Illyria Cast, Illyria Lyrics from "Illyria"
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Illyria Lyricsby Illyria Cast. From Illyria Illyria by Illyria Cast FESTE ILLYRIA, LOVELY ISLE SOME YEARS AGO I ANCHORED THERE A WHILE SOMETHING IN THE AIR THERE MUST HAVE AN ODD EFFECT FOR EV'RY KIND OF IDLE FANCY GROWS UNCHECKED IN ILLYRIA... (Speaks) Home to the greatest fools on earth! Of course, not all of them are professionals such as myself. But if you give audience, I'll unfold you a tale concerning our two foremost amateurs... (Sings) HERE IN ILLYRIA ORSINO That strain again! It had a dying fall... FESTE Duke Orsino, the ruler of Illyria. ORSINO MY HEART, HUNGRY AS THE SEA IS FED ON ONLY DREAMING, FILLED WITH ENDLESS APPETITE FOR LOVE ALL MY THOUGHTS ARE RIVERS TO THAT SEA, TURBULENT AND TEEMING, AS THEY'LL EVER BE'TIL SHE IS MINE I PINE FOR THERE IS NO OTHER LOVE FOR ME THAN OLIVIA. FESTE This was the name of his beloved. ORSINO OLIVIA... FESTE The Countess Olivia. For the sake of her dearly departed brother, she had vowed to mourn for seven years. OLIVIA Let the doors be shut. I'll receive no one, not even the Duke. FESTE She was no less enamored of her melancholy that the Duke. And so she filled her days with lachrymose lament and doleful dirge. OLIVIA DEAR BROTHER OF MINE, SEE HOW MY ROOM IS YOUR SHRINE. LONG IN MY MEMORY THE IMAGE WILL SHINE OF YOU, DEAR BROTHER OF MINE. TOBY Psst. MARIA Shh. TOBY Psst! MARIA Shh! MALVOLIO Shh! TOBY Maria... MARIA What is it?! TOBY A catastrophe: the ale seems to be locked up. MALVOLIO Sir Toby, my Ladyship will no longer tolerate your drinking. Apart from a glass of wine with your meals, any drink you desire you must pay for out of your own pocket. I have made strict account of our present stores, so I will know exactly how much you consume. Maria, see to it that he pays. TOBY WHAT SHALL I DO IN ILLYRIA? I AM SPENT WITH LAMENT O'ER MY NEPHEW. IT'S BEEN AGES SINCE ANY BIT OF F-U-N COULD BE FOUND 'ROUND HERE. I SAY IT'S TIME WE WERE CHEERIER, AND I'LL BET THAT MY NEPHEW WOULD AGREE. COME, LET ME HAVE A CUP, SO I CAN OFFER UP A TOAST TO MY DEAR EX-HOST. MARIA Neither your purse nor your paunch can afford another cup. TOBY Sir Andrew will be here soon. I'll have the money from him. MARIA I've no doubt you will. But please, Sir Toby, for my sake, won't you be more moderate? This drinking will undo you. TOBY Oh, it's already undone me. Last night a button off my britches nearly put out Sir Andrew's eye. MARIA WHAT SHALL YOU DO IN ILLYRIA, WHEN AT LAST YOU ARE CAST OUT THE DOOR, SIR? IF YOU ANGER MY MISTRESS ANY MORE, SIR TOBY, THE DAY MAY COME. LIFE IN THIS HOUSE WILL BE DREARIER WHEN THERE'S NONE LEFT TO MARVEL AT MY WIT. PLEASE, SIR, BE MODERATE MEND YOUR WAYS, JUST A BIT- ANDREW That does it. I'm leaving. TOBY Wait, Sir Andrew! You mustn't run off like this. Come, we'll have a drink, and you'll tell us what's the matter... ANDREW WHAT SHALL I DO IN ILLYRIA? WILL YOUR NIECE NEVER CEASE IN HER GRIEVING? SHALL I STAY, WHEN THE LADY'S NOT RECEIVING ME, AND EVEN THE DUKE IS MET WITH REBUKE? TOBY My niece will warm to you. I'm certain of it. ANDREW But how can I be, as you say, the most illegible bachelor in Illyria, when the Duke himself is a suitor? TOBY Ha! The Duke is hardly a rival for a man of your distinction. ANDREW I know, Sir Toby. But sometimes I have my doubts. TOBY DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DANCE A GAVOTTE? ANDREW I DO. TOBY AND YOU ARE RATHER TALL, ARE YOU NOT? ANDREW THAT'S TRUE... MARIA AND YOU KNOW HOW TO SPEAK BOTH IN LATIN AND GREEK ANDREW AND IN FRENCH! 'UN PEU.' (Pronounces it "poo") TOBY THEN TELL ME, HOW COULD A KNIGHT SO SUPERIOR EVER DOUBT THAT HE'D FAIL TO SUCCEED? WHAT'S A REBUFF OR TWO? SOONER OR LATERYOU WILL GAIN WHAT YOU SEEK. ANDREW WELL, PERHAPS ONE MORE WEEK. TOBY Excellent! Then let us drink to your imminent engagement. Maria, pour us another round. Sir Andrew will pay! FESTE So matters stood and so they might have stayed were it not for a change in the weather. One particular day, dark clouds gathered as a ship passed near the coast. On board were a brother and sister, Sebastian and Viola. Born of a single hour, the two constant companions were traveling abroad for the first time in their young lives. And though Illyria was not their destination, it was their destiny nevertheless. Quite suddenly, the storm broke upon them. The sky turned to lead, and the sea became savage. Wave upon wave crashed against the hull, until at last the ship split apart. The girl could not swim, so her brother bound her to a broken mast. But no sooner had he done this than the sea tore him from her grasp. She awoke on the shores of Illyria. VIOLA WHERE ARE YOU, SEBASTIAN? FESTE Her brother was nowhere to be found. VIOLA SEBASTIAN... FESTE Fearful of what dangers might await a young girl on her own, Viola took refuge in the only protection she knew. VIOLA WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS? FESTE ILLYRIA, LOVELY ISLE SOME YEARS AGO I ANCHORED THERE A WHILE. SOMETHING IN THE AIR THERE MUST HAVE AN ODD EFFECT FOR EVERY KIND OF IDLE FANCY GROWS AND GROWS AND GROWS AND GROWS AND GROWS AND GROWS AND GROWS AND GROWS (in counterpoint) OLIVIA DEAR BROTHER OF MINE SEE HOW MY ROOM IS YOUR SHRINE LONG IN MY MEM'RY THE IMAGE OF YOU WILL LIVE ON, DEAR THOUGH YOU'RE GONE, DEAR OLIVIA AND MALVOLIO YOU'LL/HE'LL LIVE ON AND ON AND ON AND ON AND ON (in counterpoint) ORSINO MY LOVE FOR OLIVIA IS AS LOFTY AND LARGE AS THE SKY UP ABOVE BUT WHEN WILL OLIVIA LOVE ME? (in counterpoint) TOBY STAY ANOTHER WEEK ANDREW I WILL! MARIA WIN HER WITH YOUR CHARM. ANDREW - AND SKILL! TOBY SHE MAY SEEM ALOOF. ANDREW BUT STILL... MARIA NEVER GIVE UP HOPE ANDREW UNTIL, TOBY, MARIA, AND ANDREW FINALLY THERE COMES A DAY WHEN WE HEAR THE LADY SAY, "ANDREW, YOU HAVE CAPTURED MY HEART!" ALL ILLYRIA, LAND OF FOOLS, WHERE CLARITY'S A RARITY AND MADNESS RULES MAY MEN STEER CLEAR OF THOSE SHORES AH, BUT ILLYRIA... FESTE I'M STILL YOURS. [Thanks to Sara for lyrics]
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