Enter Maritana.

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Enter People.

Pretty Gitana, tell us
What the Kates decree ?
Pretty Gitana, tell us,
Shall we happy be ?
Shall I married be?
Shall I wealthy be ?

Mar

Yes, yes the language of the skies,
With ease can I impart;
But plainer read in starry eyes
The language of the heart.
With whom begins the charms ?

Cho

With me.
With me.

Mar

Young soldier, first your palm
Let me see ?

Sol

Willingly.

Mar

You love a pretty dame.

Sol

That's true.

Mar

You are to blame.
Beware of wooing an old man's wife;
Her youth and beauty will cause you strife.

(Soldier turns away confused.)

Beware of wooing.
Ha, ha, ha !

Mar

Good father, now your palm.

Old M

Cheerfully.

Mar

You have a handsome bride.

Old M

That's true.

Mar

Of beauty she's the pride,
When weak old dotards, to young maids Wed,
Young men do, sometimes, make love instead.

Old M

Bah !

Cho

When weak old dotards, etc.

Don J

In turn, what say you :
Shall I tell your fortune?

Mar

With all my heart.

Don J

Attend, I pray you;
It is, indeed, your fortune
I now impart.
To you I promise rank,—a carriage—
A splendid equipage,—a speedy marriage.

Mar

Marriage.
Oh, joy ! all, all my heart's desire,
Gladly I hear the star's decree;
page 8 Only I fear this sunny hope
Is far too bright, too bright for me.

Don J & Mar

And more than that, within thy hand

Don J & Mar

And more than that, within my hand
Almost a sceptre, high command,
A princely heart, a palace home,
The mirrored hall, the glittering dome.

Finale.
Enter Don Cæsar and Lazarillo.

Farewell, my gallant captain,
I told you how it would be;
You'll not forget, brave captain,
The lesson due to me,
Ha, ha, ha, ha,
Ha, ha, ha, ha,
I told you how 't would be.

Laz

The Alcade and the soldiers,
You they seek, I fear.

Don C

Then I another journey
Must take, that's pretty clear.

Ensemble.

Stay, in the name of the king,
I you arrest, sir, stay;
Your sword at once resign,
And now the laws obey.

Don J

Sir, the laws obey,
Your sword at once resign,

Don C

Well, in the name of the king.
Since you arrest, I stay !
My sword I thus resign,
And now the laws obey.
Why, in the name of the king,
A noble count thus stay;
We Don Cæsar defend,
If he the word but say.

Mar

Midst this tumult and strife,
Scarce half awake I seem :
The words that you have said
Still paint the pleasing dream.

Don J

Yes, by the name of the king,
Swear I, the sunny dream
Whene'er thou wak'st again
Shall on thee brightly beam.

Don C [to people)

Desist, I pray.

Alc

The laws obey.

Don C

Yes, I obey.

Alc

Away.

Peo

Stay, stay.

Don C

No, I obey. Away.

Mar

To-morrow I shall be a duchess.

Don C

To-morrow I no doubt will swing.
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Don J

Yes too certain that your fate is.

Alc

March by order of the King.

Mar

Ah, what here do I behold?
Free the gallant captive pray,
I to-morrow shall have the gold,
Gladly I'll the ransom pay.

Don C

Generous creature, they'll not hear you.

Mar

I'll with gold to-morrow pay;

Don C

All good angels hover near you;

Alc

Cease this folly—on, away.

Maritana, Lazarillo and Chorus.
Oh, misfortune, for the quarrel
Must his life ignobly pay ?

I forewarned him, for this quarrel
He with life must surely pay.

Don C

All must die of something some day
'Tis a debt we all must pay.

Alc

Away, cease this folly and away,
He with life must surely pay.

Cho

Stay, stay.

Don C

No, I obey. Away, &c.