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SCENE IX
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Cecilio and the aforementioned.
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Cecilio
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Here am I, dearest one!
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Giunia
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Oh stars!… I quake!… What do I see?
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Is it thou?… Is this perchance some fever?…
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A ghost maybe, or truly thou?… Ye gods!
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Dost thou deceive me, light of my eyes?…
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Alas, could I but know
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whether I am victim of some sweet illusion!…
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So… is it thou?…
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Cecilio
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Thy faithful bridegroom. It is I.
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No. 7 Duet
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Giunia
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In Elysium await me,
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shade of my dear love,
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so that heaven soon, oh God, soon
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may unite me to thee.
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Cecilio
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Adored, dear bride,
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in thy sweet countenance alone
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my faithful soul finds
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sweet Elysium again.
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Giunia
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My bridegroom… Ye gods! Thou art yet alive?
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Cecilio
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Entire in faith and love.
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Giunia and Cecilio
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Joyous my sighs,
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joyous my grief.
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(Joining hands.)
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Giunia
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Dear hope!
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Cecilio
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Beloved treasure!
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Giunia and Cecilio
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Now that upon my breast,
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o Love, thou art,
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the weeping of my eyes
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teaches me rather
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that joy too
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has her tears.
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(Exit.)
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End of the first act.
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