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ACT II
SCENE — Open audience hall in the Sultan's palace. Heart's Desire discovered.
No. 15:
Duet (Heart's Desire & Yussuf)
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Oh, what is love? |
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A song from heart to heart; |
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When each doth compliment |
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Its counterpart.
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Oh, where is love? |
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'Tis ever near at hand; |
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Where Earth and Heaven, Earth and Heaven meet |
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In fairyland. |
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Oh, why is love? |
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It maketh us to see |
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That Heaven may be reached |
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By you or me,
By bond or free! |
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[Yussuf enters |
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The Song of self |
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Is but a melody;
Ah! |
| Yussuf. |
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Ah! Love lends of sympathy |
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A counter-theme; |
| Both. |
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And life becomes a dream
Life becomes a dream
And life becomes a dream |
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Of Heaven's harmony. |
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The Song of self
Is but a melody;
And life becomes a dream |
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Of Heaven's harmony,
Of Harmony. |
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8 May, 2008
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