No. 23 - Duet, Rect. and Trio - "In days gone by."

from "The Mountebanks"
Words by W. S. Gilbert
Music by Alfred Cellier
Sequenced by Colin Johnson

By Alfred Cellier
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Alfredo:] In days gone by,
But soon to come again,
With ardour pure
I used to pine,
And strove to lure
That heart of thine
With all my might and main.
I know not why,
But now, for thee, I find,
I do not care:
To be exact,
Thy beauty rare
Does not attract-
To all thy charms I'm blind!
But take good heart- an hour will pass amain,
And all my love will then come back again!
But take good heart- an hour will pass amain,
And all my love will then come back again!
[Teresa:] In days gone by
I played an idle part:
With scornful smile
And heartless jest,
And worldly guile,
Made manifest,
I grieved thy faithful heart.
How changed am I!
The love I dared decline,
Is now the breath
Of life to me.
And till kind death
Shall set me free
My love shall live for thine!
Be brave, poor heart- an hour will pass amain,
And all his love will then come back again!
Be brave, poor heart- an hour will pass amain,
And all his love will then come back again!
[Ultrice:] So, I have found you!
[Alfredo:] Passionately loved one!
Thy dainty hand I kiss- I mean the gloved one!
Oh, thou adored with passion most romantic!
Worshipped with all the fire of frenzy frantic.
For one short hour my love consent to share it-
It won't last longer than an hour- I swear it!

[Trio:] An hour will soon have passed-
With passion I'm demented!
It won't much longer last,
With that I'll be contented.
Though he is at her feet,
Thanks to the wizard's potion-
An hour- and obsolete
His newly-born devotion!
[Alfredo's words:] The scorn I felt is past-
With passion I'm demented!
But still, it will not last,
With that I'll be contented.
A suppliant at her feet,
Thanks to the wizard's potion-
An hour- and obsolete
My newly-born devotion!
An hour- and obsolete
My newly-born devotion!

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

No. 23 - Duet, Recit. and Trio
Soft karaoke
Words
Teresa
Ultrice
Alfredo
Right Hand
Left Hand
Karaoke Track