The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act II: The sun, whose rays are all ablaze (Yum-Yum)
The sun, whose rays
Are all ablaze
With ever-living glory,
Does not deny
His majesty
He scorns to tell a story!
He don't exclaim,
"I blush for shame,
So kindly be indulgent."
But, fierce and bold,
In fiery gold,
He glories all effulgent!
I mean to rule the earth,
As he the sky
We really know our worth,
The sun and I!
I mean to rule the earth,
As he the sky
We really know our worth,
The sun and I!
Observe his flame,
That placid dame,
The moon's Celestial Highness;
There's not a trace
Upon her face
Of diffidence or shyness:
She borrows light
That, through the night,
Mankind may all acclaim her!
And, truth to tell,
She lights up well,
So I, for one, don't blame her!
Ah, pray make no mistake,
We are not shy;
We're very wide awake,
The moon and I!
Ah, pray make no mistake,
We are not shy;
We're very wide awake,
The moon and I!
Are all ablaze
With ever-living glory,
Does not deny
His majesty
He scorns to tell a story!
He don't exclaim,
"I blush for shame,
So kindly be indulgent."
But, fierce and bold,
In fiery gold,
He glories all effulgent!
I mean to rule the earth,
As he the sky
We really know our worth,
The sun and I!
I mean to rule the earth,
As he the sky
We really know our worth,
The sun and I!
Observe his flame,
That placid dame,
The moon's Celestial Highness;
There's not a trace
Upon her face
Of diffidence or shyness:
She borrows light
That, through the night,
Mankind may all acclaim her!
And, truth to tell,
She lights up well,
So I, for one, don't blame her!
Ah, pray make no mistake,
We are not shy;
We're very wide awake,
The moon and I!
Ah, pray make no mistake,
We are not shy;
We're very wide awake,
The moon and I!
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Sullivan, Don Stewart
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Other Album Tracks
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu): Overture
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: If you want to know who we are (Nobles)
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: Gentlemen, I pray you tell me (Nanki-Poo, A Noble)
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: A wand'ring minstrel, I (Nanki-Poo, Nobles)
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: Our great Mikado, virtuous man (Pish-Tush, Nobles)
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: Young man, despair (Pooh-Bah, Nanki-Poo, Pish-Tush)
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: And have I journey'd for a month (Nanki-Poo, Pooh-Bah)
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: Behold the Lord High Executioner! (Nobles, Ko-Ko)
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: As some day it may happen (Ko-Ko, Nobles)
- The Mikado (or, The Town of Titipu), Act I: Comes a train of little ladies (Girls)
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