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No. 9:
Song (Yussuf)
Enter Yussuf from street.
RECITATIVE.
| Yussuf. |
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Peace be upon this house! |
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And on you Peace! |
| Yussuf. |
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A Story-Teller am I |
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Of legends and romances, |
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Attend and I will try |
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To charm you with my fancies! |
| Hassan. |
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Lay down your burthen and sup, |
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And then take up your burthen; |
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Choose for yourself a cup |
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Of silver, gold, or earthen! |
Exit Hassan.
Song. — Yussuf and Chorus.
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I care not if the cup I hold |
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Be one of fair design, |
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Of crystal, silver, or of gold — |
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If it containeth wine — |
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And humble horn
Will I not scorn |
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If it do carry wine. |
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Fill high —
Drink dry! |
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The cup doth matter nought, I trow,
If only it be deep enow! |
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For, though the cup |
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Be earthen bowl, |
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'Twill hold the juice of grape! |
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Then up, up, up — |
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And judge the soul |
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And not the outward shape! |
| Chorus. |
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For, though the cup |
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Be earthen bowl, |
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'Twill hold the juice of grape! |
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Then up, up, up — |
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And judge the soul |
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And not the outward shape! |
| Yussuf. |
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I care not how a man be clad, |
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Or who a man may be, |
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If he be one to make me glad |
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To share his company; |
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Oh, nought I care
What he may wear |
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While he's good company! |
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Fill high —
Drink dry! |
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For royal wine may sparkle in
Your clumsy clay and crystal thin! |
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For, though the cup |
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Be earthen bowl, |
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'Twill hold the juice of grape! |
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Then up, up, up — |
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And judge the soul |
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And not the outward shape! |
| Chorus. |
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For, though the cup |
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Be earthen bowl, |
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'Twill hold the juice of grape! |
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Then up, up, up — |
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And judge the soul |
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And not the outward shape! |
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18 May, 2008
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