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Ca Ira: Opera in Three Acts: "Adieu My Good and Tender Sister... " (English Version)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Roger Waters
Roger Waters
Performer
Paul Groves
Paul Groves
Tenor
Rick Wentworth
Rick Wentworth
Conductor
Bryn Terfel
Bryn Terfel
Baritone
Ying Huang
Ying Huang
Soprano
Ismaël Lô
Ismaël Lô
Performer
Jamie Bower
Jamie Bower
Performer
London Voices
London Voices
Performer
Helen Russill
Helen Russill
Performer
Italia Children’s Choir
Performer
The Choir of the London Oratory
The Choir of the London Oratory
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Roger Waters
Roger Waters
Composer
Étienne Roda-Gil
Étienne Roda-Gil
Librettist
Nadine Roda-Gil
Nadine Roda-Gil
Librettist
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Roger Waters
Roger Waters
Producer
Rick Wentworth
Rick Wentworth
Producer

Lyrics

QUEEN
Adieu my good and tender sister
I am condemned to die
My only regret is to abandon my children
My children, my God, how it tears me to leave them
My love for them was always first and last
My God, I miss my children so
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST
Madame Antoine, if we could only turn back the clock
TO that garden in Vienna
MARIE THERESE & FEMALE CHORUS
Madame Antoine, Madame Antoine
Mother is calling, darkness is falling
QUEEN
Monsieur, I know thee not
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST
The oak tree without and the peach tree within
Your mother was calling
The darkness was falling
QUEEN
MY little cock robin pray kneel here beside me
The dance is about to begin
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST
Courage Madame, in this great rebirth
Like wind-fallen fruit we return to the earth
QUEEN
I saw but a priest
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST
I am but a man
Madame, please take my hand
QUEEN
Monsieur, please take my hand
Written by: Nadine Roda-Gil, Roger Waters, Étienne Roda-Gil

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