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No. 17: QUARTET (Marco, Giuseppe, Gianetta & Tessa)
"In a contemplative fashion"
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Tessa. | The others. | |
I, no doubt, Giuseppe wedded — | In a contempla- | |
That's, of course, a slice of luck | tive fashion, And | |
He is rather dunder-headed. | a tranquil frame | |
Still distinctly, he's a duck. | of mind, |
Gianetta. | ||
I, a victim, too, of Cupid, | Free from every kind | |
Marco married — that is clear. | of passion, Some | |
He's particularly stupid, | solution let | |
Still distinctly, he's a dear. | us find. |
Marco. | ||
To Gianetta I was mated; | Let us grasp the sit- | |
I can prove it in a trice: | uation, Solve | |
Though her charms are overrated, | the complica- | |
Still I own she's rather nice. | ted plot — |
Giuseppe. | ||
I to Tessa, willy-nilly, | Quiet, calm deli- | |
All at once a victim fell. | beration Dis- | |
She is what is called a silly, | entangles ev- | |
Still she answers pretty well. | 'ry knot! | |
She's a silly, still she answers pretty well. |
Marco. | The others. | |
Now when we were pretty babies |
In a contempla- | |
Some one married us, that's clear — | fashion, And |
Gianetta. | ||
And if I can catch her I'll pinch her and scratch her |
a tran- | quil frame |
And send her away with a flea in her ear. | mind, Free |
Giuseppe. | ||
He whom that young lady married, |
from every kind | |
To receive her can't refuse. | of passion, Some |
Tessa. | ||
If I overtake her I'll warrant I'll make her |
solution | let us |
To shake in her aristocratical shoes! | find. Let |
Gianetta. (to Tessa) | ||
If she married your Giuseppe |
us grasp the sit- | |
You and he will have to part — | situation, Solve |
Tessa. (to Gianetta) | ||
If I have to do it I'll warrant she'll rue it — |
the compli- | cated |
I'll teach her to marry the man of my heart! | plot — Quiet, | |
If she married Messer Marco You're a spinster, |
delibe- | ration Dis- |
Gianetta. (to Tessa) | |
No matter — no matter. |
entangles |
If I can get at her | ev'ry |
I doubt if her mother will know her again! | knot! |
Gianetta. | Tessa. | Marco. | Giuseppe. |
No matter, no matter, If I can get |
If I have to do it I warrant she'll rue it — I'll |
To Gianetta I was |
I to |
at her, I doubt if her mother will know her again! |
teach her to marry the man of my heart! If |
mated; I can prove it in a |
Tessa, willy nilly, All at |
No matter, no matter, If I can get |
If I have to do it I warrant she'll rue it — I'll |
trice, Tho' her charms are over- |
once a victim fell. She is |
at her, I doubt if her mother will know her again! |
teach her to marry the man of my heart! I'll |
rated Still I own she's rather |
what is called a silly, called a |
No matter, no matter, no |
teach her, I'll teach her I'll teach her |
nice, She's rather, rather, rather, |
silly, silly, silly, silly, |
matter, no matter, no matter, no matter, no matter! |
teach her, I'll teach her I'll teach her, I'll teach her! |
rather, rather, rather, rather, nice. |
silly, still she answers pretty well. |
All. |
Quiet, calm deliberation Disentangles every knot! |
Exeunt, pondering.
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