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""Mab, la reine des mensonges", Mercutio's aria from Roméo et Juliette, Act I.
Composer: Charles Gounod (1818-1893).
Libretto: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré.

/ Synopsis

The guests sing the pleasures which await them this evening. Young noble Pâris is amazed at the magnificence of the ball, but Tybalt, nephew of Capulet, assures him that he will forget this magnificence, when he sees the magnificent Juliette, daughter of Capulet. When Capulet leads his daughter in the room, she becomes indeed the centre of attention. Capulet invites cheerfully the guests to dance in the nearby rooms and is delighted to leave Pâris to escort Juliette. When the stage is empty, masked Roméo Montaigu and his friends Mercutio and Benvolio come out of their hiding place. Due to their disguise, they were able to enter the rival house without being recognized. Roméo has now reserves on their outing and wishes to leave. He explains that he recently had a dream that filled him with somber premonitions as as to their adventure. Mercutio frivolously brushes aside his premonitions , saying they are the work of the queen Mab (ballad of the queen Mab: " Mab, la reine des mensonges "). Roméo is comforted by this ballad, but suddenly sees Juliette through an open door. He falls in love with her in an instant. Enchanted, Roméo is pushed outside by his friends as Juliette enters, with her nanny, Gertrude. Gertrude sings Pâris's praises to her, as a future husband. Juliette, for her part, protests her lack of interest for this marriage (ariette: " Je veux vivre "). The nanny goes away and, while Juliette gets ready to return to the dance, Roméo comes out of a corner of the room. After some words, they realize that their destinies are bound (madrigal: " Ange adorable!). In the exchange which follows, Roméo discovers that he fell in love with a Capulet. Although Roméo has his mask back on, Tybalt manages to identify him. After Roméo's hasty departure, Tybalt reveals to Juliette that she spoke with a hated Montaigu. The guests return in the centre of the scene: Roméo and his friends are among them. Mercutio thinks that they were noticed and the Montaigu operate a hasty retreat. Capulet does not authorize Tybalt to follow them and encourages his guests to pursue festivities.

/ Lyrics

Mab, la reine des mensonges,
préside aux songes.
Plus légère que le vent
décevant,
à travers l'espace,
à travers la nuit,
elle passe,
elle fuit!
Son char, que l'atome rapide20
entraîne dans l'éther limpide,
fut fait d'une noisette vide
par Ver-de-terre, le charron!
Les harnais, subtile dentelle,
ont été découpés dans l'aile
de quelque verte sauterelle
par son cocher, le moucheron!
Un os de grillon sert de manche
à son fouet, dont la mèche blanche
est prise au rayon qui s'épanche
de Phoebé rassemblant sa cour.
Chaque nuit, dans cet équipage,
Mab visite, sur son passage,
l'époux qui rêve de veuvage
et l'amant qui rêve d'amour!
À son approche, la coquette
rêve d'atours et de toilette,
le courtisan fait la courbette,
le poète rime ses vers.
À l'avare en son gîte sombre,
elle ouvre des trésors sans nombre,
et la liberté rit dans l'ombre
au prisonnier chargé de fers.
Le soldat rêve d'embuscades,
de batailles et d'estocades,
elle lui verse les rasades
dont ses lauriers sont arrosés;
et toi, qu'un soupir effarouche,
quand tu reposes sur ta couche,
ô vierge, elle effleure ta bouche
et te fait rêver de baisers!
Mab, la reine des mensonges,
préside aux songes.
Plus légère que le vent
décevant,
à travers l'espace,
à travers la nuit,
elle passe,
elle fuit!