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When love's votary； When humanity
Flushed with capture； With its soul full
Seeks the notary； Of satanity；
Joy and jollity Courting privity；
Then is polity； Down declivity
Reigns frivolity！ Seeks captivity！
Rapture； rapture！ Doleful； doleful！
Joy and jollity Courting privity；
Then is polity； Down declivity
Reigns frivolity！ Seeks captivity！
Rapture； rapture！ Doleful； doleful！
Rapture； rapture！ Doleful； doleful！
Rapture； rapture； Doleful； doleful；
Rapture； rapture！ Doleful； doleful！
Joy and jollity Courting privity；
Then is polity； Down declivity
Reigns frivolity！ Seeks captivity！
Rapture； rapture！ Doleful； doleful！
＇Exeunt DAME and SERGEANT MERYLL。
No。 22。 Comes the pretty young bride
（FINALE OF ACT II）
Ensemble
＇Enter YEOMEN and WOMEN
WOMEN Comes the pretty young bride；
a…blushing； timidly shrinking
Set all thy fears aside
cheerily； pretty young bride！
Brave is the youth to whom thy lot
thou art willingly linking！
Flower of valour he
loving as loving can be！
Brightly thy summer is shining；
Brightly thy summer is shining；
Fair as the dawn； as the dawn of the day；
Take him； be true to him
Tender his due to him
Honour him； honour him； love and obey！
＇Enter DAME； PHOEBE； and ELSIE as Bride
PHOEBE； ELSIE
& DAME 'Tis said that joy in full perfection
Comes only once to womankind
That； other times； on close inspection；
Some lurking bitter we shall find。
If this be so； and men say truly；
My day of joy has broken duly
With happiness my/her soul is cloyed
With happiness is cloyed
With happiness my/her soul is cloyed
This is my/her joy…day
unalloyed； unalloyed；
This is my/her joy…day unalloyed！
ALL Yes； yes； with happiness her soul is cloyed！
This is her joy…day unalloyed！
＇Flourish。 Enter LIEUTENANT
LIEUT。 Hold； pretty one！ I bring to thee
News good or ill； it is for thee to say。
Thy husband lives and he is free；
And comes to claim his bride this very day！
ELSIE No！ No！ recall those words it cannot be！
＇all four blocks below sung at once＇
KATE and CHORUS DAME CARRUTHERS and PHOEBE
Oh； day of terror！ Oh； day of terror！
Oh； day of terror！ Oh； day of terror！
Day of terror！ The man to whom thou art
Day of tears！ allied
Day of terror！ Appears to claim thee
Day of tears！ as his bride。
Who is the man who； The man to whom thou art
In his pride； allied
Claims thee as his bride？ And claim me as his bride。
Day of terror！ Day of terror！
Day of tears！ Day of tears！
LIEUT。； MERYLL； and WILFRED ELSIE
Come； dry these unbecoming tears；
Most joyful tidings greet
thine ears；
Come； dry these unbecoming tears； Oh； Leonard；
Most joyful tidings greet Oh；Leonard；
thine ears； Come thou to my side；
The man to whom thou art allied And claim me as
Appears to claim thee thy loving bride！
as his bride。 Day of terror！
The man to whom thou art allied Day of tears！
Appears to claim thee
as his bride。
＇Flourish。 Enter COLONEL FAIRFAX； handsomely dressed；and
attended by other Gentlemen
FAIRFAX ＇sternly＇ All thought of Leonard
Meryll set aside。
Thou art mine own！ I claim thee as my bride。
ALL Thou art his own！
Alas！ he claims thee as his bride。
ELSIE A suppliant at thy feet I fall；
Thine heart will yield to pity's call！
FAIRFAX Mine is a heart of massive rock；
Unmoved by sentimental shock！
ALL Thy husband he！
ELSIE ＇aside＇ Leonard； my loved one come to me。
They bear me hence away！
But though they take me far from thee；
My heart is thine for aye！
My bruised heart；
My broken heart；
Is thine； my own； for aye！
Is thine； is thine； my own；
Is thine； for aye！
ELSIE ＇To FAIRFAX＇ Sir； I obey！
I am thy bride；
But ere the fatal hour
I said the say
That placed me in thy pow'r
Would I had died！
Sir； I obey！
I am thy bride！
＇Looks up and recognizes FAIRFAX
Leonard！
FAIRFAX My own！
ELSIE Ah！ ＇Embrace＇
ELSIE &
FAIRFAX With happiness my soul is cloyed；
This is our joy…day unalloyed！
ALL Yes； yes！
With happiness their souls are cloyed；
This is their joy…day unalloyed！
With happiness their souls are cloyed；
This is their joy…day unalloyed；
Their joy…day unalloyed； unalloyed！
＇Enter JACK POINT
POINT Oh； thoughtless crew！
Ye know not what ye do！
Attend to me； and shed a tear or two
For I have a song to sing； O！
ALL Sing me your song； O！
POINT It is sung to the moon
By a love…lorn loon；
Who fled from the mocking throng； O！
It's a song of a merryman； moping mum；
Whose soul was sad； and whose glance was glum；
Who sipped no sup； and who craved no crumb；
As he sighed for the love of a ladye。
ALL Heighdy！ heighdy！
Misery melack…a…day…dee！
He sipped no sup； and he craved no crumb；
As he sighed for the love of a ladye！
ELSIE I have a song to sing； O！
ALL What is your song； O！
ELSIE It is sung with the ring
Of the songs maids sing
Who love with a love life…long； O！
It's the song of a merrymaid； peerly proud；
＇optional nestling near；＇
Who loved her lord； and who laughed aloud
＇optional but dropped a tear＇
At the moan of the merryman； moping mum；
Whose soul was sad； and whose glance was glum；
Who sipped no sup； and who craved no crumb；
As he sighed for the love of a ladye！
ALL Heighdy！ heighdy！
Misery melack…a…day…dee！
He sipped no sup； and he craved no crumb；
As he sighed for the love of a ladye！
Heighdy！ heighdy！
Misery melack…a…day…dee！
He sipped no sup； and he craved no crumb；
As he sighed for the love of a ladye！
Heighdy！ heighdy！
Heighdy！ heighdy！
Heighdy！ heighdy！
＇FAIRFAX embraces ELSIE as POINT falls insensible at their
feet。
CURTAIN
PATIENCE
or
Bunthorne's Bride
Book by
W。S。 GILBERT
Music by
ARTHUR SULLIVAN
First produced at the Opera Comique； London；
on April 23； 1881。