All language subtitles for Rigoletto Pavarotti

I must seduce that young beauty!

-The one you've seen at church?
-Every Sunday.

She lives nearby. And every night,
she has a mysterious visitor.

-And she still doesn't know who you are?
-Not yet.

So many beautiful women!

Countess Ceprano outshines them all.

Don't let the count hear that.
He might tell your other ladies.

That wouldn't bother me one bit!

One woman or another...
to me, they're all the same.

I won't surrender my heart
to one rather than another.

Each woman's beauty
is destiny's gift to me.

If one enchants me today,
another might tomorrow!

Fidelity is slavery.
Avoid it like the plague.

Adore whom you will.
You can't have love without freedom.

Jealous husbands and tortured lovers
only make me laugh.

I defy all the rules
once a woman appeals to me!

You're leaving? How cruel.

I must follow my husband,
the count Ceprano.

But you are such a radiant beauty.

You should shine like the sun
here at my court.

Every heart should beat for you.

You kindle the raging flame of love.

And its fire inflames me...
it consumes my heart.

A penny for your thoughts,
Count Ceprano!

He's fuming!

The duke is looking for
new pleasures, as usual.

The duke lives only
for fighting and feasting.

Now he's courting the countess,
while her husband stands by, furious!

Amazing news!

It's stupefying!

It's about Rigoletto.

Did the hunchback lose his hump?

No, even stranger. The fool has...

...a mistress!

The hunchback has turned into Cupid.

What a Cupid! A freak Cupid!

Ceprano is a nuisance.
But his darling wife is an angel.

-Then abduct her!
-That's easy to say.

What about the count?

Put him in prison.

Or exile him.

Or off with his head!

-(The villain!)
-What's in that head of yours?

Why does he need a head like that?
What's it worth?

Ceprano is in a fury!

Fool, you always carry a joke too far!

We all hate that fool!

Some day their anger
will strike out at you.

That fool must be punished.
Every one of us bears him a grudge!

Meet me tonight, well armed!

Revenge!

Let's feast and be joyful.

Doesn't this seem
a palace of pleasure?

Let me speak!

I insist!

It is I, Monterone.

And my voice will fall
upon you like thunder!

"Let me speak!"

You conspired against us,
my dear lord.

And most mercifully, we pardoned you.

Now what madness has come over you?

Are you still going on about
your daughter's honor?

A new insult!

Yes, I will disturb your orgies!

I will not tolerate this
atrocious insult to my family.

Even if you execute me...

...my terrible ghost will return.

I will carry my severed head in my hand.

And I will cry out for vengeance!

Enough! Arrest him!

May both of you be cursed!

It is cowardly to hurl your dogs
at a dying lion, Duke.

And you, serpent, who laughs
at a father's grief...

...my curse upon you!

(What do I hear? How horrible!)

You dared to interrupt our celebration
with your cries of doom.

Your words are useless.
Now leave here.

You have provoked the duke's anger.

There is no hope for you.
Your fate is sealed!

I curse you!

Ah, the old man cursed me!

Go away, I have no money.

I'm not a beggar.
I live by my sword.

You're a thief?

I'm a man who can rid you
of a rival, for a modest fee.

And you must have a rival.

The woman you love is inside there.

How much would you charge
if he were a nobleman?

That would be more expensive.

I take half in advance,
and the rest afterwards.

How do you manage
to get away with it?

I kill my man in town,
or right in my own house.

I wait for him at night.
One thrust, and he's dead.

At home, it's easy.
My sister helps me out.

She dances by the roadside.
She's a beauty.

She lures the man I want,
and then....

All very quietly.

Here's my dagger. Do you need it?

Not right now.

So much the worse for you.

Sparafucile is my name.

You're a foreigner?

I'm from Burgundy.

Where could I find you
if I needed you?

I'm here every evening.

I'm Sparafucile.

We're alike.

I, with my tongue.
He, with his sword!

I'm the man who mocks.

And he's the man who kills.

That old man cursed me!

Oh, men...oh, nature!

You've both made me into a villain.

What fury! To be deformed.

What fury! To be a clown.

To do nothing but mock the world.

I don't even have the
comfort of human tears.

My master is young, cheerful,
powerful, handsome.

Idly, he tells me,
"Make me laugh, fool."

And I force myself to obey.

I detest those sneering courtiers.

How I love to hurt them.

If I'm evil, they alone are to blame.

But here at my home,
I become a different man.

That old man cursed me!

Why does that prey on my mind so?

Could it be an evil omen?

No, that's madness!

-Dearest daughter!
-Father dear!

My only joy is being near you.

So much love!

You are my life.

Without you, the world would
have nothing to offer me.

You're sighing.
What torments you so?

Tell your poor daughter.

If you have any secret,
share it with me.

Tell me something about my family.

You have none.

-What is your name?
-That is unimportant.

If you don't want to
talk about yourself...

-You must never go out!
-Only to church.

...at least tell me something
about my mother.

Don't speak about that terrible loss.

She loved me, that dear angel.

She pitied me so.

I was alone, poor, deformed.
She loved me out of compassion.

Then she died.

Now the cold earth
covers that beloved woman.

And you are all that is left to
this unhappy man.

I thank God for you.

What caused such sorrow?

You are all that is left to me.

Tell me your family name.
Tell me what sorrow you suffer.

What good would that do?
I'm your father, that's enough!

In this world, perhaps some fear me.
Perhaps some envy me.

And others curse me!

But don't you have country,
kin, or friends?

Religion, family, country...
you are my whole world.

If I can make you happy,
then my life is a joy.

I've been here three months
and I haven't even seen the city.

If you allow it,
I would visit it now.

Never! Swear that you'll never
leave the house!

Someone might follow her!
Even kidnap her!

They'd dishonor a jester's daughter,
and laugh about it!

No one saw me come here?

Be sure you keep the door
to the terrace locked.

Woman, guard this pure,
innocent flower.

Guard her very carefully.

May she remain innocent and pure.

Protect her from the storms...

...that have destroyed other flowers.

Shield her, and keep her unblemished.

And return her unharmed to her father.

So much love and care!

What do you fear, father?

Up in heaven, near God,
a guardian angel watches over us.

She will protect us from harm.

My mother's holy prayers protect me.

Your precious flower
will never come to harm.

Woman, guard this pure,
innocent flower.

Someone's outside!

He's always suspicious.

No one ever followed her to church?

If anyone knocks, don't open.

-Not even to the duke?
-Especially not to him!

Daughter, goodbye.

(His daughter!)

Goodbye, father.

Woman, guard this pure,
innocent flower.

Up in heaven, near God...

...a guardian angel watches over us.

Giovanna, I feel so guilty!

I didn't tell him about the
young man who follows me to church.

Why should you?
Do you dislike this young man?

No, he's so handsome.

He has won my heart.

He seems very generous...

...and noble.

I'd rather he not be a prince
or a nobleman.

If he were poor,
I think I'd love him more.

I think of him always,
awake or asleep.

And my passionate heart cries out...

"I love--"

"I love you!"

Oh, say those sweet words again.
Open the gates of paradise to me!

Isn't there anyone here to answer me?

I am here, and my heart answers you.

Two people in love
are a world unto themselves!

Who led you here to me?

Angel or devil, who cares?
I love you!

What a fire has been
lit inside our hearts!

The god of love
will never separate us.

He has bound your fate to mine.

Love is the sunlight of the soul.
Love is life.

Its voice is the beating
of our hearts.

Fame and glory, power and pomp...

...they are earthly, frail things.

Only love is divine.
It brings us close to the angels.

So let us love one another,
my heavenly darling.

Because of you, I'll be the envy
of every man in the world!

(Ah, this is what I longed to
hear in my secret dreams.)

Because of you, I'll be the envy
of every man in the world!

Tell me again that you love me.

You heard me say so.

Tell me your name.
May I know it now?

(This is the place.)

My name is Gualtier Mald�.

I am a student, and I am poor.

I heard footsteps outside!

(What traitor disturbs me?)

Lead him out the other gate.

Do you love me?

I shall love you all my life!

No more...leave.

Farewell, my hope, my soul.

I shall live for you alone.

My love for you shall never end!

Gualtier Mald�.

The name of my beloved.

Now it is engraved on my loving heart.

That dear name moves my heart...

...and makes me thrill to my first love.

His name fills my mind
with visions of love's delights.

My thoughts and desires will fly
to you forever more.

And even my last sigh...

...dear name, will belong to you.

Look at her.

What a beauty!

She looks like an angel.

And she's Rigoletto's mistress!

Why did I come back here?

Quiet, to work!
Pay attention to me.

Ah, that old man cursed me!

Careful, it's Rigoletto.

Good. Let's kill him!

No. Tomorrow we'll laugh
at him all the more.

Who's that speaking?

Don't be alarmed. It's Marullo.

It's so dark, I can't see anyone.

We're playing a silly trick.

We're abducting Ceprano's wife.

(What a relief!)
But how will you enter?

(Ceprano, your key.)

(We have the whole plan worked out.)

Here's Ceprano's key.

I feel his coat-of-arms.
(So my fears were unfounded!)

His palace is next door.
I'll join you!

-We'll all wear masks.
-Then give me a mask, too.

You hold the ladder.

It's pitch black!

(With that mask on,
he'll be completely blind!)

(Now we'll get our revenge,
just when he least expects it.)

(He's always sneering at us.
Well, we'll turn the tables.)

(We'll abduct his mistress, and
tomorrow the whole court will laugh.)

Help me, father!

Victory!

What's taking them so long?

I've been blindfolded!

It's that curse!

She was stolen from me!

As soon as I left,
I sensed she was in danger.

So I retraced my steps.

The door was open.
The house was deserted.

Where is that sweet angel now?

She is the first woman who ever
made me long to be faithful.

She is so pure,
and her gaze is so modest.

Why, I feel almost
overwhelmed by her virtue.

She was stolen from me!

Who dared to do such a thing?

I shall have my revenge!

Whoever dared to harm my darling
must be punished.

I can see you weeping, my dearest.

You were alone and in sudden danger.

You must have remembered our love.

You must have called out
for your Gualtier.

But your beloved could not run
to help you.

Dear beloved girl.

I would give my very soul...

...to bless you here on earth.

You are dearer to me than
all the angels in paradise!

We kidnapped Rigoletto's mistress!

Tell me, how was it done?

We searched out his house
just after dark.

Exactly as we expected,
we found a rare beauty.

It was Rigoletto's mistress.

We had barely seen her
when she went inside.

Just as we were about to abduct her,
the jester himself appeared.

We said we were abducting
Ceprano's wife, and he believed us.

Rigoletto held the ladder
while we blindfolded him.

We quickly climbed up
and seized the girl.

And we brought her back here.

(It's she! My beloved!)

We left the old fool there, cursing!

Where are you holding the poor girl?

We brought her here to you.

So heaven has not robbed me
of my angel!

A powerful love is calling me.
I must fly to her side.

I would sacrifice my throne
to comfort her.

At last, she shall know who loves her.

She shall know who I really am.

She shall learn that even a duke
can be a slave of love.

What changed his mood so?
He's a different man!

Poor Rigoletto.

Good morning, Rigoletto.

(They're all in this together.)

What's new, fool?

Nothing's new, except that
you're more annoying than ever.

(Where did they hide her?)

Look how upset he is!

I'm glad none of you
suffered harm...

...out in last night's air.

It was a good joke.

I was asleep all night long.

Oh, you were sleeping?

Then I must have been dreaming.

He's examining everything.

(It's not hers.)

The duke is still asleep?

The duchess wishes to speak
to her husband.

-He's sleeping.
-Was he not here just now?

-He went hunting.
-Without his pages or weapons?

He can't see anybody now! Understand?

So she is here!
She is with the duke!

You abducted a young girl
from my house last night.

But I'll get her back! She is here!

Look for your mistress elsewhere.

I want my daughter!

Yes, my daughter!
What a victory for you!

Why aren't you laughing anymore?

She is there. Give her back to me.

You courtiers are a vile, cursed race.

For what price did you sell my beloved?

You'd do anything for money.

But my daughter is a treasure
beyond price.

Give her back or my bare hands
will be stained with your blood!

Nothing on earth can deter a man...

...when he is defending
his daughter's honor.

Open that door, you murderers!

All of you are against me.

Well then, I am weeping.

Marullo, my lord.

You have a kind and gentle heart.

Tell me where they've hidden her.

She is there! Isn't that true?

Alas, you are silent.

My lords, pardon me.
Have pity on me.

Give an old man back his daughter.

Give her back to me.
It will cost you nothing.

Yet my daughter is
the whole world to me.

Sirs, here you see my entire family.

You have nothing more
to fear, my angel.

It was only a joke, wasn't it?

Now even I can laugh.
But why are you weeping?

I'm so ashamed, father.

I can't tell anyone but you.

Leave, all of you.

And if the duke himself
comes back, he's not to enter!

For I am here!

With children and madmen,
it's best to humor them.

Speak. We are alone.

Lord, give me courage.

I went to church every Sunday.

While I was praying to God...

...there was a young man,
fatally handsome.

I saw him watching me.

Though our lips were silent,
our hearts spoke through our eyes.

Secretly, hidden in shadows...

...he came to see me last night.

He told me he was a poor student.

He passionately poured out
his love for me.

Then he left.

And my heart overflowed
with the most joyful hope.

Suddenly, a group of men appeared.
They seized me and carried me away.

And they brought me here by force.

What a cruel ordeal!

Lord, I prayed that I alone
would suffer infamy.

I prayed that she might rise
as far as I had fallen.

Lord, Thy altar is most needed
near the gallows!

But now all is lost.

That altar is overturned.

Weep, my child.

Let your tears fall on my heart.

Father, a consoling angel
speaks to me, through you.

I have one task to finish.

Then we will leave this evil place.

How quickly a single day
can change everything!

Make way! Monterone is going
to the dungeon.

So I cursed you in vain, Duke.

Neither thunderbolt nor sword
has struck you down.

So you will live on happily,
Duke, untouched!

No, old man, you are wrong.
You will be avenged!

Yes, revenge, terrible revenge!

That is all my heart desires.

The hour of his punishment
is almost at hand.

It will strike him a fatal blow...

...like a thunderbolt hurled by God.

So shall this jester strike him down!

Father, I see a terrifying joy...

...flashing in your eyes.

Forgive him.
Just as we will be forgiven...

...when our pardon
comes from heaven.

Forgive him.

Even though he betrayed me,
I still love him.

I beg for pity
for that ungrateful man.

Like a thunderbolt hurled by God...

...this jester shall strike him down!

So you still love him?

Always.

Even though you've had time to forget him?

I love him.

How foolish a woman's heart can be!

That vile seducer!

I will avenge you, Gilda!

Have pity on him, father.

If I proved he betrayed you,
would you still love him?

I don't know.
But he still adores me.

Then let me show you something.

I see a man.

Just wait!

I want two things right away.
A bed and some wine!

These are his habits.

(The dandy!)

Woman is fickle! She wavers
like a feather in the breeze.

She's always changing what she says
and what she thinks.

Her face is ever lovely,
ever charming.

But weeping or smiling,
she's lying.

Yes, woman is fickle.
Like a feather in the breeze.

She's always changing what she says...

...and what she thinks.

If you trust her,
you'll always be miserable.

Tell her your secrets
and she'll break your heart.

Yet no man can know
complete happiness...

...until he finds love at her breast.

Yes, woman is fickle.
Like a feather in the breeze.

She's always changing what she says...

...and what she thinks.

I have your man inside.

Is he to live or die?

I'll be back later to settle the matter.

I remember the first day
I met you, my beauty.

I asked you where you lived,
and followed you here.

Since then, I've loved you alone.

Are you forgetting the twenty
other women since then?

You seem like a real ladies' man.

Yes, I'm a monster!

Be a good girl now.
Don't make such a fuss.

Throw caution to the wind!

Surrender to the joys of love.

-What a beautiful hand.
-You're making fun of me, sir.

You don't care for me. You're joking.

-No, I want to marry you!
-I should believe that?

-Have you heard enough?
-How he deceived me!

Lovely child of pleasure...

...I'm a slave to your charms.

With only one kind word...

...you can ease all my pain.

Come, feel how wildly
my heart is beating.

With only one kind word...

...you can ease all my pain.

You make me laugh. Talk is cheap.

He spoke to me of love, too.

I see through your little game!

And I believed that unscrupulous man.

Quiet, tears are useless.

My unhappy heart has been betrayed.

Now it is breaking with anguish.

I see through your little game!

Go home. Take some money, and
the men's clothes I left for you.

Leave for Verona at once.
I'll join you there tomorrow.

Come with me, father. I'm afraid!

You said 20 scudi? Here's 10...
the rest when the job is done.

He's staying here?
Then I'll be back at midnight.

Don't bother.
I'll throw his body in the river.

No, I want to do that myself.

What's his name?

Do you want to know mine, too?

He is "Crime."

And I am "Punishment."

A storm is coming.

The night is growing darker.

-Wait, my brother is coming.
-Who cares!

It will rain soon.

Fine! Why don't you sleep
in the stable--or in hell!

-Leave now.
-In this weather?

(We'll get 20 scudi in gold.)

I'll gladly give you my room.
We can go up and see it now.

That would suit me, let's go.

The poor young man.

He's so charming.

Lord, what a dreadful night.

I'll sleep in this drafty room?
Fine!

Sir, may God protect you!

I'll take a brief nap.

I'm tired.

He's such an appealing young man.

-Yes, he's bringing us 20 scudi!
-So little? He's worth more.

Go. If he's asleep,
bring me his sword.

My insane love for him has drawn me
back here. Forgive me, father.

What a dreadful night!
How will it end?

That young man is an Adonis.
And we love each other.

Spare him. Let's not kill him!

I'll stuff your Adonis in this sack,
and throw him in the river.

This is a living hell!

We could keep the money,
and still let him live.

How is that?

Listen, I have a plan.

You already got 10 scudi
from the hunchback.

He'll come back with the rest.

Kill him instead! Then you'll have 20.

You'll still enjoy your full price.

Kill the hunchback? The devil I will!

Am I a thief? Am I a bandit?

When did I ever betray a customer?

That man paid me,
and I'll do what he says.

-Spare him.
-He'll die.

-He'll leave.
-Then we'll lose the money.

If someone else comes before midnight,
I'll kill him instead.

No one will come on such a stormy night.

Shall I die for that unfaithful wretch?
Lord, have pity.

-A half hour left...
-Please, brother!

Even she weeps for him.
I must save him!

Even if he betrayed me,
I'll sacrifice my life for him!

-Someone's knocking!
-It's the wind.

Have pity on a poor beggar.
Give me shelter for the night.

Quick, finish the job.
We'll take one life to save another.

As long as I get my money!

I'm so young to die.
May heaven forgive these sinners!

May God forgive them!

My moment of revenge has come.

For the past month, I've wept
tears of blood under my jester's mask.

The door is closed.

It's still early. I'll wait.

What a strange night.

A storm in heaven.

And on earth...a murder.

How powerful I feel now!

Midnight.

Here's your man, dead.

-What joy! A light!
-No, the money!

-Quick, let's throw him in the river.
-No, I'll do it alone.

Fine...the water's too shallow here.
It's deeper further on.

Hurry, don't let anyone see you.

He's inside there, dead.

I want to see him!

But what does it matter? It's he...
I felt his spurs.

Let the world see me now!

Here is a jester...

....and here is a nobleman!

And he lies beneath my feet!

It's he. What joy!

At last I've revenged my daughter.

The river will be his grave.

A sack will be his shroud.

To the river!

That voice!

The night is playing tricks on me.

It is the duke!
Open up, you demon! You bandit!

Who died in his place?

I'm trembling.

It's a human.

My daughter!

It's impossible.
She's on her way to Verona.

It's a delusion.

My child, answer me!

Who was the murderer?

Is there no one?

My daughter? My Gilda!

She spoke...she moved...
she's alive!

My only joy on earth.

Look at me. Do you recognize me ?

What happened? Are you wounded?

The dagger stabbed me here.

Who struck you?

I deceived you.

I was to blame.

I loved him too much.

Now I shall die for him.

She is the innocent victim
of my just revenge!

My angel, look at me, speak to me.

I cannot speak. Forgive me,
and forgive him.

Give your daughter
your blessing, father.

Soon I shall be near
my mother in heaven.

I shall pray for you
for all eternity.

No, you cannot die, my treasure.

My dove, you must not leave me.

Soon I shall be with
my mother in heaven.

I shall pray for you
for all eternity.

You must not die.

If you leave me, I'll be all alone.

If you die, I shall die with you!

No more...forgive him!

My father...farewell.

I shall pray for you in heaven.

You must not die.

You must not leave me.

I shall pray for--

The curse!