They're going to kill,
she for love, he for money --
I offer myself.
Ze plannen een moord,	Sie werden töten,
zij uit liefde, hij voor geld --	sie aus Liebe, er für Geld --
Ik offer mij op.	Ich opfere mich.

Poem S2274
Amsterdam, 2024-07-14
Sparafucile, Maddalena and Gilda at the inn (Victor Hugo / Francesco Maria Piave / Giuseppe Verdi) - 1832
Opera "Rigoletto" (1851, "Rigolo" = funny-man, funny, amusing), third act; based on the play "Le roi s'amuse" (1832, "The king has fun")
Collection: Tardiness in Acceleration
Keywords: Death: kill, Greed 
Tribute to: Hugo, Victor; Piave, Francesco Maria 
Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe