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          As in a month you've got to die��

               If Ko´Ko tells us true��

          'Twere empty compliment to cry

               ;Long life to Nanki´Poo� �

          But as one month you have to live

               As fellow´citizen��

          This toast with three times three we'll give

               ;Long life to youtill then� �



                                                            ��Exit

Pooh´Bah。



CHORUS。   May all good fortune prosper you��

          May you have health and riches too��

          May you succeed in all you do��

               Long life to youtill then��



                            ��Dance。��

     

                Enter Katisha melodramatically



KAT。      Your revels cease�  �Assist me�察�all of you��

CHORUS。   Why�察�who is this whose evil eyes

          Rain blight on our festivities��

KAT。      I claim my perjured lover�察�Nanki´Poo��

          Oh�察�fool� �to shun delights that never cloy��

CHORUS。   Go�察�leave thy deadly work undone��

KAT。      Come back�察�oh�察�shallow fool� �come back to joy��

CHORUS。   Away�察�away� �ill´favoured one��



NANK。  ��aside to Yum´Yum��。  Ah��

               'Tis Katisha��

          The maid of whom I told you。  ��About to go。��



KAT。 ��detaining him��。   No��

          You shall not go��

          These arms shall thus enfold you��



                        SONGKATISHA。



KAT。  ��addressing Nanki´Poo��。

          Oh fool�察�that fleest

               My hallowed joys��

          Oh blind�察�that seest

               No equipoise��

          Oh rash�察�that judgest

               From half�察�the whole��

          Oh base�察�that grudgest

               Love's lightest dole��

                    Thy heart unbind��

                    Oh fool�察�oh blind��

                    Give me my place��

                    Oh rash�察�oh base��



CHORUS。   If she's thy bride�察�restore her place��

          Oh fool�察�oh blind�察�oh rash�察�oh base��



KAT。  ��addressing Yum´Yum��。

               Pink cheek�察�that rulest

                    Where wisdom serves��

               Bright eye�察�that foolest

                    Heroic nerves��

               Rose lip�察�that scornest

                    Lore´laden years��

               Smooth tongue�察�that warnest

                    Who rightly hears��

                         Thy doom is nigh。

                         Pink cheek�察�bright eye��

                         Thy knell is rung��

                         Rose lip�察�smooth tongue��



CHORUS。        If true her tale�察�thy knell is rung��

               Pink cheek�察�bright eye�察�rose lip�察�smooth tongue��



PITTI´SING。    Away�察�nor prosecute your quest

               From our intention�察�well expressed��

                    You cannot turn us��

               The state of your connubial views

               Towards the person you accuse

                    Does not concern us��

               For he's going to marry Yum´Yum

ALL。                               Yum´Yum��

PITTI。              Your anger pray bury��

                    For all will be merry��

               I think you had better succumb

ALL。                               Cumbcumb��

PITTI。              And join our expressions of glee。

               On this subject I pray you be dumb

ALL。                               Dumbdumb。

PITTI。              You'll find there are many

                    Who'll wed for a penny

               The word for your guidance is ;Mum;

ALL。                               Mummum��

PITTI。         There's lots of good fish in the sea��



ALL。           On this subject we pray you be dumb�察�etc。



                           SOLOKATISHA。



               The hour of gladness

                    Is dead and gone��

               In silent sadness

                    I live alone��

               The hope I cherished

                    All lifeless lies��

               And all has perished

                    Save love�察�which never dies��

          Oh�察�faithless one�察�this insult you shall rue��

          In vain for mercy on your knees you'll sue。

          I'll tear the mask from your disguising��



NANK。  ��aside��。          Now comes the blow��

KAT。           Prepare yourselves for news surprising��

NANK。  ��aside��。          How foil my foe��

KAT。           No minstrel he�察�despite bravado��

YUM。  ��aside�察�struck by an idea��。  Ha� �ha� �I know��

KAT。           He is the son of your



��Nanki´Poo�察�Yum´Yum�察�and Chorus�察�interrupting�察�sing Japanese words��

     to drown her voice。��



               O ni� �bikkuri shakkuri to��

KAT。      In vain you interrupt with this tornado��

          He is the only son of your

ALL。           O ni� �bikkuri shakkuri to��

KAT。      I'll spoil

ALL。           O ni� �bikkuri shakkuri to��

KAT。                     Your gay gambado��

          He is the son

ALL。           O ni� �bikkuri shakkuri to��

KAT。                     Of your

ALL。           O ni� �bikkuri shakkuri to��

KAT。      The son of your

ALL。           O ni� �bikkuri shakkuri to� �oya� �oya��



                                  ENSEMBLE。

     



                KATISHA。                        THE OTHERS。

                           

     Ye torrents roar�                       �We'll hear no more��

          Ye tempests howl�                       �Ill´omened owl。

     Your wrath outpour                      To joy we soar��

          With angry growl�                       �Despite your

scowl��

Do ye your worst�察�my vengeance           The echoes of our festival

     call

Shall rise triumphant over all�          �Shall rise triumphant over

all� �

     Prepare for woe�察                        �Away you go��

          Ye haughty lords�察                       �Collect your

hordes��

     At once I go                             Proclaim your woe

          Mikado´wards�察                            �In dismal

chords

My wrongs with vengeance shall           We do not heed their

dismal

     be crowned�                              �sound

My wrongs with vengeance shall           For joy reigns everywhere

     be crowned�                              �around。



��Katisha rushes furiously up stage�察�clearing the crowd away right

     and left�察�finishing on steps at the back of stage。��



                              END OF ACT I。







                                 ACT II。



                         SCENE。Ko´Ko's Garden。



Yum´Yum discovered seated at her bridal toilet�察�surrounded by

     maidens�察�who are dressing her hair and painting her face and

     lips�察�as she judges of the effect in a mirror。



                  SOLOPITTI´SING and CHORUS OF GIRLS。



CHORUS。        Braid the raven hair

                    Weave the supple tress

               Deck the maiden fair

                    In her loveliness

               Paint the pretty face

                    Dye the coral lip

               Emphasize the grace

                    Of her ladyship��

               Art and nature�察�thus allied��

               Go to make a pretty bride。



                         SOLOPITTI´SING。



               Sit with downcast eye

                    Let it brim with dew

               Try if you can cry

                    We will do so�察�too。

               When you're summoned�察�start

                    Like a frightened roe

               Flutter�察�little heart��

                    Colour�察�come and go��

               Modesty at marriage´tide

               Well becomes a pretty bride��



                             CHORUS。

     

               Braid the raven hair�察�etc。



                                   ��Exeunt Pitti´Sing�察�Peep´Bo�察�and

Chorus。



     YUM。  Yes�察�I am indeed beautiful�  �Sometimes I sit and

wonder�察�in my artless Japanese way�察�why it is that I am so much

more attractive than anybody else in the whole world。  Can this

be vanity�拭 �No�  �Nature is lovely and rejoices in her loveliness。 

I am a child of Nature�察�and take after my mother。



                          SONGYUM´YUM。



               The sun�察�whose rays

               Are all ablaze 

                    With ever´living glory��

               Does not deny

               His majesty

                    He scorns to tell a story��

               He don't exclaim��

                    ;I blush for shame��

                    So kindly be indulgent。;

               But�察�fierce and bold��

               In fiery gold��

                    He glories effulgent��



                    I mean to rule the earth��

                         As he the sky

                    We really know our worth��

                         The sun and I��



               Observe his flame��

               That placid dame��

                    The moon's Celestial Highness��

               There's not a trace

               Upon her face

                    Of diffidence or shyness��

               She borrows light

               That�察�through the night��

                    Mankind may all acclaim her��

               And�察�truth to tell��

               She lights up well��

                    So I�察�for one�察�don't blame her��



                    Ah�察�pray make no mistake��

                         We are not shy��

                    We're very wide awake��

                         The moon and I��



                 Enter Pitti´Sing and Peep´Bo。



     YUM。  Yes�察�everything seems to smile upon me。  I am to be

married to´day to the man I love best and I believe I am the very

happiest girl in Japan��

     PEEP。  The happiest girl indeed�察�for she is indeed to be

envied who has attained happiness in all but perfection。

     YUM。  In ;all but; perfection��

     PEEP。  Well�察�dear�察�it can't be denied that the fact that

your husband is to be beheaded in a month is�察�in its way�察�a

drawback。  It does seem to take the top o

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