the complete plays-第52章
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Most politely； most politely
Flatter and impress the lady；
Most politely； most politely；
Humbly beg and humbly sue
She may deign to look on you；
But your doing you must do
Most politely； most politely； most
politely！
All： Humbly beg and humbly sue；
She may deign to look on you；
But your doing you must do
Most politely； most politely； most
politely！
Hildebd： Go you and inform the lady；
Most politely； most politely；
If she don't； we'll storm the lady
Most politely； most politely！
（To Gama） You'll remain as hostage here；
Should Hillarion disappear；
We will hang you； never fear；
Most politely； most politely； most
politely！
All： He'll ＇I'll＇ ＇You'll＇ remain as hostage here。
Should Hilarion disappear；
They ＇We＇ will hang me ＇you＇ never fear；
Most politely； most politely； most
politely！
（Gama； Arac； Guron and Scynthius are marched off in custody；
Hildebrand following）
RECITATIVE Hilarion
Come； Cyril； Florian； our course is plain；
To…morrow morn fair Ida we'll engage；
But we will use no force her love to gain；
Nature； nature has arm'd us for the war we
wage！
TRIO Hilarion； Cyril； and Florian
Hilarion： Expressive glances
Shall be our lances；
And pops of Sillery
Our light artillery。
We'll storm their bowers
With scented showers
Of fairest flowers
That we can buy！
Chorus： Oh； dainty triolet！
Oh； fragrant violet！
Oh； gentle heigho…let！
（Or little sigh）。
On sweet urbanity；
Through mere inanity；
To touch their vanity
We will rely！
Cyril： When day is fading；
With serenading
And such frivolity
We'll prove our quality。
A sweet profusion
Of soft allusion
This bold intrusion
Shall justify；
This bold intrusion
Shall justify。
Chorus： Oh； dainty triolet！
Oh； fragrant violet！
Oh； gentle heigho…let！
（Or little sigh）。
On sweet urbanity；
Through mere inanity；
To touch their vanity
We will rely！
Florian： We'll charm their senses
With verbal fences；
With ballads amatory
And declamatory。
Little heeding
Their pretty pleading；
Our love exceeding
We'll justify！
Our love exceeding
We'll justify！
Chorus： Oh； dainty triolet！
Oh； fragrant violet！
Oh； gentle heigho…let！
（Or little sigh）。
On sweet urbanity；
Through mere inanity；
To touch their vanity
We will rely！
Sops： Oh dainty Altos； Tenors； and
Basses：
triolet！ Oh fragrant Oh
violet！ Oh dain…
gentle ty
heigh…o…let！ （Or tri…
little o…
sigh）。 let！
Hilarion & Cyril：
Oh dainty Chorus：
triolet！ Oh fragrant Oh
violet （Add Florian） Oh fra…
gentle grant
heigh…o…let！ （Or vi…
little o…
sigh）。 let！
Sops & Altos： Tenors & Basses：
Oh dainty Oh dainty
triolet！ Oh tri…
fragrant o…
violet let！
All： Oh dainty triolet！
Oh fragrant violet！
（Re…enter Gama； Arac； Guron； and Scynthius heavily ironed； followed
by Hildebrand）
RECITATIVE
Gama： Must we； till then； in prison cell be thrust？
Hildebd： You must！
Gama： This seems unnecessarily severe！
Arac； Guron
& Scyn： Hear； hear！
TRIO … Arac； Guron and Scynthius
For a month to dwell
In a dungeon cell：
Growing thin and wizen
In a solitary prison；
Is a poor look out
For a soldier stout；
Who is longing for the rattle
Of a complicated battle
For the rum … tum … tum
Of the military drum
And the guns that go boom！
boom！
All： The rum tum tum
Of the military drum；
Rum tum tum tummy tummy tummy tummy tum
Who is longing for the rattle of a complicated
battle
For the rum tum tum
Of the military drum！
Prr； prr； prr； ra pum pum！
Hildebd： When Hilarion's bride
Has at length complied
With the just conditions
Of our requisitions；
You may go in haste
And indulge your taste
For the fascinating rattle
Of a complicated battle
For the rum … tum … tum；
Of the military drum；
And the guns that go boom！ boom！
All： The rum tum tum
Of the military drum；
Rum tum tum tummy tummy tummy tummy tum！
Who is longing for the rattle
Of a complicated battle
For the rum tum tum
Of the military drum！
Tum； prr prr prr ra pum； pum！
But til that time you'll ＇we'll＇ here remain；
And bail we ＇they＇ will not entertain；
Should she our ＇his＇ mandate disobey；
Your ＇Our＇ lives the penalty will pay！
But till that time you'll ＇we'll＇ here remain；
And bail we ＇they＇ will not entertain。
Should she our ＇his＇ mandate disobey；
Your ＇Our＇ lives the penalty will pay！
Should she our ＇his＇ mandate disobey；
Your ＇Our＇ lives the penalty will pay！
（Gama； Arac； Guron； and Synthius are
marched off。）
END OF ACT I
ACT II
SCENE Gardens in Castle Adamant。 A river runs across the
back of the stage； crossed by a rustic bridge。 Castle
Adamant in the distance。
Girl Graduates discovered seated at the feet of Lady
Psyche
CHORUS OF GIRLS & SOLOS （Lady Psyche； Melissa and
Sacharissa）
〃Towards the empyrean heights〃
Chorus： Towards the empyrean heights
Of ev'ry kind of lore；
We've taken several easy flights；
And mean to take some more。
In trying to achieve success
No envy racks our heart；
And all the knowledge we possess；
We mutually impart。
SOLO Melissa
Pray； what authors should she read
Who in Classics would succeed？
SOLO Psyche
If you'd climb the Helicon；
You should read Anacreon；
Ovid's Metamorphoses；
Likewise Aristophanes；
And the works of Juvenal：
These are worth attention； all；
But； if you will be advised；
You will get them Bowdlerized！
Chorus： Ah！ we will get them Bowdlerized！
SOLO Sacharissa
Pray you； tell us； if you can；
What's the thing that's known as Man？
SOLO Psyche
Man will swear and man will storm
Man is not at all good form
Is of no kind of use
Man's a donkey Man's a goose
Man is coarse and Man is plain
