The crown is vanished!  Beautiful vision, the light of day has frighted thee!  Yes, their revealed themselves to my sight uniting in one radiant form the two sweetest joys of my heart.  Divine Liberty borrowed the mien of my beloved one; the lovely maiden arrayed herself in the celestial garb of my friend.  In a solemn moment they appeared united, with aspect more earnest than tender.  With bloodstained feet the vision approached, the waving folds of her robe also were tinged with blood.  It was my blood, and the blood of many brave hearts.  No!  It shall not be shed in vain!  Forward!  Brave people!  The goddess of liberty leads you on!  And as the sea breaks through and destroys the barriers that would oppose its fury, so do ye overwhelm the bulwark of tyranny, and with your impetuous flood sweep it away from the land which it usurps. (Drums.)

Hark!  Hark!  How often has this sound summoned my joyous steps to the field of battle and of victory!  How bravely did I tread, with my gallant comrades, the dangerous path of fame!  And now, from this dungeon I shall go forth, to meet a glorious death; I die for freedom, for whose cause I have lived and fought, and for whom I now offer myself up at sorrowing sacrifice.

(The background is occupied by Spanish soldiers with halberts.)

Yes, lead them on!  Close your ranks, ye terrify me not.  I am accustomed to stand amid the serried ranks of war, and environed by the threatening forms of death, to feel, with double zest, the energy of life. (Drums.)

The foe closes round on every side!  Swords are flashing; courage, friends!  Behind are your parents, your wives, your children! (Pointing to the guard.)

And these are impelled by the word of their leader, not by their own free will.  Protect your homes!  And to save those who are most dear to you, be ready to follow my example, and to fall with joy.

(Drums.  As he advances through the guards towards the door in the background, the curtain falls.  The music joins in, and the scene closes with a symphony of victory.)