Rose of Persia Song No. 17

Gilbert and Sullivan Archive

The Rose of Persia
Song No. 17

From Morning Prayer the Sultan


CD 1	Track 18

MIDI File 26K, 2 min. 43 seconds.

The Court Slaves and Officials enter, Men and Girls.

Chorus:

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 àpropos

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)

In key that's quite correct

(As he'll expect)

A popular Persian tune!

Vizier (entering):

Outside a mob

Of people expectant hums;

Their pulses throb --

Their popular Sultan comes!

And when they see

Their popular Sultan soon,

They'll all break out

And sing (or shout)

This popular Persian tune!

Physician and Executioner (entering):

Good new we bring --

Your popular Sultan comes!

Upon him fling

Selected encomiums!

Physician Executioner

Address him as

The Sun or the Rising Moon; Address him as The Sun

the Rising Moon; or the Rising Moon;

And don't forget And don't forget

Your praise to set Your praise to set

To a popular Persian tune! To a popular Persian tune!

Physician	Executioner
Address him as
The Sun or the Rising Moon;	Address him as The Sun
the Rising Moon;	or the Rising Moon;
And don't forget	And don't forget
Your praise to set	Your praise to set
To a popular Persian tune!	To a popular Persian tune!

Physician and Executioner:

Good new we bring --

Your popular Sultan comes!

Upon him fling

Selected encomiums!

Physician	Executioner
Address him as
The Sun or the Rising Moon;	Address him as The Sun
the Rising Moon;	or the Rising Moon;
And don't forget	And don't forget
Your praise to set	Your praise to set
To a popular Persian tune!	To a popular Persian tune!