The Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanGilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck)
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The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck)
Operas -- Librettos
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
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