Welcome to this hearth and to this shadowy hall almost bereft of light,
And first I salute you as is fitting.
(He hows before him.
(All come and one after the other bow before him.
Hail!
Tête-d'or: I thank you, Sire.
I thank you all. Who am I? What have I done?
That which must be already exists. From whom is this knowledge hidden?
(To cébès) And you, will you not give me a word of welcome, thus happily returned?
Cébès: O Tête-d'or!