Desabafo XIX

CHRISTINE
In sleep he sang to me,
In dreams he came...
that voice which calls to me
and speaks my name...

And do I dream again?
For now I find
the Phantom of the Opera is there -inside my mind

PHANTOM
Sing once again with me
our strange duet...
My power over you grows stronger yet...

And though you turn for me
to glance behind,
the Phantom of the Opera is there -
inside your mind...

CHRISTINE
Those who have seen your face
draw back in fear...
I am the mask you wear...

PHANTOM
It's me they hear...

BOTH
Your/my spirit
and My/Your voice
in one
combined:
the Phantom of the Opera
is there -
inside your/my mind...

OFFSTANGE VOICES
He's there,
the Phantom of the Opera...
Beware
the Phantom of the Opera...

PHANTOM
In all your fantasies,
you always knew that man
and mystery...

CHRISTINE
...were both in you...

BOTH
And in this labyrinth,
where night is blind,
the Phantom of the Opera is there/here -
inside my mind

PHANTOM
Sing, my Angel of Music!

CHRISTINE
He's there,
the Phantom of the Opera...


O fantasma da opera - The phantom of the opera