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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。
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： Exterior of Castle Bunthorne； the gateway to which is
seen； R。U。E。； and is approached by a drawbridge over a moat。
A rocky eminence R。 with steps down to the stage。 In front
of it； a rustic bench； on which ANGELA is seated； with ELLA
on her left。 Young Ladies wearing aesthetic draperies are
grouped about the stage from R。 to L。C。； SAPHIR being near
the L。 end of the group。 The Ladies play on lutes； etc。； as
they sing； and all are in the last stage of despair。＇
No。 1。 Twenty love…sick maidens we
（Opening Chorus and Solos）
Maidens； Angela； 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； they say； or love will die；
MAIDENS Ah； miserie！
ANGELA Yet my love lives； although no hope have I！
MAIDENS Ah； miserie！
ANGELA Alas； poor heart； go hide thyself away；
To weeping concords tune thy roundelay！
Ah； 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； miserie！
ELLA Go； breaking heart；
Go； dream of love requited！
Go； foolish heart；
Go； dream of lovers plighted；
Go； madcap heart；
Go； dream of never waking；
And in thy dream
Forget that thou art breaking！
MAIDENS Ah； miserie！
ELLA