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| [Knights enter carrying the captured standards. The last to appear is Gaston, sword in hand and with visor lowered.] | |
| COUNT
Noble guerrier, qui planta le premier l’étendard de la foi sur la cité conquise, quel est ton nom? |
COUNT (addressing Gaston)
Noble warrior, who was the first to plant our banner of the faith in the conquered city, what is your name? |
| GASTON
Me reconnaissez-vous? |
GASTON (lifting his visor)
Do you not recognize me? |
| KNIGHTS
Oh surprise... Gaston! |
KNIGHTS
What... Gaston! |
| GASTON
Oui! C’est moi dont le nom fut couvert d’infamie! Ma bannière à vos pieds fut jetée en lambeaux! Que par vous cette épée soit encore aville pour vous j'ai combattu, donnez-moi des bourreaux! |
GASTON
Yes! It is I upon whose name is covered in infamy! My banner was thrown to your feet in shreds! Yet, though my sword was villified by you. I have fought for you in battle, now carry out my execution! |
| HELENE
Le ferez-vous mourir? |
HELENE
Could you now kill him? |
| GASTON
Qu’on me mène au martyre. |
GASTON
Lead me to martyrdom. |
| [Roger, mortally wounded, is carried in by some knights.] | |
| ROGER
Arrête! |
ROGER
Stop! |
| ALL
Le saint homme!... Il est blessé! |
ALL
The holy man!... He’s wounded! |
| ROGER
J ‘ expire... Ciel daigne prolonger ma vie un seul instant... Vous allez me maudire... Reconnais-moi... Je suis... ton frère. |
ROGER
I’m dying... Heaven though grants me a moment of life more... You will curse me... (to the count) Recognize me... I am... your brother. |
| ALL
Lui!... Roger! |
ALL
He!... Roger! |
| ROGER
Un instant... Un instant me reste encore... Pour Gaston ma voix t’ implore, oh qu’ il soit sauvé par toi! Le remords ici m’amène. Seul je dois subir la peine du forfait commis par moi. |
ROGER
A moment... Only a moment is left... My dying breath implores you to spare Gaston! It was my remorse that brought me here. I alone must pay for a crime that I committed. |
| [There’s a general commotion. Helene runs to Gaston.] | |
| HELENE, ISAURE and
RAYMOND
Dieu secourable! Tu lui rends le bonheur et la vie et l’honneur. |
HELENE, ISAURE and
RAYMOND
Merciful God! To him you restore happiness, life and honor. |
| GASTON
Dieu secourable, tu me rends le bonheur et la vie et l'honneur! |
GASTON
God of mercy, you have restored to me my happiness, life and honor! |
| COUNT and
LEGATE
Quoi? Le coupable c’est mon [son] frère! Oh terreur!... Oh mystère d’horreur! |
COUNT and LEGATE
What? The guilty one is my [his] brother! Terror ! ... Oh mystery of horror! |
| ROGER
À mon heure dernière, grâce. Grâce! |
ROGER
In my last hour have pity. Mercy! |
| [The count goes to Roger and embraces him.] | |
| COUNT
Mon frère! |
COUNT
Brother! |
| ROGER
...Que je voie en mourant la cité du Seigneur. |
ROGER
...Allow me to gaze upon the Lord’s city as I die. |
| [The back of the tent is opened to reveal a panorama of the city of Jerusalem. As Roger expires, all join in a hymn of thanksgiving.] | |
| ALL
À toi gloire, ô Dieu de victoire! En mémoire de ton ferme appui, que des anges, les saintes phalanges, en louanges éclatent pour lui! |
ALL
Glory to you, oh God of victory! In memory of your unfailing support, let the angels, the holy hosts of heaven, resound their hymns of praise about him! |
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