The Contrabandista, Act I: No. 10, Finale. Hail to the Ancient Hat! (All)
Donald Maxwell, The London Chorus, Geoffrey Moses, New London Orchestra, Richard Suart, 罗纳德 · 科普, Claire Rutter, Ashley Catling & Frances McCafferty
古典
1
制作
出演艺人
Donald Maxwell
男中音
The London Chorus
合唱团
Geoffrey Moses
男低音
New London Orchestra
管弦乐队
Richard Suart
男中音
罗纳德 · 科普
指挥
Claire Rutter
女高音
Ashley Catling
男高音
Frances McCafferty
女低音
作曲和作词
Sir Francis Cowley Burnand
作词
阿瑟 · 萨利文爵士
作曲
歌词
Inez: Slave, take my robe.
Vasquez: Obey her, ’tis our plan.
Mr Grigg: I am the most unfortunate young man.
Inez: The sacred Hat which all Ladrones know,
Bring forth, it on our Chief we now bestow.
Ladrones: Hail to the ancient Hat!
’Neath this our Chiefs have sat,
Kneel down upon the mat.
Hail! Hail! Ladrones.
Take it, O martial spouse!
Press it upon his brows;
May it his zeal arouse.
Viva Ladrones.
Mr Grigg: Of this old Hat, so old and worn,
The royalty I doubt;
Its regal mark, my friends, is gone,
Behold, its crown is out!
Ladrones: None but the Chief e’er saw
That the Hat had a flaw,
Wear it! It is the Law of the Ladrones.
With sword and pistol now your Chief surround.
He’s found and crown’d!
Mr Grigg: I say to myself, my dear friend Grigg,
If safe I return I’d rather dig;
And take to a farm with horse and carts,
Than follow the arts in foreign parts.
Happy again, away from Spain.
All: So care now departs from the robbers’ hearts,
And we’ll plunder the man coming home from the marts;
And we’ll feast on the grape and the little figs,
And caper and dance to the tune of gigues.
(We’ll) Dance a Round-about,
On the ground about,
All this sound about nothing at all.
Mr Grigg: So I’ll take to a farm with horse and carts,
And dispose of the produce at the principal marts;
And rear up my lot of little Griggs,
Who’ll lead us a life with their nursery rigs.
Rita: Yes, I am content to be
Free, or a captive, if with thee.
Inez: Do you think that he can,
For our plan, be the man,
For if not, tell me what you have got for a plan?
Not a word must be heard
By a third,
Only two are to know,
Say it low, ’tis between me and you.
José: I’ve made a vow, which I’ll not repeat now,
You’re aware when I swear, I do make such a row,
And to swear isn’t right, for a robber’s polite.
Let the day pass away and be happy tonight.
Both: Let the day pass away and be happy tonight.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Rita: Yes, I am content to be
Free, or a captive, if with thee.
Tomorrow shall set me free.
Vasquez: Fear not Rita, trust to me;
Tomorrow morn shall see thee free!
Mr Grigg: My spouse, my cows, my sows, ha! ha!
My spouse, and my cows, and my sows, ha! ha!
And my little, little, little pigs!
Chorus: His spouse, his vows, our rows, ha! ha!
His spouse, and his vows, and our rows, ha! ha!
And our merry, merry little gigues!
Written by: Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand
