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Ah! mon courage m'abandonne
from Act III of the French opera Werther by Jules Massenet
Libretto: Edouard Blau

Role: Charlotte, daughter of the Magistrate, Sophie's sister
Voice Part: mezzo-soprano       Fach: lyric mezzo
Setting: the Magistrate's house at Christmas, Frankfurt, Germany, 1780
Synopsis: Charlotte has realized that she loves Werther but cannot ever marry him. She prays to help regain her courage, asking God to have pity on her and hear her plaintive cries.
Range: Tessitura:
C4 - A5F#/Gb4 - F#/Gb5
Translations/Aria Texts:
Translation into English by Lea Frey (added 2000-06-02)
Ah! mon courage m'abandonne!, Charlotte's aria from Werther

Ah!  Mon courage m’abandonne!  Seigneur!   	Ah!  My courage is abandoning me! Lord!
Dieu!   Seigneur!  J’ai suivi ta loi! 		God!    Lord!  I have followed  thy law!
J’ai fait, 					I have done, 
et je veux faire toujours mon devoir, 		and I want to always do my duty,
en toi seule j’ espère...			In thee alone, do I hope...
car bien rude est l’épreuve.      		for very  rough is the test.
et bien faible est mon coeur!... 		And  very  feeble  is my heart!...
Seigneur Dieu!   Seigneur Dieu!   Seigneur! 	Lord God!   Lord God!   Lord!
Tu lis dans mon âme, hélas!   			You read into my soul, alas! 
tout la blesse!					Everything wounds it!
Hélas!   					Alas! 
tout la blesse, et tout l’épouvante! 		Everything wounds it and everything terrifies it!
Prends pieté de moi, soutiens ma faiblesse! 	Take pity on me,  sustain my weakness!
Dieu bon!  Viens à mon secours!... 		Good God!  Come to my help!...
Entends ma prière!   Entends ma prière!   	Hear my prayer!  Hear my prayer!
O Dieu bon!  Dieu fort!   			Oh God of good!    Powerful God!  
O Dieu bon!...					Oh God of good...
En toi seule j’espère!... 			In you alone do I hope!..
Seigneur Dieu!   Seigneur Dieu! 		Lord God!    Lord God!..

Translation by Lea Frey (blfrey@earthlink.net)
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