Тексты песен «Gilbert & Sullivan»

A British tar is a soaring soul, As free as a mountain bird, His energetic fist should be ready to resist A dictatorial word. ("Ralph", "Boatswain" and the "Carpenter" at different levels:) His nose should should...

ALL. He is an Englishman! BOAT. He is an Englishman! For he himself has said it, And it's greatly to his credit, That he is an Englishman! ALL. That he is an Englishman! BOAT. For he might have been a Roosian,...

CAPT. Never mind the why and wherefore, Love can level ranks, and therefore, Though his lordship's station's mighty, Though stupendous be his brain, Though your tastes are mean and flighty And your fortune poor and...

Oh, better far to live and die Under the brave black flag I fly, Than play a sanctimonious part, With a pirate head and a pirate heart. Away to the cheating world go you, Where pirates all are well-to-do; But I?ll be...

Captain. My gallant crew, good morning! Chorus. (saluting) Sir, good morning! Captain. I hope you're all quite well. Chorus. (as before) Quite well; and you, sir? Captain. I am in reasonable health, and...

SIR JOSEPH: I am the monarch of the sea, The ruler of the Queen's Navee, Whose praise Great Britain loudly chants. COUSIN HEBE. And we are his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts! REL. And we are his sisters,...

Buttercup. (recit.) Hail, men-o'-war's men ? safeguards of your nation Here is an end, at last, of all privation; You've got your pay ? spare all you can afford To welcome Little Buttercup on board. ARIA I'm called...

DUKE. In enterprise of martial kind, When there was any fighting, He led his regiment from behind-- He found it less exciting. But when away his regiment ran, His place was at the fore, O-- That celebrated,...

On a tree by a river a little tom-tit Sang "Willow, titwillow, titwillow!" And I said to him, "Dicky-bird, why do you sit Singing Willow, titwillow, titwillow'?" "Is it weakness of intellect, birdie?" I cried, "Or a...

We sail the ocean blue, And our saucy ship's a beauty; We're sober men and true, And attentive to our duty. When the balls whistle free O'er the bright blue sea, We stand to our guns all day; When at anchor we...

When Frederic was a little lad he proved so brave and daring, His father thought he'd 'prentice him to some career seafaring. I was, alas! his nurserymaid, and so it fell to my lot To take and bind the promising boy...