| Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
The Rose of Persia
Song No. 17
From Morning Prayer the Sultan |
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CD 1 |
Track 18 |
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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 |
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| 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! |
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!
- Your bodies bend! your hands extend, Illalah!
- And with Salaam
- In key correct,
- (As he'll expect,) Illalah!
- (As he'll expect!)
- Bodies bend!
- Hands extend
- With Salaam endeavour
- To sing a Persian tune!
- A popular Persian tune!
- A popular Persian tune!
- A popular, popular Persian tune!
Page updated 24 July 1999