Malvolio, Olivia, Toby, The Love Letter Lyrics from "Illyria"
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The Love Letter Lyricsby Malvolio, Olivia, Toby. From Illyria The Love Letter by Malvolio, Olivia, Toby MALVOLIO What have we here? "To the unknown beloved." To whom could this be? There's no seal, so I don't think I do wrong to open it. TOBY Oh, please, let him read it aloud! MALVOLIO It looks to be... a poem. (sings) "I LONG TO TELL THE WORLD HOW WELL I LOVE YOU, AND OF MY LOVE THE WORLD MAY KNOW IN TIME. IN FORTUNE, I AM SOMEONE HIGH ABOVE YOU, AND SO 'TIL NOW I'VE TOLD NOT HOW I PINE." HOW I PINE... 'PINE' AND 'TIME' DO NOT RHYME. BUT I DO LIKE THE LINE. OLIVIA "BEFORE TODAY I'VE SEEN YOU PLAY THE SERVANT," MALVOLIO THE WRITING RESEMBLES MY LADY'S HAND. OLIVIA "BUT SOME WERE MENT TO CIRCUMVENT THEIR FATE." MALVOLIO I HAVEN'T A DOUBT IT'S MY LADY'S HAND, AND I AM A SERVANT IN HER COMMAND... OLIVIA "SO IF, FOR ME, YOUR LOVE WOULD BE AS FERVENT. I'LL SEE THAT YOU RISE EQUAL TO MY STATE. UNTIL YOU COME TO SAVE ME BY AND BY. I PINE FOR YOU, MY DEAREST A-M-I." MALVOLIO A-M-I... A-M-I... THAT COULD BE THE FRENCH 'AMI,' BUT IT WOULD SEEM BY THE PLAN OF THE SCHEME OF THE SCAN THERE'S A NEED TO READ EACH SYLLABLE SEPARATELY. A-M-I... WITH THE FIRST TWO REVERSED... M-A-I... IF THE 'I' WERE AN 'L' IT WOULD START TO SPELL M-A-L... SO THAT'S HER GAME! NOT QUITE THE SAME... BUT HOW CAN I DOUBT THAT IT'S ME IT'S ABOUT WHEN A-M-I ARE ALL IN MY OWN NAME! IT SEEMS THIS FOLIO MALVOLIO HAS FOUND IS MADAM'S POETRY BELOW A TREE DISCARDED ON THE GROUND. AND HER PENTAMETER, THOUGH AMATEUR, IS EAGER TO RECORD IN EV'RY IAMB HOW I AM ADORED. 'NEATH MY SERVILITY VIRILTY SHE SMELT. SHE GAVE THAT BRAT A GEM, A STRATAGEM, TO SHOW ME HOW SHE FELT. AND NOW THE DUITIFUL, AND BEAUTIFUL AND PROPER THING TO DO IS TO TELL MY LOVE THAT I LOVE HER TOO. AND I WILL BE PROUD. I WILL BE COUNT. I WILL AMEND LIFE AROUND HERE NO SMALL AMOUNT. THAT UNCLE OF HERS, NO MORE SHALL HE CAROUSE. FOR I WILL SEE THE SOUSE IS TOSSED FROM OUT MY - (speaks) Hold on - what's this? A section in prose! "Remember who praised your yellow stockings when you wore them cross-gartered. Then cast off your menial trappings and let me see you as I would have you be." This is proof positive! She did praise my yellow stockings; she did comment especially on my wearing them cross-gartered! Well, well, well... (sings) IF IN SUCH TRIVIA OLIVIA DELIGHTS. IF FROM MY LIVERY SHE'S SHIVERY AND TIPSY FROM MY TIGHTS, WELL, THEN IN DEFERENCE TO PREFERENCE TOMORROW SHE WILL SEE HOW VERY YELLOW HER FELLOW CAN BE! (speaks) Good heavens, there is a postscript! (sings) "IF WE SHALL BE TOGETHER IN A WHILE, THEN LET ME FIND MY ANSWER IN YOUR SMILE." OH, I WILL DO ALL JUST AS SHE ASKS FOR MY LADY'S SAKE I'D UNDERTAKE NO END OF TASKS. I'LL SHRUG OFF ALL SIGNS OF STATUS BASE AND VILE, ADOPT A FINER STYLE AND OH, HOW I WILL SMILE! AND I WILL BE STOUT! I WILL BE STRANGE! YOU CAN BE SURE EV'RYONE ELSE WILL SEE THE CHANGE! YES, I WILL DO ALL I POSSIBLY CAN. TO ENSURE THAT SOON, VERY SOON, I WILL BE THE MAN! [Thanks to Sara for lyrics]
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