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No. 21:
Chorus (with Solos)
Chorus enter with Hassan, who is carried in still unconscious, and set upon the
throne. He is dressed in Royal garments.
| Chorus. |
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Laughing low, |
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On toe-tip! |
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Finger so — |
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On each lip! |
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Whispering, |
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(Undertone,) |
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Set the King |
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On the throne! |
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King Hassan! |
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Ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! |
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Laugh pian- |
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Issimo. Ho! ho! ho!
Laughing low, On tip-toe,
Laughing low, ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! ho!
Ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! |
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Hush, hush, hush, hush!
Ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! ho!
Hush, hush, hush, hush! |
They watch Hassan, who slowly begins to wake.
| Hassan (opening his eyes). |
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Where am I — where? |
| Vizier. |
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Where art thou — where
But in thy palace rich and rare, |
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Where none can say thee nay! |
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Where everyone
Will rush and run
And race to get thy bidding done — |
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We hear thee and obey!
We hear thee and obey!
We hear thee and obey! |
| Hassan (astonished). |
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But hear me speak! |
| Physician. |
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But hear him speak,
And other music's flat and weak |
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Beside his golden speech! |
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His lightest word
Is far preferred
Beyond the music any bird |
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Could ever hope to reach! |
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Beyond the music any bird |
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Could ever hope to reach! |
| Hassan (more bewildered). |
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Attend to me, |
| Executioner. |
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Attend to him
And bring a goblet to the brim |
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With Persian sherbet filled! |
| Sopranos & Altos. |
Tenors. |
Basses. |
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And when he dips
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And when — |
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And when he |
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His Royal lips, |
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dips |
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Let dainty damask
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he dips
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His Royal lips, |
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catch the drips |
His Royal lips, |
He dips |
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That none of them are |
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his Royal,
Royal
lips, |
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his Royal, Royal |
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spilled! |
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lips, |
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Let dainty damask, |
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Let dainty damask, |
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Let dainty damask, |
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dainty damask catch the drips that none are lost! |
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dainty damask catch the drips that none are lost! |
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dainty damask catch the drips that none are lost! |
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Attend to him, |
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Attend, |
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Attend, |
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Attend, |
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attend, |
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attend, |
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attend! |
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attend! |
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attend! |
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2 July, 2008
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