Act 4 [Giselle]
4. AKT
~Giselle~
Once upon a time...
There was a sorrowful love that would never be fulfilled.
But a story cannot be born from that alone.
The man who was supposed to spin that tale...
...has passed away from our world.
And so the love remains forever sorrowful...
...as the story lives on.
The tale, no longer being spun...
...searches for a conclusion...
...wandering about.
Pique Just as you'd expect...
Lilie She really is a genius, isn't she?
Ahiru I wonder if I'll be able to dance like that someday...
Pique You've finally started to feel that way!
Lilie What an extravagant dream?
Pique That's the way, Ahiru!
Lilie Being absurd is your best quality!
Pique It's better to have big dreams!
Lilie That way your failures are big too!
Pique If you try your best, there's nothing you can't do!
Lilie At least that's true for normal people!
P&L Well, for now, if you don't get out of the apprentice class first...
Ahiru That's true, isn't it...
When I become princess Tutu I can perform any kind of dance, but...
But then, I'm...
I'm someone else.
I'm just a girl in the apprentice class...
Or maybe I should say that I'm originally just a duck...
I guess there's no real reason to keep practicing.
Look out!
Mytho Who...
Who is calling me?
Fakir...
Fakir What's with that face?
Mytho What face?
Fakir What were you thinking about?
Mytho What?
Fakir Just now, what were you thinking?
Mytho Someone...
Someone is calling me.
I don't know who it is, but...
I get the sense that I understand that person's feelings.
They have a pain deep in their heart.
They want to meet someone...
...meet that person and talk with them.
That feeling... I have it as well.
I was thinking, is this the feeling called loneliness?
Fakir Feeling of loneliness, he says?
Mytho is getting his heart back.
Look at this face!
I hate it, this face.
Worthless feelings...
This terrible face that has brought back your sadness.
Is it fun to remember that feeling?
Does it feel good to you, Mytho?
Mytho No.
Fakir That's right.
You have no need for a heart!
No need at all!
If you get that back...
Mytho If I get it back...
Fakir Anyway, don't go wanting a heart!
Understand?
Mytho Yes.
Fakir I can't hear you.
Mytho I understand, Fakir.
I'll do as you say.
Fakir That's right.
That's good.
Neko Ahiru-san.
As punishment for disturbing the advanced class...
You will developpé by yourself as practice. Understand?
Ahiru Yes.
Neko If you practice steadily, I will even return you to the elementary class.
Ahiru Y-Yes!
Neko If you don't practice properly...
You will have to marry me!
Ahiru Being singled out to fall back to the apprentice class, and then having to stay after class...
At this rate, I may never be like Rue-chan in my lifetime!
It's Mytho!
Fakir Princess Tutu?
Rue Isn't that just a story?
The princess chased after the prince whose fate wasn't connected to hers...
The moment she confessed to him, she disappeared in a flash of light.
Ahiru That...
That's just something in the story!
The story isn't real.
Although it is true that Mytho is the prince from the story...
But anyway, it has nothing to do with me!
Whether it's a story or it's real...
I just want to get Mytho's heart back for him!
That's right.
Being together, or confessing, I'm not thinking about those things!
I'm not thinking about them!
Mytho I don't really understand very well...
Rue That's fine.
You're just fine as a fool, Mytho.
Always like this...
Mytho, you like me, you know.
Mytho I... I like you, Rue.
Rue That's right.
That's enough right there.
You don't have to understand anything.
You have no need for a heart.
What?
Mytho Wanting to meet someone, and talk to that person, that feeling...
Even after I see you, Rue, it doesn't go away.
Do you know, is this a feeling of loneliness...?
I don't know...
...what it is that I'm feeling...
Fakir Rue!
Would you please not make him remember worthless things?
Mytho, go back to your room.
You're not making Mytho remember strange things, are you now?
Rue As if...!
Fakir Then who are you saying did it?
Rue Isn't it that princess Tutu from the fairy tale?
She appears in reality-
Fakir Worthless.
Please don't get too close to Mytho from now on.
Rue Don't just go ordering me around here.
Pique Piano?
Ahiru is...?
P&L Ahiru!
Ahiru What? Oh, what's up, you two?
Pique That's our line!
Lilie That's right!
We came since we thought you'd be soooo depressed at having to stay after class today...
Pique Just why are you so lively?
Ahiru Thanks!
But I'm really enjoying myself right now.
After all, the more you practice, the more fun dancing gets!
Lilie Ahiru!
Don't push yourself!
It's alright to be sad when you feel sad...
And be pained when it's painful...
You were in pain after all, weren't you?
Pique It's your fault, I'm telling you.
Lilie No way.
Pique Are you all right?
Ahiru I'm... all... right...
Lilie Hey, shall we join you?
Pique Ah, that sounds good.
Ahiru What? Ah, thanks!
Lilie It's fine!
Anyway, it's all for you, Ahiru.
Alright!
Time to practice in the apprentice course with Ahiru!
You're still a little rough, aren't you, Ahiru?
Neko Ahiru-san!
Ahiru Neko-sensei!
Neko I have some disappointing news for you.
Ahiru Disappointing news?
Neko Ahiru-san, you have been trying too hard, haven't you?
So I'm sorry to inform you that...
Your marriage to me has been called off!
Ahiru Ah, is that right...
Neko And you have my permission to return to the elementary class.
Ahiru Thank you very much!
P&L You did it!
That's great!
Ahiru It certainly has gotten windy...
Ah, Mytho!
Mytho What do you want me to do?
Ahiru Who is he talking to?
What...
Mytho?
What? Where...
Mytho!
He's not there...
Mytho-
Rue What are you doing?
Ahiru I'm sorry.
Wha...
He's not this way either...
Rue It seems that you were calling for Mytho, but...
Ahiru That's right.
Rue Did you have some business with him?
Ahiru Not really business...
He just came out of here, but...
Rue What? No one came out of here.
Ahiru Wha? But he had to have...
Rue You're lying.
After all, I didn't see him.
Ahiru Then maybe he went that way...
Rue It was you, wasn't it?
Ahiru What? Yes?
Rue When I was dancing, you were the one who cried out loudly and disturbed me.
Ahiru Ah, that was...
Rue Apparently you have no idea just how much concentration is required to dance like that.
Ahiru Ahh, I'm really sorry about that.
More importantly, I'm sure that Mytho was acting weird just now...
Or, rather, he was acting strangely...
Same thing, I guess.
Anyway, I have to go look for him!
So, later!
Rue Hold on, I'm not done talking to you.
Wait up!
Eyecatch
Fakir Mytho!
Don't you go getting close to Rue.
Mytho?
Ahiru It's strange...
It's definitely strange!
After he was talking with that person I couldn't see...
He disappeared as if time had just flown...
Which way could he have gone?
Rue-chan!
Rue You...
Your name is Ahiru, right?
You're quite...
...good at running, aren't you?
Ahiru That... is... right.
Rue Don't mock me!
I'm just out of...
...breath...
...you know.
Ahiru I'm... sorry.
Umm...
Rue What could it be?
Ahiru I was just thinking that since there are two of us, maybe we should split up to look for him...
Rue That's true. That's a good idea.
It certainly is strange for me to be walking around following you.
Ahiru Strange...
That's true, I guess...
Then, I'll go look for him over this way.
We should decide on a time and place to meet up again and...
Rue We won't split up, after all.
Ahiru Wh... W-Why?
Rue Because it's more reliable to search for him together.
Ahiru Is that right...
Umm...
Rue What is it this time?
Ahiru Have you and Mytho been friends for a long time now?
Rue Calling him Mytho like that, don't you think that's a little cold?
Ahiru But Mytho said to call him that!
Rue And also, what is with this calling me "Rue-chan" when we're not even friends?
Ahiru Then what should I call you?
Rue Rue-sama.
Ahiru Ruuuue...
...sama...
Rue Why was there such a long pause there?!
Ahiru It's too weird after all.
I'll just call you Rue-chan.
It's cuter that way!
Rue Cuter?
Ahiru Besides, we've been talking and walking together so much, we're already friends!
So Rue-chan!
Mytho sure isn't anywhere, is he, Rue-chan?
What?
Are they all crying?
Rue Obviously, since it's a funeral.
Ahiru Ah, Mytho!
Rue Mytho...
What is this?
A dead end...
What is it this time?
Ahiru Edel-san!
Edel Good evening, Ahiru.
Good evening, Rue.
Rue How does she know my name?
Ahiru Edel-san knows everything!
That fact that I'm a duck-
Rue What is it?
Ahiru Anyway, I'm just saying that she's not a suspicious person.
Rue She IS suspicious!
Ahiru Edel-san, we're looking for Mytho.
And something very strange just happened...
He was with the funeral procession, and they just disappeared into that dead end!
Edel A story of stories...
Ahiru Stories?
Edel Long ago, there was a maiden beautiful in heart and figure.
The maiden fell in love.
Rue Hold on, this story has nothing to do with anything!
Edel But the person whom the maiden loved was of a different class from her, a higher class.
A love that would never be fulfilled.
Rue Are you listening?!
Ahiru Wait, Rue-chan!
So what happened to that woman?
Edel She took her own life.
Believing that if her love could not be fulfilled in this life...,
She thought she could be reborn and fulfill it then.
But when her fiancé did not appear...
...the maiden took a substitute with her to the world of death.
That is the sad story of the maiden from the story.
In this town, there was another maiden with the same fate as the one in the story.
She fell in love, as in the story...
She fell into despair, as in the story...
She took her own life, as in the story...
And then...
Ahiru Stories become true?
Edel Stories become true.
Truth and stories mix together...
Here in this town.
Ahiru Mytho...
He'll go with the woman, just like in the story...
Rue I won't let that happen!
Edel It's beginning.
Ahiru The dead end...
Rue A mansion?
Edel The maiden's spirit is held in that mansion.
Always waiting...
Ahiru Let's go, Rue-chan!
Mytho!
Mytho You're saying that I'm like that?
If you say that, it may be true.
Ahiru Mytho! Who are you talking to?
Rue What are those?
Ahiru That's the girl who died?
The pendant...
Mytho The one who was calling me...
It was you.
Rue Giselle's rosemary?!
You can't take it!
Ahiru Rue-chan!
Rue She'll take you with her to the world of death!
Come this way!
Ahiru Rue-chan!
Rue Dancing to the point of death...
I don't have enough strength!
If only I had practiced the basics more...
Ahiru Rue-chan!
Rue You can't!
Ahiru Rue-chan!
Drossel My, my...
At this rate, the prince will fall asleep for all of eternity.
Are you there, princess Tutu?
Tutu My prince, you cannot accept that.
Giselle Why must you disturb us?
Who are you?
Tutu I am princess Tutu.
I share the same fate as you, of being unconnected by fate to the one I love.
Will you dance with me?
Rue Amazing...
She can just keep dancing with her.
Giselle If you have the same fate as I, why does sadness not creep into your dancing?
Tutu That's because I have many feelings in my heart that will not lose to the sadness.
Even if you take Mytho with you, your sadness will not disappear, will it?
Because that sadness is not really in your heart.
I cannot understand how painful it must have been for you.
But I understand that you have experienced enough sadness already, by far.
So now you should sleep in peace.
You don't have to be sad anymore.
This is the piece of your heart called sadness.
This can make people suffer...
But this, too, is an important part of one's heart.
Rue Princess Tutu...
Drossel The pieces of heart returned to the prince have been sadness, loneliness...
All parts that a person would not wish for, are they not?
Princess Tutu!
Is this how you will restore happiness to the prince?
Preview
Ahiru Mytho... he's the prince!
This is the real Mytho?
Mytho Ahiru, are you going to the Fire Festival?
Rue It was foolish of me to believe Ahiru.
Fakir When you had lost your memory and were wandering aimlessly...
...I'm the one who gave you the name Mytho!
X I just want to shine for someone else.
I don't want anything else.
And still, I have long been forgotten...
Tutu It is sad that you were no longer needed, but...
There's nothing you can do about that!
Drossel Children who love stories... come over here!
New music for Act 4
Adolphe Adam "Giselle"
Felix Mendelssohn "On Wings of Song"