lirik lagu a maiden fair to see – d’oyly carte opera company
a maiden fair to see,
the pearl of minstrelsy,
a bud of blushing beauty;
for whom proud n-bles sigh,
and with each other vie
to do her menial’s duty.
all. to do her menial’s duty.
a suitor, lowly born,
with hopeless p-ssion torn,
and poor beyond denying,
has dared for her to pine
at whose exalted shrine
a world of wealth is sighing.
all. a world of wealth is sighing.
unlearned he in aught
save that which love has taught
(for love had been his tutor);
oh, pity, pity me–
our captain’s daughter she,
and i that lowly suitor!
all. and he that lowly suitor!
boat. ah, my poor lad, you’ve climbed too high: our
worthy
captain’s child won’t have nothin’ to say to a poor
chap like
you. will she, lads?
all. no, no.
d-ck. no, no, captains’ daughters don’t marry foremast
hands.
all (recoiling from him). shame! shame!
boat. d-ck deadeye, them sentiments o’ yourn are a
disgrace
to our common natur’.
ralph. but it’s a strange anomaly, that the daughter of
a
man who hails from the quarter-deck may not love
another who lays
out on the fore-yard arm. for a man is but a man,
whether he
hoists his flag at the main-truck or his slacks on the
main-deck.
d-ck. ah, it’s a queer world!
ralph. d-ck deadeye, i have no desire to press hardly
on
you, but such a revolutionary sentiment is enough to
make an
honest sailor shudder.
boat. my lads, our gallant captain has come on deck;
let us
greet him as so brave an officer and so gallant a
seaman
deserves.
lirik lagu lainnya :
- kumpulan lirik lagu bvana › lirik lagu zhibe – bvana
- kumpulan lirik lagu mms x puosiu › lirik lagu simsy – mms x puosiu
- kumpulan lirik lagu skallywags › lirik lagu don’t preach to me – skallywags
- kumpulan lirik lagu georgio › lirik lagu miroir – georgio
- kumpulan lirik lagu stealing sheep › lirik lagu deadlock – stealing sheep
- kumpulan lirik lagu apt usa ut › lirik lagu deep end – apt (usa-ut)
- kumpulan lirik lagu ray davies › lirik lagu this is where i belong – ray davies
- kumpulan lirik lagu julia lauber › lirik lagu my dream – julia lauber
- kumpulan lirik lagu drodhiphop › lirik lagu brackets – drodhiphop
- kumpulan lirik lagu los palominos › lirik lagu corazon de cristal – los palominos