A Greek Slave
Finale Act I - Bear The God Of Love Along
Song No. 14
Chorus of Slaves
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(As supposed statue is borne off)
- Chorus:
- Bear the god of Love along
- To the place appointed!
- With a dance and with a song
- Greet his bride anoited.
- Of his marble temple home
- He will weary never,
- For the fairest maid in Rome
- Is his own for ever!
- Is his own, is his own — for ev—er!
- Maia:
- Father, I thank and bless
- Your craft and sorcery;
- The stone for the Princess
- The man is left for me.
- Heliodorus:
- Ha, ha, ha, ha!
- The man is left for thee!
- Ha, ha, ha, ha!
- Draw back the veil and see!
- Maia:
- Come to me dear,
- No one is near,
- Kill with a kiss all my trouble and fear;
- She has her stone
- Eros alone—
- You are my Eros — my love and my own!
- Answer me!
- Why are you dumb?
- Answer me,
- Answer me, come!
| Chorus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Soprano/Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Hail to Eros, hail! Mayst thou also Gracious be. For we call so |
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| Unto thee! Let our prayers pre— |
For we call so Un—to thee! |
|
| —vail! Hail to Er— |
Let our prayers prevail! | Let our prayers prevail! |
| —os, | To Eros | To Eros |
| Hail! Hail to Eros! Hail to Eros! |
Hail! Hail to Eros! Hail to Eros! |
Hail! Hail to Eros! Hail to Eros! |
(Maia kisses her father)
(Heliodorus points to pedestal and exits chuckling)
(Maia draws curtains, sees statue, lays hand on it, finds it cold and falls fainting against the pedestal
)
| Chorus (faint, offstage) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Soprano/Alto | Tenor | Bass |
| Hail to Eros, hail! Mayst thou also Gracious be. For we call so |
||
| Unto thee! | For we call so | |
| Let our prayers pre— | Unto thee! | |
| —vail Hail |
Let our prayers pre— | Let our prayers pre— |
| to— Eros, |
—vail To Eros, |
—vail To Eros, |
| Hail! | Hail! | Hail! |
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