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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