[Recitative][solo harpsichord and cello, dry, rapid, speech-like] Estne numerus perfectus impar? Nemo scit. Nemo scit. Omnis numerus par maior duobus summa duorum primorum est. Sic scripsit Goldbach ad Eulerum. Nemo probavit. Infiniti sunt primi gemini. Si par est, dimidia. Si impar, triplica et adde unum. Semper ad unum. Nemo probavit. [Recitative][faster, impatient] Omnis classis Hodgii algebraica est. Gradus curvae ordini evanescendi aequatur. Sit hiatus massae. Manetne fluxus levis in aeternum? Nemo scit. Nemo scit. Nemo scit. [Silence, then slow] Restat unum. [Aria][slow baroque lament, D minor, countertenor, strings enter] Omnes radices in linea una in linea una iacent Pars realis: dimidium Nemo probavit Nemo negavit Dimidium [Middle section][brighter, F major, lighter strings] Omnis varietas trium dimensionum clausa et simpliciter connexa sphaerae aequalis est [Middle section continues][English, harpsichord only] Of the seven, one was answered He put it on a website, in three parts He would not take the medal He would not take the money He left the institute and went home And that was all he wanted [Repeat the opening aria section, same words, heavily ornamented, trills and runs throughout] Omnes radices in linea una in linea una iacent Pars realis: dimidium Nemo probavit Nemo negavit Dimidium [Coda][English, harpsichord, then full, then bare] If a thing is easy to check is it easy to find? Say yes, and nothing is hidden Say no, and nothing is easy One of the two is true One of the two has always been true We do not know which [End unresolved, held chord, no cadence]
