Our soloists try to be cheerful despite Nanki-Poo's promise to be beheaded in a month, but with understandably little success...
lyrics
Yum-Yum: Brightly dawns our wedding day;
All:
Joyous hour, we give thee greeting!
Whither, whither art thou fleeting?
Fickle moment, prithee stay!
Fickle moment, prithee stay!
Pish-Tush: What though mortal joys be hollow?
Pitti-Sing: Pleasures come, if sorrows follow!
Yum-Yum:
Though the tocsin sound,
ere long,
Though the tocsin sound,
ere long
Though the tocsin sound,
ere long.
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Nanki-Poo:
Though the tocsin sound,
ere long,
ere long,
Though the tocsin,
sound, ere long,
sound, ere long.
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Pitti-Sing & Pish-Tush:
Though the tocsin sound,
ere long,
Ding
dong! Ding dong!
Ding
dong! Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
All:
Yet until the shadows fall
Over one and over all,
Yum-Yum: Sing a merry madrigal,
All:
Sing a merry madrigal,
Sing a merry madrigal,
Fa la la la la, etc.
(Ending in tears)
Yum-Yum: Let us dry the ready tear,
All:
Though the hours are surely creeping
Little need for woeful weeping,
Till the sad sundown is near,
Till the sad sundown is near.
Pish-Tush: All must sip the cup of sorrow —
Pitti-Sing: I to-day and thou to-morrow.
Yum-Yum:
This the close of
every song,
This the close of
every song
This the close of
every song,
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Nanki-Poo:
This the close of
every,
every song,
This the close of
every song,
this the close.
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Pitti-Sing & Pish-Tush:
This the close of
every song,
Ding
dong! Ding dong!
Ding
dong! Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
All:
What, though solemn shadows fall,
Sooner, later, over all?
Yum-Yum: Sing a merry madrigal,
All:
Sing a merry madrigal,
Sing a merry madrigal,
Fa la la la la, etc.
(Ending in tears)
[Exeunt Pitti-Sing & Pish-Tush]
The Gurt Lush Choir was founded in October 2009. Within 2 years it grew to over 200 members, & is now one of the largest
choirs in the country.
The choir sings all styles of music, & is proud to perform regularly at The Colston Hall. (Bristol, UK)
We still have room for more members & rehearse weekly in St Andrews, Redland & Southville. No Audition. 3 Free Taster sessions for all!...more
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