No. 27 - Finale Act II

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

By Alfred Cellier
Generated by NoteWorthy Composer

[Teresa:] Hope lived, and free from fear
Love sang her roundelay.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
Hope died, and at his bier
Love pined away.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la!
For Love and Hope are one
In joy and pain,
And naught beneath the sun
Shall make them twain.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
La, la, la!
[Ultrice:] Ha! false one!
Thou knowest now
The torture of a love that's gone astray!
[Teresa:] Ah! spare me!
[Ultrice:] Thou knowest now
The fate of those who will not when they may!
[Teresa:] Ah! spare me! Alfredo!
My pride is bowed,
And humbled is my head.
Who could be proud
Whom thou has banished?
A fugitive,
O love, from thy decree,
Why should I live
If I am dead to thee!
Thou will forget
Thy love of old-
My sun has set,
My tale is told!
Ere deathly cold
I lie in yonder strand,
Ah, let me hold
The hand that is his hand;
Ere lost I be
In yonder cold eclipse,
Vouchsafe to me
The lips that are his lips!
May he forget
His love of old-
Her sun has set,
Her tale is told!
[Ultrice:] Hold! Stay your hand!
Teresa, come to me;
My soul is softened and my heart is stirred!
Come to me quickly- I have wronged thee.
Pardon, Teresa, I have greatly erred!
[Teresa:] Ultrice!
[Ultrice:] Take heart, take heart, for thou shall righted be;
Live- for thy love shall be restored to thee!
Come hither, all!
[Chorus:] Now, what is this, and what is that?
We wish to go to yonder valley.
What do you want? what are you at?
Explain your conduct generally!
[Ultrice:] Proud of my new-born rank
Which raised me from my clan,
From yonder mountebank
I stole the talisman!
[Chorus:] Ah, false one!
From yonder mountebank
She stole the talisman!
[Pietro:] Another minute and my fate were sealed!
A light- quick, quick! my fortune for a light!
The parchment burns- my tortures slowly yield-
'Tis gone! and with it our distorted plight!
[Chorus:] Hurrah! The spell's removed,
Hurrah! The men/girls we/they loved,
Hurrah! Are ours/theirs again,
Hurrah! With might and main,
Hurrah!
[Arrostino:] The Duke and the Duchess,
when they travel through the land,
How the pair they will stare, with their high jerry ho!
They will yet fall a prey to the valour of our band,
For we shall not be happy till we get them;
With our high jerry ho!
And our canticle pedantical,
Our mystic, though artistic,
Jerry high, jerry ho!
[Chorus:] With their high jerry ho!
Their canticle pedantical,
And their mystic, though artistic,
Jerry high, jerry ho!
Their high, high, high, high, high, high, high,
their high, jerry ho!
[Pietro, Bartolo & Nita:] The Duke and the Duchess,
had they travelled through our land,
With their cries of surprise and their high jerry ho!
They'd have seen many things that they wouldn't understand;
Not the least is our show, you may bet them-
With our high jerry ho!
And our clickings and our tickings-
Our emphatic automatic
Jerry high, jerry ho!
[Chorus:] With their high jerry ho!
And their clickings and their tickings-
Their emphatic automatic
Jerry high, jerry ho!
Their high, high, high, high, high, high, high,
their high, jerry ho!
[Alfredo & Teresa:] The Duke and the Duchess,
if they travel through our land,
As they may, any day, with their high jerry ho!
They will find that we're linked,
heart in heart, hand in hand,
And a loving example we'll set them,
With our high jerry ho!
And our notion of devotion,
And our gentle sentimental
Jerry high, jerry ho!
[Chorus:] With their high jerry ho!
And their notion of devotion,
And their gentle sentimental
Jerry high, jerry ho!
Their high, high, high, high, high, high, high,
their high, jerry ho!

Karaoke version compiled by Colin Johnson

No. 27 - Finale Act II
Soft karaoke
Words
Teresa
Ultrice
Pietro
Arrostino
Sopranos
Contraltos
Tenors
Basses
Right Hand
Left Hand
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