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          Who sipped no sup�察�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�察�and he craved no crumb��

               As he sighed for the love of a ladye��



ELSIE                    I have a song to sing�察�O��



ALL                 What is your song�察�O��



ELSIE                    It is sung with the ring

                    Of the songs maids sing

               Who love with a love life´long�察�O��

          It's the song of a merrymaid�察�peerly proud��

                         ��optional nestling near�撮�

          Who loved her lord�察�and who laughed aloud

                    ��optional but dropped a tear��

          At the moan of the merryman�察�moping mum��

          Whose soul was sad�察�and whose glance was glum��

          Who sipped no sup�察�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�察�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�察�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�察�London��

                       on April 23�察�1881。





                            PATIENCE

                       DRAMATIS PERSONAE













Officers of Dragoon Guards

     COLONEL CALVERLEY                 Baritone

     MAJOR MURGATROYD                  Baritone

     LIEUT。 THE DUKE OF DUNSTABLE      Tenor



REGINALD BUNTHORNE ��A Fleshly Poet��    Light Baritone



ARCHIBALD GROSVENOR ��An Idyllic Poet��  Baritone



MR。 BUNTHORNE'S SOLICITOR              Non´singing



Rapturous Maidens

     THE LADY ANGELA                   Mezzo´Soprano

     THE LADY SAPHIR                   Mezzo´Soprano

     THE LADY ELLA                     Soprano

     THE LADY JANE                     Contralto



PATIENCE ��A Dairy Maid��                Soprano



Chorus of Rapturous MAIDENS and Officers of DRAGOON GUARDS













              ACT IExterior of Castle Bunthorne



                        ACT IIA Glade





                             ACT I



��Scene�此 �Exterior of Castle Bunthorne�察�the gateway to which is

     seen�察�R。U。E。�察�and is approached by a drawbridge over a moat。 

     A rocky eminence R。 with steps down to the stage。  In front

     of it�察�a rustic bench�察�on which ANGELA is seated�察�with ELLA

     on her left。  Young Ladies wearing aesthetic draperies are

     grouped about the stage from R。 to L。C。�察�SAPHIR being near

     the L。 end of the group。  The Ladies play on lutes�察�etc。�察�as

     they sing�察�and all are in the last stage of despair。��





               No。 1。 Twenty love´sick maidens we

                   ��Opening Chorus and Solos��

                   Maidens�察�Angela�察�and Ella



MAIDENS   Twenty love´sick maidens we��

               Love´sick all against our will。

          Twenty years hence we shall be

               Twenty love´sick maidens still��

          Twenty love´sick maidens we��

               And we die for love of thee��

          Twenty love´sick maidens we��

               Love´sick all against our will。

          Twenty years hence we shall be

               Twenty love´sick maidens still��



ANGELA    Love feeds on hope�察�they say�察�or love will die��



MAIDENS        Ah�察�miserie��



ANGELA    Yet my love lives�察�although no hope have I��



MAIDENS        Ah�察�miserie��



ANGELA    Alas�察�poor heart�察�go hide thyself away��

          To weeping concords tune thy roundelay��

          Ah�察�miserie��



MAIDENS   All our love is all for one��

               Yet that love he heedeth not��

          He is coy and cares for none��

               Sad and sorry is our lot��

                        Ah�察�miserie��



ELLA      Go�察�breaking heart��

               Go�察�dream of love requited��

          Go�察�foolish heart��

               Go�察�dream of lovers plighted��

          Go�察�madcap heart��

               Go�察�dream of never waking��

          And in thy dream

               Forget that thou art breaking��



MAIDENS                 Ah�察�miserie��



ELLA           Forget that thou art breaking��



MAIDENS   Twenty love´sick maidens we��

               Love´sick all against our will。

          Twenty years hence we shall be

               Twenty love´sick maidens still。

                        Ah�察�miserie��



ANGELA  There is a strange magic in this love of ours�  �Rivals as

we all are in the affections of our Reginald�察�the very

hopelessness of our love is a bond that binds us to one another��



SAPHIR  Jealousy is merged in misery。  While he�察�the very

cynosure of our eyes and hearts�察�remains icy insensible  what

have we to strive for��



ELLA  The love of maidens is�察�to him�察�as interesting as the

taxes��



SAPHIR  Would that it were�  �He pays his taxes。



ANGELA  And cherishes the receipts��



��Enter LADY JANE�察�L。U。E。��



SAPHIR  Happy receipts�  。�All sigh heavily��



JANE ��L。C。�察�suddenly�А�Fools�  。�They start�察�and turn to her��



ANGELA  I beg your pardon��



JANE  Fools and blind�  �The man loves  wildly loves��



ANGELA  But whom�拭 �None of us��



JANE  No�察�none of us。  His weird fancy has lighted�察�for the

nonce�察�on Patience�察�the village milkmaid��



SAPHIR  On Patience�拭 �Oh�察�it cannot be��



JANE  Bah�  �But yesterday I caught him in her dairy�察�eating fresh

butter with a tablespoon。  Today he is not well��



SAPHIR  But Patience boasts that she has never loved  that love

is�察�to her�察�a sealed book�  �Oh�察�he cannot be serious��



JANE  `Tis but a fleeting fancy  `twill quickly wear away。 

��aside�察�coming down´stage�А �Oh�察�Reginald�察�if you but knew what a

wealth of golden love is waiting for you�察�stored up in this

rugged old bosom of mine�察�the milkmaid's triumph would be short

indeed��



��PATIENCE appears on an eminence�察�R。  She looks down with pity on

     the despondent Ladies。��





        No。 2。 Still brooding on their mad infatuation��

                          ��Recitative��

             Patience�察�Saphir�察�Angela�察�and Maidens



PATIENCE  Still brooding on their mad infatuation��

               I thank thee�察�Love�察�thou comest not to me��

          Far happier I�察�free from thy ministration��

               Than dukes or duchesses who love can be��



SAPHIR  ��looking up�А  �Tis Patience  happy girl�  �Loved by a

poet��



PATIENCE  Your pardon�察�ladies。  I intrude upon you�  。�Going��



ANGELA  Nay�察�pretty child�察�come hither。  ��PATIENCE descends。�А �Is

it true that you have never loved��



PATIENCE  Most true indeed。



SOPRANOS  Most marvelous��



ALTOS  And most deplorable��





              I cannot tell what this love may be

                             ��Solo��

                            Patience



PATIENCE       I cannot tell what this love may be

��L。C。�А        �That cometh to all but not to me。

               It cannot be kind as they'd imply��

               Or why do these ladies sigh��



               It cannot be joy and rapture deep��

               Or why do these gentle ladies weep��

               It cannot be blissful as `tis said��

               Or why are their eyes so wondrous red��



                    Though ev'rywhere true love I see

                    A´coming to all�察�but not to me��

                    I cannot tell what this love may be��

                        For I am blithe and I am gay��

                        While they sit sighing night and day。



          PATIENCE                          ALL



For I am blithe and I am gay�察    �Yes�察�she is blithe and she is

                                       gay��

Think of the gulf `twixt          Yes�察�she is blithe and

     them and me�察                     �she is gay��

Think of the gulf `twixt them�察   �Yes�察�she is blithe and

and me�察                               �and she is gay��

Fal la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

     la la la la la la la la la la la la��

and miserie�                           �Ah�察�miserie��



            ��She dances across R。 and back to R。C。��



PATIENCE  If love is a thorn�察�they show no wit

          Who foolishly hug and foster it。

          If love is a weed�察�how simple they

          Who gather it�察�day by day��



          If love is a nettle that makes you smart��

          Then why do you wear it next your heart��

          And if it be none of these�察�say I��

          Ah�察�why do you sit and sob and sigh��



               Though ev'rywhere true love I see

               A´coming to all�察�but not to me��

               I cannot tell what this love may be��

                    For I am blithe and I am gay��

                    While they sit sighing night and day。



          PATIENCE                          ALL



For I am blithe and I             Yes�察�she is blithe and she is

     am gay�察                          �gay��

Think of the gulf `twixt          Yes�察�she is blithe and she is

     them and me�察                     �gay��

Think of the gulf `twixt          Yes�察�she is blithe and she is

     them an

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