With ballads amatory
And declamatory.
Little heeding
Their pretty pleading,
Our love exceeding
We'll justify!
Our love exceeding
We'll justify!

Chorus: Oh, dainty triolet!
Oh, fragrant violet!
Oh, gentle heigho-let!
(Or little sigh).
On sweet urbanity,
Through mere inanity,
To touch their vanity
We will rely!

Sops: Oh dainty Altos, Tenors, and
Basses:
triolet! Oh fragrant Oh
violet! Oh dain-
gentle ty
heigh-o-let! (Or tri-
little o-
sigh). let!

Hilarion & Cyril:
Oh dainty Chorus:
triolet! Oh fragrant Oh
violet (Add Florian) Oh fra-
gentle grant
heigh-o-let! (Or vi-
little o-
sigh). let!

Sops & Altos: Tenors & Basses:
Oh dainty Oh dainty
triolet! Oh tri-
fragrant o-
violet let!

All: Oh dainty triolet!
Oh fragrant violet!

(Re-enter Gama, Arac, Guron, and Scynthius heavily ironed, followed
by Hildebrand)

RECITATIVE

Gama: Must we, till then, in prison cell be thrust?

Hildebd: You must!

Gama: This seems unnecessarily severe!
Arac, Guron
& Scyn: Hear, hear!