Rusalka is a through-composed opera without strict scene delineations so there may be some discrepancies between editions. The breakdown here is given as a guideline only.
Prelude
Act One
鈥楬ou, hou, hou, stoj铆 m臎s铆c nad vodou!鈥� / 鈥楬o, ho, ho, the moon is standing over the water!鈥� - Three Wood Nymphs, Vodnik
鈥楬astm谩nku, tat铆膷ku!鈥� / 鈥榁odn铆k, daddy dear!鈥� - Rusalka, Vodnik
鈥楽em 膷asto p艡ich谩z铆鈥� / 鈥楬e often comes here鈥� - Rusalka, Vodnik
鈥楳臎s铆膷ku na nebi hlubok茅m鈥� / 鈥極h moon in the deep sky鈥� (Song to the Moon) - Rusalka
鈥楾a voda stud铆! Je啪ibabo, Je啪ibabo!鈥� / 鈥楾hat water chills me! Je啪ibaba! Je啪ibaba!鈥� - Rusalka, Vodnik, Je啪ibaba
鈥樐寀ry mury fuk, b铆l谩 p谩ra vst谩v谩 z luk!鈥� / 鈥楢bracadabra, white mist is rising from the meadows!鈥� - Je啪ibaba, Rusalka, Vodnik
鈥楯el mlad媒 lovec, jel a jell鈥� / 鈥楢 young hunter rode and rode鈥� - Lovec, Prince,
鈥楿sta艌te v lovu, na hrad vra钮te se.鈥� / 鈥楽top the hunt, return to the castle鈥� - Prince, Lovec, Chorus Naiads, Vodnik
Act Two
鈥楯谩艡ku, klou膷e mil茅, dopov臎z,鈥� / 鈥楧o tell, dear boy, what else?鈥� - Hajn媒, Kucht铆k
鈥楯i啪 t媒den dl铆拧 mi po boku鈥� / 鈥楩or a week already I have you by my side,鈥� Prince, Foreign Princess
鈥楤臎da! B臎da! Uboh谩 Rusalko bled谩,鈥� / 鈥楢las! Alas! Oh poor, pale Rusalka鈥� - Vodnik, Chorus, Rusalka,
鈥楰v臎tiny b铆l茅 po cest臎鈥� / 鈥榃hite flowers along the way鈥� - Chorus
鈥楿boh谩 Rusalko bled谩鈥� / 鈥楶oor pale Rusalka鈥� - Vodnik, Rusalka,
鈥樏� marno, 贸 marno to je鈥� / 鈥極h, it鈥檚 futile, it鈥檚 futile鈥� - Rusalka
鈥榁谩m v o膷铆ch divn媒 啪谩r se zra膷铆鈥� / 鈥業 see a strange glow in your eyes鈥� - Foreign Princess, Prince
Act Three
鈥楴eciteln谩 vodn铆 moci鈥� / 鈥極h insensitive watery power鈥� - Rusalka
鈥楢j aj, u啪 jsi se navr谩tila?鈥� / 鈥榃hat, what? You鈥檙e back already?鈥� - Je啪ibaba, Rusalka
鈥楲idskou krv铆 mus铆拧 sm媒ti鈥� / 鈥榃ell, I do have advice鈥� - Je啪ibaba, Rusalka
鈥楥hci v臎膷n臎 trp臎t v 煤zkostech鈥� / 鈥業 want to suffer eternally in anguish鈥� - Rusalka, Je啪ibaba
鈥榁yrv谩na 啪ivotu v hlubokou samotu鈥� / 鈥楾orn from life into deep solitude鈥� - Rusalka, Water Nymphs
鈥樑絜 se boj铆拧? T艡esky, plesky鈥� / 鈥楽cared, you say? Chatter, babble!鈥� - Hajn媒, Kucht铆k
鈥楰do to hlu膷铆? Kdo to vol谩?鈥� /鈥橶ho鈥檚 making that noise? Who鈥檚 calling?鈥� - Je啪ibaba, Hajny, Kuchtik, Vodnik
鈥楳谩m, zlat茅 vl谩sky m谩m鈥� / 鈥業 have golden tresses, yes I do鈥� - Wood Nymphs, Vodnik,
鈥楤铆l谩 moje lani!鈥� / 鈥楳y white doe!鈥� - Prince
鈥楳il谩膷ku, zn谩拧 mne, zn谩拧? / 鈥楳y love do you recognize me, do you?鈥� - Rusalka, Prince, Vodnik
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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