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Madam Butterfly
Death of Butterfly
Madam Butterfly
(Da ópera "Madam Butterfly"
de Puccini - Mais uma vez o New Romantic em cena, dessa vez expresso através
de uma busca à ópera em sua fase romântica, uma história
quase Romeu e Julieta que tem abalado corações das últimas
15 décadas, e prinicpalmente nos 80 com essa regravação
em Techno Ópera de Malcom Mclaren - também criador do tecnofunk
que mais tarde gerou o house, o acid, o techno, entre centenas de estilos,
este estilo criado dessa vez não foi tão bem sucedido, e então
este passou a ser o único LP de Techno Ópera do mundo)
from the opera "Madam Butterfly" by Puccini
adapted by Malcolm McLaren and Robby Kilgore
Pinkerton:
Back in Nagasaki I got married to Cho Cho San
that was her name
back in those days
and when I was her man
I'm going back to visit her
she got a problem
she got a little Cho Cho
Cho Cho San was her name
and this is her tale of woe
take it away Cho Cho
Cho Cho San:
Today's the day when I see clear
a tiny thread of smoke appear
where blue skies border on the ocean
and a ship is set in motion
All the while I sing this song
I see a dot on the horizon
growing bigger every second
gleaming white in my direction
Who on earth can it be
coming up the path for me
what on earth will he say
shall I run to him or run away
Freaking out he's come to get me
or my feet are stuck but just won't let me
run to him do I dare
Madam Butterfly don't blow it
chorus
Calling Butterfly, Madam Butterfly
that's the name he used to call give
he's my man till the day I die
oh sweet Butterfly, so sweet Butterfly
she's waiting
he'll be back, I have faith in this love track Pinkerton:
Pinkerton's the name
Lieutenant Colonel Pinkerton! sir
U.S. Navy
I'm a bounder
I married a Yankee girl
but I went back to visit old Japan
where there she was, Cho Cho San
Cho Cho San:
Gotta have something to believe in
my white honkey sure do miss him
someday soon he'll come around
just to stop me nervous breakdown
Call me fool! Call me stupid!
bend my arrow kill this cupid
say it with me
he'll be back
I have faith in this love track
chorus
Little sweet sweet Butterfly
I hear him crowing faintly
thinks I'm just still sweet sixteen
I guess I'll tease him gently
Cho Cho San:
Calling Madam Butterfly
his angel lucked right from the sky
hide my baby in strange places
I feel the fear I might die
Right in his arms and embreaces
softly kissing my eyelashes
got no right no right to doubt it
ain't no doubt no doubt about it
Call me fool! call me stupid!
bend this arrow kil this cupid
I have faith I'll always pray
my white honkey's here to stay
chorus Call me Butterfly, Madam Butterfly
Butterfly, Butterfly have no fear
I'll be back to wipe your tears
of sweet Butterfly, so sweet Butterfly
she's waiting
I'll wait for him with unshakable faith
he'll be back
Three years have gone by and here I am
Back in Nagasaki, in Cho Cho's garden
Dear Heaven! With my american wife, Katy
Gee! Katy loves Cho Cho's baby.
Cho Cho, I can't confront her, I am still married to her
I remember my friend Sharpless over there,
he warned me I was a bounder
But I really loved Cho Cho San, in those days
When I was her Man
Why? Why did I come back?
Gosh I wish Suzuki would be quiet
I don't want to be here
I don't want to be anywhere around here
When they tell Cho Cho San, that I found another love
I know this time I made a fatal error
Sharpless warned me and I didn't care
How on Earth I can remain here
Where death now fills the air
Remembering only one thing, my wedding ring
Goodbye Cho Cho San! Goodbye!
She marked my going forever
Counting the steady flow of days and hours
And now in this room, there are just dead flowers
Goodbye Cho Cho San! Goodbye