# Opera Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-question/149379>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 18, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-question/149379 "2003-01-18T02:24:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-question/149379/1 "2003-01-18T02:24:01Z")

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Where do I find the original (french?) lyrics to the opera _Carmen_, with English side-by-side translation?

I’ve tried several Googles and can’t find one that has at least both well-known songs from the opera.

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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-question/149379/2 "2003-01-18T03:37:24Z")

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[Viola?](http://www.aria-database.com/translations/carmen.txt)

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**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2003, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opera-question/149379/3 "2003-01-18T07:44:17Z")

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Many thanks for the link!! 🙂

RexDart