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The Worlds of Gilbert and Sullivan

This beautiful duet for peasant girl Molly, and Pat Murphy, a fiddler, has some most evocative phrases (both musical and lyrical) contained in its down-to-earth approach to man's (and woman's) ultimate striving for love and affection, the pinnacle of human emotions.

During the opening two protracted semibreve chords of music the following lines are SPOKEN:

Murphy:    Won't you be saying "Goodbye" Molly?

Molly:    No, Pat.

Murphy:    It's only a little word.

Molly:    Yet it's a mighty big lump it makes in my throat wid stickin' there! I'll not say "Goodbye" Pat, because . . .

Murphy:    Yes, dear . . . 

THEN SINGING . . .

I Love You
(One Quaver Intro - Then Straight In)

Molly:  Because I love . . you . .
I love . . . you!
I love you!
What joy can compare
With all the sweet madness
That lovers may share?
For an ocean of sadness,
A world of despair - 
Are lost in "I love you,
I love you" my darlin', I do . . .

Molly:  Ah! where . . .is the world, dear,
The world that we knew,
The old world, the cold world,
Before I met you?
We've done with the old world,
We're off to the new - 
Because, dear, I love you,
I love you, my darlin', I do . . .

(5 Bars interlude)

Molly:  Our love . . . is our new world,
A world of our own,
Where I may be queen, dear,
Because we're alone,
Tho' our home may be mean, dear,
I'll sit on a throne,
Because . . I love you.

Duet. Murphy's part:  I love . . , I love you . . .
I love you, I love you!
What joy can compare
With all the sweet madness
That lovers may share?
For an ocean of sadness,
A world of despair - 
Are lost in "I love you",
I love . . . you . . .,
Are lost in "I love you",
Are lost in I love . . . .!
I love . . you . . .
I love . . . . . you . . .!

Can you hear Murphy's plaintive fiddle (bars 24 - 29 and 57 to the end)? Well, actually it's the lead violin in the MusicSmiles orchestra pit, but it's a couple of poignant and lovely musical moments.

The song captures the nostalgia contained in the show, and also trips along in the best Irish dance tradition. However, it's a wonderful love-song, isn't it? Well, we think so.

You couldn't keep up with the duet section? Don't worry, it's a little bit tricky without the score (Ask your library to get you a copy on loan - that's what we did) but a little more practice should make perfect! Actually there's as much enjoyment just listening to the MusicSmiles arrangement of Arthur's and Edward's music, as singing it. Maybe that's going a bit too far, but enjoy it anyway.

AND finally we finish up with a wonderful Irish Jig . . .

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