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No. 14 - Ensemble
| Greta: | There's an end to all things pleasant, Gayest hours take swiftest flight. |
| Marie: | Now to all the friends here present, Time has come to say good night. |
| Chorus: | Alas! too short the ev'ning seems; Good night and happy be your dreams! |
| Greta, Marie, Otto & Rodolph: | |
| Good night! good night, Good night, good night! |
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| Marie & Otto: | Gallant bridegroom! Lovely bride! May no sorrow e'er betide! May my/your happiness abide, |
| Chorus: | Fair as now... |
| Rodolph: | As now it seems. All his blessings Hymen show'rs, He strews your path with flowers |
| Chorus: | And Cupid rules the hours. |
| Pumpernickel: | Here's an idea bright, Let us stay and sing all night. |
| Aufpassen: | Let us make the bridegroom groan By staying here to chaperone. |
| Otto: | Here is an idea bright, Yes let us stay and sing all night, yes let us... |
| Chorus: | Here's an idea, stay up and sing all night, |
| Greta: | An idea bright, stay up all night, Let's make the bridegroom groan, Stay and chaperone, stay all night, |
| Chorus: | Ha! ha! ha! ha! |
| Others: | An idea bright, ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! |
| All: | Gallant bridegroom! Lovely bride! May no sorrow e'er betide! May my/your happiness abide, Fair as now it seems. All his blessings Hymen show'rs, As he strews your path with flow'rs Cupid rules the rosy hours; Happy be your/our dreams, Good night, good night! |
| Pumpernickel & Aufpassen: | |
| Let us say "good night" all night | |
| Others: | Good night, good night! |
| Pumpernickel & Aufpassen: | |
| Ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! | |
| Chorus: | Happy be your dreams, good night, |
| Others: | Good night, good night, good night. |
| Chorus: | May your dreams be fair and bright. |
Page modified 14 March 2017
