De la opereta Candide, de Leonard Bernstein. La desdichada Cunegonde se lamenta porque perdió su honor a cambio de dinero. Trocó su reputación por joyas que no compensan su vergüenza... ¿o sí? Soprano de coloratura: Scarlett Strallen. Traducción y otros enlaces en comentario.
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etiquetas: glitter and be gay , scarlett strallen , candide , brenstein , opereta 
Son muy apreciadas su chispeante obertura y la endiablada aria Glitter and be gay, que ha pasado al repertorio estándar para lucimiento de sopranos de coloratura.
Otras versiones:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlL3QUC-DYg
Jessica Pratt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdC652e9dpE
Kristin Chenoweth en modo más comedia musical de Broadway.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQEQNuY6waw&t=3752s el el minuto 56:35.
Marilyn Hill Smith en una representación ya de ópera y aprobada por Bernstein.
Glitter and be gay,
That's the part I play;
Here I am in Paris, France,
Forced to bend my soul
To a sordid role,
Victimized by bitter, bitter circumstance.
Alas for me! Had I remained
Beside my lady mother,
My virtue had remained unstained
Until my maiden hand was gained
By some Grand Duke or other.
Ah, 'twas not to be;
Harsh necessity
Brought me to this gilded cage.
Born to higher things,
Here I droop my wings,
Ah! Singing of a sorrow nothing can assuage.
And yet of course I rather like to revel,
Ha ha!
I have no strong objection to champagne,
Ha ha!
My wardrobe is expensive as the devil,
Ha ha!
Perhaps it is ignoble to complain...
Enough, enough
Of being basely tearful!
I'll show my noble stuff
By being bright and cheerful!
Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha!
Pearls and ruby rings...
Ah, how can worldly things
Take the place of honor lost?
Can they compensate
For my fallen state,
Purchased as they were at such an awful cost?
Bracelets...lavalieres
Can they dry my tears?
Can they blind my eyes to shame?
Can the brightest brooch
Shield me from reproach?
Can the purest diamond purify my name?
And yet of course these trinkets are endearing,
Ha ha!
I'm oh, so glad my sapphire is a star,
Ha ha!
I rather like a twenty-carat earring,
Ha ha!
If I'm not pure, at least my jewels are!
Enough! Enough!
I'll take their diamond necklace
And show my noble stuff
By being gay and reckless!
Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha!
Observe how bravely I conceal
The dreadful, dreadful shame I feel.
Ha ha ha ha!
Brillar y estar alegre, ese es el papel que interpreto;
heme aquí en París, Francia, obligada a someter mi alma
a un sórdido estado, víctima de las amargas, amargas circunstancias.
¡Ay de mí! Si me hubiera quedado al lado de mi señora madre
mi virtud hubiera permanecido intacta
hasta que mi mano de doncella fuera ganada
por algún Gran Duque... o por algún otro.
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