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Iolanthe (11/14/1927 - 11/00/1927)
music by Arthur Sullivan; lyrics by William S. Gilbert
ACT 1
Song List Sung By
Tripping hither, tripping thither  Celia and Leila
Iolanthe! From thy dark exile thou art summoned  Queen of the Fairies, Iolanthe, Celia, Leila and Chorus of Fairies
Good morrow, good mother  Strephon and Chorus of Fairies
Fare thee well, attractive stranger  Queen of the Fairies and Chorus of Fairies
Good morrow, good lover!  Phyllis and Strephon
None shall part us from each other  Phyllis and Strephon
Loudly let the trumpet bray  Tenors and Basses
The law is the true embodiment  The Lord Chancellor and Chorus of Peers
My well-loved lord and guardian dear  Phyllis, Lord Tolloler and Earl of Mountararat
Nay, tempt me not  Phyllis
Spurn not the nobly born  Lord Tolloler and Chorus
Lords, it may not be!  Phyllis, Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat, Strephon, The Lord Chancellor and Chorus of Peers
When I went to the Bar as a very young man  The Lord Chancellor
When darkly looms the day  Phyllis, Iolanthe, Queen of the Fairies, Leila, Celia, Strephon, Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat, The Lord Chancellor and Chorus of Fairies and Peers
ACT 2
Song List Sung By
When all night long a chap remains  Private Willis
Strephon's a member of Parliament!  Chorus
When Britain truly ruled the waves  Earl of Mountararat and Chorus
In vain you plead to us, Don't go!  Leila, Celia, Chorus of Fairies, Earl of Mountararat and Lord Tolloler
Oh, foolish fay  Queen of the Fairies and Chorus of Fairies
Tho' p'raps I may incur your blame  Phyllis, Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat and Private Willis
Love, unrequited, robs me of my rest  The Lord Chancellor
He who shies at such a prize  Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat and The Lord Chancellor
My Bill has now been read a second time  Strephon
If we're weak enough to tarry  Phyllis and Strephon
My lord, a suppliant at your feet I kneel  Fairies and Iolanthe
It may not be-for so the fates decide!  Iolanthe, Queen of the Fairies, The Lord Chancellor and Fairies
Soon as we may, off and away!  Phyllis, Iolanthe, Queen of the Fairies, Leila, Celia, Lord Tolloler, Earl of Mountararat, Strephon, The Lord Chancellor and Chorus of Fairies and Peers