(She leaves him. RADAMES realizes what he's done — and hates himself for it.
A crowd of NUBIANS appear and circle AIDA. The light changes and we are at the Nubian Slave Camp.)
[Nehebka:]
Princess — say it's not true!
[Male Nubian #1:]
I saw our king dragged through the streets with my own eyes.
[Female Nubian #1:]
I heard they've already executed him.
[Male Nubian #2:]
And they are carrying his head through the street on the end of a spike.
[Aida:]
No, No!
[Mereb:]
Amonasro of Nubia is alive. I saw him taken to the prison.
[Nehebka:]
But it's only a matter of time before the Egyptians slaughter him.
[Male Nubian #1:]
I always imagined that your father would march upon Egypt in triumph. But now we have no hope. When the king dies — so does Nubia.
[Aida:]
Nubia will never die! Whether we are enslaved or whether we are far from our native soil, Nubia lives in our hearts. And therefore, it lives.