| Chorus. |
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From Morning Prayer |
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The Sultan of Persia comes! |
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Let trumpets blare |
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And loudly attack the drums! |
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The flutes as well
Including the quaint bassoon, |
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And let them boldly blow
An à propos |
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And popular Persian tune! |
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Your bodies bend! |
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Your popular Sultan comes! |
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Your hands extend! |
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Respectfully cross your thumbs! |
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And with Salaam
Endeavour to sing (or croon) |
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In key that's quite correct
(As he'll expect) |
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A popular Persian tune! |
| Vizier. (entering) |
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Outside a mob |
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Of people expectant hums; |
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Their pulses throb — |
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Their popular Sultan comes! |
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And when they see
Their popular Sultan soon |
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They'll all break out
And sing (or shout) |
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This popular Persian tune! |
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| Physician & Executioner. (entering) |
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Good new we bring — |
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Your popular Sultan comes! |
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Upon him fling |
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Selected encomiums! |
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Address him as
The Sun or the Rising Moon; |
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And don't forget
Your praise to set |
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To a popular Persian tune! |
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Good new we bring — |
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Your popular Sultan comes! |
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Upon him fling |
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Selected encomiums! |
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Address him as
The Sun or the Rising Moon; |
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And don't forget
Your praise to set |
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To a popular Persian tune! |
| Chorus. |
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From Morning Prayer |
| |
|
The Sultan of Persia comes! |
| |
Let trumpets blare |
| |
|
And loudly attack the drums! |
| |
|
|
The flutes as well
Including the quaint bassoon, |
| |
|
|
|
And let them boldly blow
An à propos |
| |
|
And popular Persian tune! |
| |
Your bodies bend! |
| |
|
Your popular Sultan comes! |
| |
Your hands extend! |
| |
|
Respectfully cross your thumbs! |
| |
|
|
And with Salaam
Endeavour to sing (or croon) |
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|
|
|
In key that's quite correct
(As he'll expect) |
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|
|
A popular Persian tune! |
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Your bodies bend!
Your hands extend, Illalah! |
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And with Salaam
In key correct,
(As he'll expect), Illalah!
(As he'll expect) |
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Bodies bend!
Hands extend |
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With Salaam endeavour to sing
A Persian tune!
A popular Persian tune!
A popular Persian tune!
A popular, popular Persian tune! |
