ACT II
SCENE — Open audience hall in the Sultan's palace. Heart's Desire discovered.
No. 15: Duet (Heart's Desire & Yussuf)
Desire. | |||
Oh, what is love? | |||
A song from heart to heart; | |||
When each doth compliment | |||
Its counterpart. | |||
Oh, where is love? | |||
'Tis ever near at hand; | |||
Where Earth and Heaven, Earth and Heaven meet | |||
In fairyland. | |||
Oh, why is love? | |||
It maketh us to see | |||
That Heaven may be reached | |||
By you or me, By bond or free! |
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[Yussuf enters | |||
The Song of self | |||
Is but a melody; Ah! |
Yussuf. | ||
Ah! Love lends of sympathy | ||
A counter-theme; |
Both. | ||
And life becomes a dream Life becomes a dream And life becomes a dream |
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Of Heaven's harmony. | ||
The Song of self Is but a melody; And life becomes a dream |
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Of Heaven's harmony, Of Harmony. |
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