Iolanthe by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

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No. 17: DUET
"In vain to us you plead"

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Leila.
	In vain to us you plead –
				Don’t go!
	Your prayers we do not heed –
				Don’t go!
		It’s true we sigh,
			But don’t suppose
		A tearful eye
			Forgiveness shows.
				Oh, no!
	We’re very cross indeed –
		Yes, very cross,
				Don’t go!

Fairies.
		It’s true we sigh,
			But don’t suppose
		A tearful eye
			Forgiveness shows.
				Oh, no!
	We’re very cross indeed –
			Yes, very cross,
				Don’t go!

Click on picture to enlarge — A fairy from the original production

Celia.
	Your disrespectful sneers –
				Don’t go!
	Call forth indignant tears –
				Don’t go!
		You break our laws –
			You are our foe:
		We cry because
			We hate you so!
				You know!
	You very wicked Peers!
		You wicked Peers!
				Don’t go!

Fairies.
		You break our laws –
			You are our foe:
		We cry because
			We hate you so!
				You know!
	You very wicked Peers!
			You wicked Peers!
				Don’t go!

Lord Tolloller & Lord Mountararat.
		Our disrespectful sneers,
				Ha, ha!
		Call forth indignant tears,
				Ha, ha!
	If that’s the case, my dears –
Fairies.
			Don’t go!
Peers.
				We’ll go!

Exeunt Lord Mountararat, Lord Tolloller, and Peers. Fairies gaze wistfully after them.

This MIDI song file was originally sequenced by Colin Johnson.

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