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Cyril： Madam； your words so wise；
Nobody should despise；
Curs'd with appetite keen I am
And I'll subdue it
And I'll subdue it
I'll subdue it with cold roast lamb！
All： Yes yes
We'll subdue it with cold roast lamb！
Merrily ring the luncheon bell！
Merrily ring the luncheon bell！
Oh
1st Sops： ring！ … … … … 2nd Sophs： merrily；
merrily；
Oh； merrily；
merrily
Chorus： Merrily ring the luncheon bell； the luncheon
bell！
Princess： You say you know the court of Hildebrand？
There is a Prince there I forget his name
Hilarion： Hilarion？
Princess： Exactly is he well？
Hilarion： If it be well to droop and pine and mope；
To sigh 〃Oh； Ida！ Ida！〃 all day long；
〃Ida！ my love！ my life！ Oh； come to me！〃
If it be well； I say； to do all this；
Then Prince Hilarion is very well。
Princess： He breathes our name？ Well； it's a common one！
And is the booby comely？
Hilarion： Pretty well。
I've heard it said that if I dressed myself
In Prince Hilarion's clothes （supposing this
Consisted with my maiden modesty）；
I might be taken for Hilarion's self。
But what is this to you or me； who think
Of all mankind with undisguised contempt？
Princess： Contempt？ Why； damsel； when I think of man；
Contempt is not the word。
Cyril： （Getting tipsy） I'm sure of that；
Or if it is； it surely should not be！
Hilarion： （Aside to Cyril） Be quiet； idiot； or they'll find us
out。
Cyril： The Prince Hilarion's a goodly lad！
Princess： You know him then？
Cyril： （Tipsily） I rather think I do！
We are inseparables！
Princess： Why； what's this？
You love him then？
Cyril： We do indeed all
three！
Hilarion： Madam； she jests！ （Aside to Cyril） Remember where
you
are！
Cyril： Jests？ Not at all！ Why； bless my heart alive；
You and Hilarion； when at the Court；
Rode the same horse！
Princess： （Horrified） Astride？
Cyril： Of course！ Why not？
Wore the same clothes and once or twice； I think；
Got tipsy in the same good company！
Princess： Well； these are nice young ladies； on my word！
Cyril： （Tipsy） Don't you remember that old kissing…song
He'd sing to blushing Mistress Lalage；
The hostess of the Pigeons？ Thus it ran：
SONG （Cyril）
〃Would you know the Kind of Maid〃
（During symphony Hilarion and
Florian try to
stop Cyril。 He shakes them
off angrily。）
Cyril： Would you know the kind of maid
Sets my heart aflame…a？
Eyes must be downcast and staid；
Cheeks must flush for shame…a！
She may neither dance nor sing；
But； demure in everything；
Hang her head in modest way；
With pouting lips； with pouting lips
that
seem to say；
〃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 c