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No. 11 - Duet - Marie and Alexis - "The Lady of the Castle in the Air."
| Alexis: | When I build my splendid castle in the air, Gallant knight and trusty vassal must be there — |
| Marie: | Are there ladies there as well, Noble dame or damozel, In embroider'd gowns of samite or of vair? |
| Alexis: | There are ladies there attendant
on the Queen, Who is quite the most resplendant ever seen — |
| Marie: | Is she blonde or else brunette? |
| Alexis: | Well, I haven't settled yet, But your face is just about the shade I mean! |
| Marie: | Is it really just the colour that you mean? |
| Both: | She's the lady of your/my castle in the air, So you/I know that she is good and fair! When you/I meet her you/I will tenderly entreat her Not to let your/my heart despair! Oh, the lady of your/my castle in the air, You/I are/am sure that you/I will find her... |
| Alexis: | reigning there! |
| Both: | And perhaps my/your looking-glass 'll show the face and eyes and hair Of the queen who owns your/my castle in the air. |
| Alexis: | I may meet the lovely lady of my dream In a garden green and shady, by a stream — |
| Marie: | Do you think she will appear Quite so lovely when you're near, For the ladies are not always what they seem? |
| Alexis: | At her little feet in yearning I will fall And I'll offer her my burning heart and all — |
| Marie: | If your heart she doesn't take? |
| Alexis: | Then another house I'll make With another lady waiting on the wall! |
| Marie: | Do you think she'll care to wait upon the wall? |
| Both: | If the lady of your/my castle in the air Should inform you/me that she does not care, You/I will/shall let her wait and try to find a better, If there is one anywhere! Then the lady of your/my castle in the air |
| Alexis: | Will discover that good men are rather rare, And another pretty lass 'll have a kinder heart to spare than |
| Both: | the one who owns your/my castle in the air. |
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Page modified 13 October 2016