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Our soloists try to be cheerful despite Nanki-Poo's promise to be beheaded in a month, but with understandably little success...

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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]

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from The Gurt Mikado, Live at The Colston Hall, 2nd Feb. 2013. Featuring Opera Anywhere & Bristol Schools Philharmonia, released March 2, 2013

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Gurt Lush Choir Bristol, UK

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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