dragon, Mephistopheles, a highwayman, a clown, knights, ladies, an executioner.
[Tamu-tamu (yang belum bisa kita lihat dengan jelas) mengenakan kostum mewah seperti burung merak, singa, naga, Mephistopheles, perampok, badut, kesatria, wanita, dan algojo.]
M. ANDRE enters.
[M. ANDRE masuk.]
He is dressed as a skeleton in an opera cape.
[Dia berpakaian sebagai tengkorak dengan jubah opera.]
Almost immediately M. FIRMIN arrives.
[Sekitar waktu yang sama, M. FIRMIN tiba.]
He is also dressed as a skeleton in an opera cape.
[Dia juga berpakaian sebagai tengkorak dengan jubah opera.]
The two skeletons see each other and approach nervously)
[Kedua tengkorak itu saling melihat dan mendekat dengan gugup.]
ANDRE
M'sieur Firmin?
[ANDRE
Tuan Firmin?]
FIRMIN
M'sieur Andre?
[FIRMIN
Tuan Andre?]
(Each raises his mask to the other. They recognise each other.)
(Mereka masing-masing mengangkat topeng mereka dan mengenali satu sama lain.)
FIRMIN
Dear Andre, what a splendid party!
[FIRMIN
Kawan Andre, pesta ini luar biasa!]
ANDRE
The prologue to a bright new year!
[ANDRE
Ini adalah prolog untuk tahun baru yang cerah!]
FIRMIN
Quite a night! I'm impressed!
[FIRMIN
Malam yang luar biasa! Saya terkesan!]
FIRMIN
Well, one does one's best . . .
[FIRMIN
Ya, kita berusaha sebaik mungkin...]
ANDRE/FIRMIN (raising their glasses)
Here's to us!
[ANDRE/FIRMIN (mengangkat gelas mereka)
Untuk kita!]
FIRMIN
I must say, all the same, that it's a shame that 'Phantom' fellow isn't here!
[FIRMIN
Saya harus bilang, sungguh disayangkan 'Phantom' tidak ada di sini!]
(The gauze lifts fully to reveal the staircase of the opera house.
[Kain tipis itu terangkat sepenuhnya untuk mengungkapkan tangga rumah opera.]
The opera ball begins.
[Bal opera dimulai.]
Among the GUESTS are four carrying strange percussion instruments: a monkey with cymbals, a toy soldier with a drum, a triangle, bells. Together they play weirdly throughout)
[Di antara PARA TAMU terdapat empat orang yang membawa alat perkusi aneh: seekor monyet dengan simbal, seorang tentara mainan dengan drum, segitiga, lonceng. Bersama-sama mereka memainkan musik aneh sepanjang acara.]

CHORUS
[CHORUS]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Paper faces on parade . . .
[Wajah kertas berparade...]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Hide your face, so the world will never find you!
[Sembunyikan wajahmu, agar dunia tak pernah menemukannya!]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Every face a different shade . . .
[Setiap wajah memiliki warna yang berbeda...]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Look around - there's another mask behind you!
[Lihat sekeliling - ada topeng lain di belakangmu!]
Flash of mauve . . .
[Senyum ungu...]
Splash of puce . . .
[Percikan merah muda...]
Fool and king . . .
[Si bodoh dan raja...]
Ghoul and goose . . .
[Makhluk halus dan angsa...]
Green and black . . .
[Hijau dan hitam...]
Queen and priest . . .
[Ratu dan pendeta...]
Trace of rouge . . .
[Jejak blush on...]
Face of beast . . .
[Wajah binatang...]
Faces . . .
[Wajah-wajah...]
Take your turn, take a ride on the merry-go-round . . .
[Ambil giliranmu, naiklah ke komedi putar...]
in an inhuman race . . .
[dalam perlombaan yang tidak manusiawi...]
Eye of gold . . .
[Mata emas...]
Thigh of blue . . .
[Paha biru...]
True is false . . .
[Yang benar adalah salah...]
Who is who . . .?
[Siapa yang siapa...?]
Curl of lip . . .
[Melengkungnya bibir...]
Swirl of gown . . .
[Putaran gaun...]
Ace of hearts . . .
[As hati...]
Face of clown . . .
[Wajah badut...]
Faces . . .
[Wajah-wajah...]
Drink it in, drink it up, till you've drowned in the light . . .
[Serap semua ini, nikmati sampai kau tenggelam dalam cahaya...]
in the sound . . .
[dalam suara...]

RAOUL/CHRISTINE
[RAOUL/CHRISTINE]
But who can name the face . . .?
[Tapi siapa yang bisa menyebutkan wajah itu...?]
ALL
[SEMUA]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Grinning yellows, spinning reds . . .
[Senyum kuning, merah berputar...]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Take your fill - let the spectacle astound you!
[Ambil bagianmu - biarkan pertunjukan membuatmu terpesona!]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Burning glances, turning heads . . .
[Pandangan membara, kepala berpaling...]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you!
[Berhenti dan tatap lautan senyum di sekelilingmu!]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Seething shadows breathing lies . . .
[Bayangan bergejolak menghembuskan kebohongan...]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
You can fool any friend who ever knew you!
[Kau bisa menipu teman manapun yang pernah mengenalmu!]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Leering satyrs, peering eyes . . .
[Satyr yang melirik, mata yang mengintip...]
Masquerade!
[Pesta Topeng!]
Run and hide - but a face will still pursue you!
[Lari dan sembunyi - tapi wajah itu tetap akan mengejarmu!]
(The ENSEMBLE activity becomes background, as ANDRE, FIRMIN, MEG, GIRY, PIANGI and CARLOTTA come to the fore, glasses in hand)
[Aktivitas ENSEMBLE menjadi latar belakang, saat ANDRE, FIRMIN, MEG, GIRY, PIANGI, dan CARLOTTA maju ke depan, gelas di tangan.]

GIRY
What a night
[GIRY
Malam yang luar biasa!]
MEG
What a crowd!
[MEG
Banyak sekali orang!]
ANDRE
Makes you glad!
[ANDRE
Membuatmu senang!]
FIRMIN
Makes you proud!
[FIRMIN
Membuatmu bangga!]
All the creme de la creme!
[Semua yang terbaik!]
CARLOTTA
Watching us watching them!
[CARLOTTA
Melihat kita yang melihat mereka!]
MEG/GIRY
And all our fears are in the past!
[MEG/GIRY
Dan semua ketakutan kita ada di masa lalu!]
ANDRE
Six months...
[ANDRE
Enam bulan...]
PIANGI
Of relief!
[PIANGI
Ketenangan!]
CARLOTTA
Of delight!
[CARLOTTA
Kebahagiaan!]
ANDRE/FIRMIN
Of Elysian peace!
[ANDRE/FIRMIN
Kedamaian Elysian!]
MEG/GIRY
And we can breathe at last!
[MEG/GIRY
Dan kita bisa bernapas lega!]
CARLOTTA
No more notes!
[CARLOTTA
Tidak ada lagi catatan!]
PIANGI
No more ghost!
[PIANGI
Tidak ada lagi hantu!]
GIRY
Here's a health!
[GIRY
Untuk kesehatan!]
ANDRE
Here's a toast: to a prosperous year!
[ANDRE
Mari kita bersulang: untuk tahun yang makmur!]
FIRMIN
To the new chandelier!
[FIRMIN
Untuk lampu gantung baru!]
PIANGI/CARLOTTA
And may its splendour never fade!
[PIANGI/CARLOTTA
Semoga kemewahannya tidak pernah pudar!]
FIRMIN
Six months!
[FIRMIN
Enam bulan!]
GIRY
What a joy!
[GIRY
Sungguh menyenangkan!]
MEG
What a change!
[MEG
Perubahan yang luar biasa!]
FIRMIN/ANDRE
What a blessed release!
[FIRMIN/ANDRE
Sungguh pembebasan yang diberkati!]
ANDRE
And what a masquerade!
[ANDRE
Dan betapa meriahnya pesta topeng ini!]
(They clink glasses and move off RAOUL and CHRISTINE emerge. She is admiring a new acquisition: an engagement ring from RAOUL, which she has attached to a gold chain around her neck.)
[Mereka bersulang dan pergi. RAOUL dan CHRISTINE muncul. Dia mengagumi akuisisi barunya: cincin pertunangan dari RAOUL, yang dia gantungkan di rantai emas di lehernya.]
CHRISTINE
Think of it!
[CHRISTINE
Bayangkan itu!]
A secret engagement!
[Pertunangan rahasia!]
Look - your future bride!
[Lihat - calon pengantinmu!]
Just think of it!
[Bayangkan saja!]
RAOUL
But why is it secret?
[RAOUL
Tapi kenapa harus rahasia?]
What have we to hide?
[Apa yang harus kita sembunyikan?]
CHRISTINE
Please, let's not fight . . .
[CHRISTINE
Tolong, jangan bertengkar...]
RAOUL
Christine, you're free!
[RAOUL
Christine, kau bebas!]
CHRISTINE
Wait till the time is right . . .
[CHRISTINE
Tunggu sampai waktunya tepat...]
RAOUL
When will that be?
[RAOUL
Kapan itu akan terjadi?]
It's an engagement, not a crime!
[Ini adalah pertunangan, bukan kejahatan!]
Christine, what are you afraid of?
[Christine, apa yang kau takuti?]
CHRISTINE
Let's not argue . . .
[CHRISTINE
Jangan berdebat...]
RAOUL
Let's not argue . . .
[RAOUL
Jangan berdebat...]
CHRISTINE
Please pretend . . .
[CHRISTINE
Tolong berpura-puralah...]
RAOUL
I can only hope I'll . . .
[RAOUL
Saya hanya bisa berharap saya...]
CHRISTINE
You will . . .
[CHRISTINE
Kau akan...]
BOTH
. . . understand in time . . .
[KEDUANYA
...mengerti seiring waktu...]
(Dance section, in which CHRISTINE, almost coquettish almost jittery, goes from man to man.
[Bagian tari, di mana CHRISTINE, hampir menggoda dan gelisah, berpindah dari pria ke pria.]
But too many of her partners seem to be replicas of the PHANTOM, and each spins her with increasing force.
[Tapi terlalu banyak pasangan yang tampaknya adalah replika dari PHANTOM, dan masing-masing memputarnya dengan kekuatan yang semakin besar.]
Eventually RAOUL rescues her and holds her tightly.
[Akhirnya RAOUL menyelamatkannya dan memeluknya erat.]
He whirls her back into the dance, as the music heads towards its climax.)
[Dia memputarnya kembali ke dalam tarian, saat musik menuju puncaknya.]

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