Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Tu? tu? Piccolo Iddio!” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)

~ Recording by José Carreras, Mirella Freni, Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli

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Butterfly (softly reading the words inscribed on it)
Con onor muore
chi non può serbar vita con onore.
(points the knife sideways at her throat)

(The door on the left opens, showing Suzuki's arm pushing the child towards his mother: he runs in with outstretched hands. Butterfly lets the dagger fall, darts toward the baby, and hugs and kisses him almost to suffocation)

Butterfly
Tu? tu? tu? tu? tu? tu? tu?
piccolo Iddio!
Amore, amore mio,
fior di giglio e di rosa.
(taking the child's head in her hands, she draws it to her)
…

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recording of:Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (in 1987-04)

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Madama Butterfly: Atto III. “Con onor muore … Tu? Tu? Piccolo Iddio” (Butterfly, Pinkerton)

composer:Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:Giuseppe Giacosa
Luigi Illica
part of:Madama Butterfly: Atto III (Madame Butterfly: Act III, also: Atto II, parte 2) (number) (order: 17)