No. 15: Chorus
Scene: — Market place in the village. In centre a Market Cross or drinking fountain. Enter Peasants dancing, coupled two and two: an old man with a young girl, then an old woman with a young man, then other ill-assorted couples.
| Women. |
Happy are we in our loving frivolity,
Happy and jolly as people of quality; |
| Men. |
Love is the source of all joy to humanity,
Money, position and rank are a vanity; |
| Women. |
| Year after year we've been waiting and tarrying, |
| Men. |
| Without ever thinking of loving or marrying. |
| Women. |
| Tho' we've been hitherto deaf, dumb, and blind to it, |
| Men. |
| It's pleasant enough when you've made up your mind to it. |
| All. |
Happy are we in our loving frivolity,
Happy and jolly as people of quality;
Tho' we've been hitherto deaf, dumb, and blind to it,
Pleasant enough when you've made up your mind to it.
Pleasant enough very, say we,
Pleasant enough say we. |
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31 March, 2009
