Act 1 [Ahiru and the Prince]
~The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers~
1. AKT
~Der Nußknacker: Blumenwalzer~
Once upon a time...
...a man died.
His work was creating stories to tell other people.
In defiance of his death...
...in his last story was...
...a brave and beautiful prince...
...who was supposed to defeat a monster raven.
However, now there would never be a conclusion to their endless fight.
"I hate this!"
So screamed the monster raven.
"I hate this!"
So screamed the brave prince.
The monster raven flew out of the story...
...and the prince ran after it.
And then, the prince...
...took out his own heart.
Using a forbidden power...
...he sealed away the monster raven.
At the same time...
"...Dark..."
...came the mutter from somewhere by the man who should have been dead.
Ahiru Quack.
Quack.
Me too...
I want to dance with him too...
With the prince...
But I'm a duck.
Just a plain old duck, in voice and in body.
I can't dance with him or hold on to his hand.
And the prince's eyes always look so lonely...
Hey, smile?
I want to see your smile.
Prince...
Quack!
Quack...
Drossel Hey there, hey there.
You're worried about him, aren't you?
Ahiru Quack...quack?
Drossel You, a tiny little duck...
Ahiru Quack!
Nya! A ghost!!
Eh? Whoa!
Ahiru In the girls' dorm at Kinkan Academy...
Today it's come again... morning has come!
The dream I saw, a strange dream...
GOOD MORNING!!
Don't rush in here! Hold on a sec!!
Geez... I said to hold on...!
Ah... Bun-chan, your leg's better, huh?
Hold it right there, Okame-chan... you greedy glutton.
Ah! Canary-mama!
Your children should be just about ready to leave the nest now, shouldn't they?
When they can fly, be sure and bring them here!
By the way, what has Mytho-senpai been doing?
Ah... that was a good dream today!
It's always horrible when I'm turned into a duck, but...
at least I was able to see Mytho-senpai again!
Him being a prince... I'm just overdoing it!
Mytho-senpai, good morning!
Ah! The class bell?
Oh no! Why didn't anyone wake me up?!
Pike and Lilie, how cruel of you!
Pique I'm Pike, but... (purple hair)
Lilie I'm Lilie, but... (blond hair)
Pique Man. It's still six o'clock, you know.
Clueless as usual, isn't she?
Lilie How adorable!
Ahiru Ah, I'm Ahiru!
My name is Ahiru!
Maybe that's why I have these dreams...
Ah... my dreamy Mytho-senpai...
Just once, if I could dance a pas de deux with him...
And then...
I could die happy...
I'm sorry for being late!
There's no one here...
Why?
Mytho-senpai...
I'm sorry, I...
That is... um...
A-A-Am I b-b-bo-bothering you?
I am, aren't I? Of course I am!
Of, of course I am!
Sorry!
I'll take my leave right now!
I said that, but my body is falling, falling!
No! No! No!
I fell...
M-M-Mytho-senpai! Mytho-senpai! Mytho-senpai!
Mytho-senpai! Mytho-senpai! Mytho-senpai...
Mytho-sen... pai...
Wow, what pretty eyes...
I feel as if I'm going to be sucked in...
But...
...they look so lonely.
Just like the prince in my dream.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
Stupid me, being a bother again... I'm really careless and no good!
And Pike and Lilie are always telling me that I sound like a duck!
I'm really strange! I'm strange, aren't I?!
Even I think I'm strange...
Mytho Not really.
Ahiru I-I'm not strange?
Mytho Not really.
Ahiru That's the first time anyone's ever said that to me...
Fakir Hey.
Mytho Fakir...
Ahiru Fakir-senpai?!
Fakir I told you to tell me before you go out, did I not?
Mytho Yeah.
Fakir We're going. Stand up.
What is it?
Mytho My leg...
Fakir Your leg?
Did you twist it?
Mytho Yeah.
Fakir Moron.
Ahiru Eh... eh?!
Um... um, it was my fault!
He saved me when I fell down-
Fakir What are you doing, moron?
Such a meaningless thing...
Ahiru I told you, he was protectin-
Fakir That's why I said it was meaningless.
Stand up. We're going back to the dorm.
Ahiru You don't have to be so violent about it-
Fakir Shut up.
Ahiru Meaningless...
That may be true, but...
...he didn't have to come out and say it.
Oh, another bell?
Wha...?
P&L "Wha...?"
Pique ...shouldn't be your response.
You would've known if you had simply looked at a clock!
Ahiru I told you I was in a hurry.
Lilie That's what makes you cute!
Always stay our clueless and clumsy Ahiru, okay?
Pique But it's okay since you got to talk with Fakir-sama, right?
Ahiru He seemed like a really bad person to me...
Pique What's that?! Fakir-sama is the best!
Ahiru Mytho-senpai is really the best!
Lilie My, my... silly Ahiru.
When Mytho-senpai already has Rue!
P&L Feelings that cannot be returned...
...and Ahiru with her unrequited love...
Pique Oh boy...
Lilie How adorable!
Pique Sensei is here!
Ahiru Right!
Neko?!
Pique Neko-sensei, you mean!
Ahiru Neko-sens...
Lilie What's wrong?!
Ahiru The teacher is a cat?
Is that how it was?
Neko Now, now, let's be quiet!
If you're not quiet...
You will have to marry me!
Start in first position.
Now, relevé and raise your arms into second position...
[Relevé is raising your heels and standing on your toes.]
Keep your legs completely straight!
And now third position, raise your arms at an angle!
Don't stick your butt out!
Ahiru Mytho-senpai...
Why do his eyes look so sad...?
Neko Your butt.
Ahiru Yes!
Neko You were thinking about something...?
If you don't take this seriously...
...you will have to marry me!
Ahiru Yes! I'm sorry!
Neko Good, good!
Now, we will watch a presentation from the special class.
Everyone from the special class, come on in!
Ahiru Rue-chan!
Wow, she's so pretty!
Lilie Completely the opposite of Ahiru...!
Pique Ah, she's depressed.
Lilie My, she got depressed after all!
How adorable!
Ahiru I guess that... after all, for Mytho-senpai...
Only someone like Rue-chan would really suit him...
Sigh...
What should I do...?
Neko I cannot tolerate this any longer!
You will be married to me here and now!
Pique Ah... we're sorry!
Ahiru was worrying too much to herself and she accidentally yelled!
Lilie She's a troublesome girl, but she's cute, so please forgive her!
Ahiru I... still haven't properly apologized to Mytho-senpai about his injury...
I have to apologize!
Eyecatch
Pique You'd better be grateful to us!
Lilie Just a little longer and you would have been married to Neko-sensei!
Ahiru Thanks...
Pique What's wrong, Ahiru?
You're acting strange.
Lilie Strange?!
Ahiru Strange...
It'd be strange to just go there all of a sudden, wouldn't it?
Pique Go where?
Ahiru Then again, there isn't any time when it wouldn't seem out of the blue, so it's not really weird.
Lilie That's right! That's right!
Pique Where, I'm asking you...!
Ahiru So even if it is strange...
Lilie You're always strange!
Ahiru I'll just have to go!
Pique So where are you going?
Ahiru I'm going!
Lilie Let's go!
Ahiru I'm off!
Pique So where are you going?!
Lilie She's so adorable!
Ahiru I shouldn't go see him at the boys' dorm, but...
I-It's just to apologize, so...
I have to apologize, so...
I have to go in to apologize!
Ah... Dummy! Dummy! Dummy!
Dummy! Dummy! Dummy!
I'm a coward!
Fakir You're in the way.
Ahiru Um... um... Mytho-senpai...
Fakir He's not here.
Ahiru Then, um...
Where is he?
Fakir Go away.
Ahiru Ow!
How is his injury?
Fakir It wasn't anything big.
Ahiru I'd like to apologize to him...
Fakir There's no need.
Ahiru Are you always like this when you talk to people?
Geez, what an annoying person!
Fakir Mytho.
Mytho Fakir...
Fakir I told you to go to sleep.
Mytho Sorry.
Fakir Does your foot hurt?
Mytho I don't know.
Fakir What a bothersome person.
Stupid and not helpful in any way.
Trying to save someone like that...
Don't think of worthless things.
Mytho Yes.
Fakir You should just listen and do what I say.
Mytho Yes.
Ahiru Ah...
I ended up not being able to apologize to Mytho-senpai, how awful.
I wonder if your injury is okay, Mytho-senpai.
Looking at those lonely eyes...
There must be sosme sort of reason for them.
I can't do anything for him, but...
If there's anything someone as lowly as I could do for him...
If I could do something for him...
...I wouldn't care if I died.
Eh?
What's that?
That guy!
He's gone...
Drossel I'm here.
Ahiru I wonder who he was...
Drossel Have you forgotten about me, I wonder...
Ahiru For some reason... I'm getting a strange feeling...
Drossel Do you want to know?
Do you really want to know?
Ahiru-chan!
Ahiru Eh?
Drossel As the water flows, time has begun to move.
Now, let me listen to your story!
Fakir I'm going out.
I'll bring a book back from the library for you.
Don't read any books other than the ones I bring for you.
Mytho Thank you.
Fakir Don't make me worry about you, moron.
Ahiru All right!
Pique What are you saying "All right!" for?
Lilie You're going to do something, right?
What could it be?
Ahiru Nothing, really...
Pique You were thinking of going to see Mytho-sama?
Ah, a good guess!
Am I getting close...?
As I thought!
Ahiru It couldn't be, I'm not...
Lilie No, you should go when your heart tells you to!
Pique We'll cover for you if you're late!
P&L Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Pique I wonder if it will go well.
Lilie It'll be all right!
Pique You think?
Lilie If she fails we can just comfort her anyway!
Ahiru This time I have to do it properly!
Canary-mama's children are ready to leave the nest today!
That's dangerous!
You can't!!
Drossel Oh my, the prince is falling.
Ahiru Prince?
Drossel The main character will die.
Ahiru Die?
Drossel What will happen to this story?
Let us hear the rest of the story.
Will the prince be saved?
Who will save him?
Ahiru Who?!
Drossel Just who will it be?
Ahiru I...
Drossel You're worried about hime, aren't you?
Ahiru Quack!
Drossel Do you wish to help the prince?
Ahiru Quack!
Drossel If you will let me listen to your story, that's fine.
Ahiru Quack!
Drossel Good, good!
Ahiru That's right!
I'll save the prince!
Drossel Have you remembered who you are?
Ahiru I am...
Princess Tutu!
Tutu Waltz of the Flowers!
For me to be able to save Mytho...
It's like a dream.
Mytho You know my name...
Who are you?
Tutu I'm...
Drossel Who are you?
Tutu I am...
Drossel Have you remembered, Ahiru-chan?
Yes, you are a duck.
Just a plain little duck.
Tutu Quack!
I...
Ahiru Quack... quack.
I.. was just a duck.
Drossel My, my... Princess Tutu has turned back into a duck.
Now then, where will our story go from here?
Preview
Ahiru Quack...
I was just a duck...
And I thought I was a girl...
Arikui My, if it isn't Rue-san?
Mytho has decided to go out with me now, so...
Ahiru An anteater?!
Rue Will you dance with me?
Ahiru R-R-Rue-chan! I...
I'm really bad, so I can't, I can't!
Rue Don't worry. Just do as I say.
Mytho The feelings of frustration that I had forgotten...
Tutu I was able to turn into the real princess Tutu!
Drossel Children who love stories, come over here!
Music for Act 1
Peter Ilytch Tchaikovsky "The Nutcracker" Op. 71
Peter Ilytch Tchaikovsky "Swan Lake"
Felix Mendelssohn "A Midsummer Night's Dream"