Le Veau D'or

Charles Gounod
José Carlos Santos Silva
The golden calf
Faust

Round of the Golden Calf

MEPHISTOPHELES
The golden calf is still standing;
Its power
Is praised
From one end of the world to the other!
To celebrate the infamous idol,
Kings and people alike,
To the dark sound of coins
Dance a wild round
Around its pedestal!
And Satan leads the dance!

ALL
And Satan leads the dance!

MEPHISTOPHELES
The golden calf is victorious over the gods;
In its glory
So ridiculous
The abject monster insults the heavens!
It contemplates, oh strange rage!
At its feet the human race
Rushing, with iron in hand,
Into blood and mire
Where the fiery metal shines!
And Satan leads the dance!

ALL
And Satan leads the dance!