MANRICO

Ah yes, my love, when I am

Yours, and you are my wife,
My spirit will be more fearless,
My arm will be stronger.

And yet, if on the page
Of my destiny it's written
That I must be among the victims,

Pierced by the foe's steel,
As I draw my last breath,
My thoughts will come to you,

And death will seem to me
Only preceding you to heaven.
And death will seem to me, etc.


[The chapel organ is heard.]


LEONORA and MANRICO
The wave of holy sounds
Descends, pure, into our hearts!

Come, the altar opens to us
The joys of unspoiled love!
Ah! The joys of unspoiled love, etc. /


[Ruiz runs in.]


RUIZ
Manrico?


MANRICO
What is it?


RUIZ
The gypsy... come... in irons... look


MANRICO
Oh God!


RUIZ
Those barbarians' hands
Have already lighted the pyre...


MANRICO
[Approaching the balcony]

Heaven! My legs fail me,
My eyes are clouding over!


LEONORA
You're raging!


MANRICO
I am!


LEONORA
Who?


MANRICO
Her son!


LEONORA
Ah!


MANRICO
Ah, cowards! This wicked sight
Almost takes away my breath!

Get our men together! Hurry
Ruiz! Go, go... And fly back!


[Ruiz leaves.]

The horrible blaze of that pyre

Burns, enflames all of my being!
Monsters, put it out; or very quickly
I'll put it out with your blood!

Before I loved you, I was yet her son;
Your suffering cannot restrain me...
Unhappy mother, I hasten to save you,
Or at least hasten to die with you!


LEONORA
I cannot bear such deadly blows.
Oh, how much better to die!

MANRICO

The horrible blaze of that pyre, etc.
[Ruiz comes back with the soldiers.]

RUIZ and SOLDIERS
To Arms! To arms!

Here we are, ready to fight with you,
Or die with you!
To arms, etc.

MANRICO

Unhappy mother, I hasten to save you,
Or at least hasten to die with you! etc.
To arms! To arms! To arms!