the complete plays-第57章
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〃Oh kiss me； kiss me； kiss me； kiss me；
Though I die of shame…a！〃
Please you； that's the kind of maid
Sets my heart aflame…a！
〃Kiss me； kiss me； kiss me； kiss me；
Though I die of shame…a！〃
Please you； that's the kind of maid
Sets my heart aflame…a！
When a maid is bold and gay；
With a tongue goes clang…a；
Flaunting it in brave array；
Maiden may go hang…a
Sunflow'r gay and holly…hock
Never shall my garden stock；
Mine the blushing rose of May；
With pouting lips； with pouting lips
that
seem to say；
〃Oh kiss me； kiss me； kiss me； kiss me；
Though I die for shame…a！〃
Please you； that's the kind of maid
Sets my heart aflame…a！
〃Kiss me； kiss me； kiss me； kiss me；
Though I die of shame…a！〃
Please you； that's the kind of maid
Sets my heart aflame…a！
Princess： Infamous creature； get you hence away！
（Hilarion； Who has been with difficulty
restrained by
Florian during this song； breaks from him
and strikes
Cyril furiously on
the breast。）
Hilarion： Dog！ There is something more to sing about！
Cyril： （Sobered） Hilarion； are you mad？
Princess： （Horrified） Hilarion？ Help！
Why； these are men！ Lost！ lost！ betrayed； undone！
（Running on
to bridge）
Girls； get you hence！ Man…monsters； if you dare
Approach one step； I … Ah！
（Loses her balance and falls into
the stream）
Psyche： Oh！ Save her； sir！
Blanche： It's useless； sir you'll only catch your death！
（Hilarion
springs in。）
Sach。： He catches her！
Melissa： And now he lets her go！
Again she's in his grasp
Psyche： And now she's not；
He seizes her back hair！
Blanche： （Not looking） And it comes off！
Psyche： No； no！ She's saved！she's saved！ she's
saved！she's
saved！
FINALE； ACT II
（Princess； Hildebrand； Melissa； Lady Psyche； Blanche；
Cyril； Hilarion； Florian； Arac； Guron； Scynthius and
Chorus of Girls and Men ）
〃Oh Joy！ our Chief is Sav'd〃
Girls： Oh joy！ our chief is sav'd
And by Hillarion's hand；
The torrent fierce he brav'd；
And brought her safe to land！
For his intrusion we must own
This doughty deed may well atone！
Princess： Stand forth ye three；
Who…e'er ye be；
And hearken to our stern decree！
Cyril； &
Florian： Have mercy； O Lady Hilarion：
Have
disregard your Mer
oaths！ cy！
Princess： I know no mercy； men in women's clothes！
The man whose sacrilegious eyes
Invade our strict seclusion； dies。
Arrest the coarse intruding spies！
（They are arrested by the 〃Daughters of
the Plough〃）
Girls： Have mercy； O lady disregard your oaths。
Princess： I know not mercy； men in women's clothes！
（Cyril & Florian
are bound）
SONG Hilarion
Hilarion： Whom thou has chain'd must wear his chain；
Thou canst not set him free；
He wrestles with his bonds in vain
Who lives by loving thee！
If heart of stone for heart of fire；
Be all thou hast to give；
If dead to my heart's desire；
Why should I wish to live？
Cyr & Flo： Have Girls： Have
mercy； O Mer…
lady！ cy！
Hilarion： No word of thine no stern command
Can teach my heart to rove；
Then rather perish by thy hand；
Than live without they love！
A loveless life apart from thee
Were hopeless slavery；
Were hopeless slavery；
If kindly death will set me free；
Why should I fear to die？
Girls： Have mercy！
Hilarion： If kindly death
Girls： Have mercy！
Hilarion： will set me free；
If kindly death will set me free；
Why should I fear；
Why should I fear to die？
（He is bound by two of the attendants； the three gentlemen are
marched off。）
（Enter Melissa）
Melissa： Madam； without the castle walls
An armed band
Demand admittance to our halls
For Hildebrand！
All： Oh； horror！
Princess： Defy them！
We will defy them！
All： Too late too late！
The castle gate
Is battered by them！
（The gate yields。 Soldiers rush in。 Arac； Guron； and Scynthius are
with them； but with their hands handcuffed。
Men： Walls and fences scaling；
Promptly we appear；
Walls are unavailing；
We have enter'd here。
Female exaceration。
Stifle if you're wise。
Stop your lamentations；
Dry your pretty； pretty
Girls： Rend the air with wailing。 Men： eyes！
Shed the shameful tear！
Man has enter'd here。
Walls are unavailing。
Girls： Rend the Men： Walls and
air fences
with scaling；
wail Promptly we appear；
Walls are unavailing。
ing。 We have enter'd here。
Shed Female exe…
the cration。
shame… Stifle if
ful tear！ you're wise。
Man Stop your lament…
has ation；
en… Dry your pret…
ter'd ty
here！ eyes。 O
Walls are stop your
un… lament…
a… ation；
vail… Dry your pretty pretty
ing。 eyes！ Female exe…
Man cration。 Stifle
has if you're
en… wise。 Stop your lament…
ter'd ation； Dry your pretty
here！ eyes。
（Enter Hildebrand）
RECITATIVE
Princess： Audacious tyrant； do you dare
To beard a maiden in her lair？
Hildebd： Since you inquire；
We've no desire
To beard a maiden here； or anywhere！
Soldiers： No； no。 We've no desire
To beard a maiden here or anywhere！
SOLO Hildebrand
Hildebd： Some years ago；
No doubt you know
（And if you don't I'll tell you so）
You gave your troth
Upon your oath
To Hilarion my son。
A vow you make
You must not break；
（If you think you may； it's a great mistake）；
For a bride's a bride
Though the knot were tied
At the early age of one！
And I'm a peppery kind of King；
Whose indisposed for parleying
To fit the wit of a bit of chit；
And that's the long and the short of
it！
Soldiers： For he's a peppery kind of King；
Whose indisposed for parleying
To fit the wit of a bit of chit；
And that's the long and the short of it！
Hildebd： If you decide
To pocket your pride
And let Hilarion claim his bride；
Why； well and good；
It's understood
We'll let bygones go by
But if you choose
To sulk in the blues
I'll make the whole of you shake in your shoes。
I'll storm your walls；
And level your halls；
In the winking of an eye！
For I'm a peppery Potentate；
Who's little inclined his claim to
bate；
To fit the wit of a bit of a chit；
And thats the long and the short of
it！
Soldiers： For he's a peppery Potentate；
Whose indisposed for parleying；
To fit the wit of a bit of chit；
