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No. 16: RECITATIVE (Major-General & Frederic)
No. 17: CHORUS (With Solos)
"The, Frederic, let your escort lion hearted...
When the foeman bears his steel"
| General. |
Then, Frederic, let your escort lion-hearted
Be summoned to receive a General’s blessing,
Ere they depart upon their dread adventure. |
| Frederic. |
| Dear, sir, they come. |
Enter Police, marching in single file. They form in line, facing audience.
| Sergeant. |
| When the foeman bares his steel, |
| Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! |
| Sergeant. |
| We uncomfortable feel, |
| Sergeant. |
| And we find the wisest thing, |
| Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! |
| Sergeant. |
| Is to slap our chests and sing, |
| Sergeant & Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! |
| Sergeant. |
| For when threatened with emeutes, |
| Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! |
| Sergeant. |
| And your heart is in your boots, |
| Sergeant. |
There is nothing brings it round
Like the trumpet’s martial sound,
Like the trumpet’s martial sound |
| Sergeant & Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! |
| Sergeant& First Bass. |
Second Bass. |
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara! tarantara!
Tarantara, ra, ra,
Tarantara! |
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Ra, ra, ra, ra,
Tarantara, ra, ra,
Tarantara! |
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| Mabel. |
Go, ye heroes, go to glory,
Though you die in combat gory,
Ye shall live in song and story.
Go to immortality!
Go to death, and go to slaughter;
Die, and every Cornish daughter
With her tears your grave shall water.
Go, ye heroes, go and die!
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| Girls. |
Go, ye heroes, go and die!
Go, ye heroes, go and die! |
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| Sergeant. |
| Though to us it’s evident, |
| Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! |
| Sergeant. |
| These attentions are well meant, |
| Sergeant. |
| Such expressions don’t appear, |
| Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! |
| Sergeant. |
| Calculated men to cheer, |
| Sergeant. |
Who are going to meet their fate
In a highly nervous state. |
| Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! tarantara! |
| Sergeant. |
Still to us it’s evident
These attentions are well meant. |
| Police. |
| Tarantara! tarantara! tarantara! |
| Edith. |
Go and do your best endeavour,
And before all links we sever,
We will say farewell for ever.
Go to glory and the grave! |
| Girls. |
Go to glory and the grave!
For your foes are fierce and ruthless,
False, unmerciful, and truthless;
Young and tender, old and toothless,
All in vain their mercy crave. |
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| Sergeant. |
We observe too great a stress,
On the risks that on us press,
And of reference a lack
To our chance of coming back.
Still, perhaps it would be wise
Not to carp or criticise,
For it’s very evident
These attentions are well meant. |
| Police. |
Yes, it’s very evident
These attentions are well meant,
Evident,
Yes, well meant;
Evident, |
| Sergeant & Police. |
| Ah, yes, well meant! |
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Mabel & Edith. |
Girls. |
Police. |
| Go, ye heroes, |
Go, ye |
When the
foeman bears his steel, Taranta- |
| go to glory! |
heroes, |
ra! tarantara! We un- |
| Though ye die in combat |
Go to |
comfortable feel. Taranta- |
| gory, |
glory! |
ra! And we |
| Ye shall live in |
Ye shall, |
find the wisest thing, Taranta- |
| song and story, |
Ye shall |
ra! tarantara! Is to |
| Go to immortali- |
live in |
slap our chests and sing Taranta- |
| ty! Go to |
story. Go to |
ra! For when |
| death and go to |
death and go to |
threatened with emutes, Taranta- |
| slaughter; |
slaughter; Die, and |
ra! tarantara! And your |
| Die, and every Cornish |
every Cornish |
heart is in your boots,Taranta- |
| daughter With her |
daughter With her |
ra! There is |
| tears your grave shall |
tears your grave shall |
nothing brings it round, Like the |
| water, Go, ye |
water, Go, ye |
trumpet's martial sound, Like the |
| heroes, go and |
heroes, go and |
trumpet's martial |
| die! Go ye |
die! Go ye |
sound, Tarantara, taranta- |
| heroes, go to |
heroes, go to |
ra, Tarantara, taranta- |
| immortality, Go ye |
immortality, Go ye |
ra, tarantara, taranta- |
| heroes, go to |
heroes, go to |
ra, tarantara, taranta- |
| immortality! Tho' ye |
immortality! Tho' ye |
ra, tarantara, taranta- |
| die in combat gory, Ye shall |
die in combat gory, Ye shall |
ra, ra, ra, ra, |
| live in song and story; Go to |
live in song and story; Go to |
ra, ra, ra, taranta- |
| immortality! |
immortality! |
ra, tarantara, tarantara! |
| General. |
Girls. |
Police. |
| Away, away! |
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Yes, yes, we go! |
| These pirates slay! |
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Tarantara! |
| Then do not stay! |
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Tarantara! |
| Then why this delay! |
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All right, we go! |
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Yes forward |
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Yes, forward on the foe, |
on the foe, Yes, forward on the foe, |
| Yes, but you don't go! |
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They go, they go! |
We go, we go! |
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Yes forward |
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Yes, forward on the foe, |
on the foe, Yes, forward on the foe, |
| Yes, but you don't go! |
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At last they go, |
We go, we go, |
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At last they go, at last they go! |
We go, we go, |
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At last they really, really go! |
We go, we go, we go, we go! |
Exeunt Police. MABEL tears herself from FREDERIC and exit, followed by her sisters, consoling her. The MAJOR -GENERAL and others follow. FREDERIC remains alone.
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27 June, 2005
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