The Nightingale by Gilbert and Sullivan
The Nightingale by Gilbert and Sullivan

The Nightingale

Gilbert and Sullivan * Track #4 On H.M.S. Pinafore

The Nightingale Annotated

[Ralph]

The nightingale sighed for the moon's bright ray
And told his tale in his own melodious way

He sang "Ah, well-a-day"
[Chorus of sailors]
He sang, "Ah, well-a-day"

[Ralph]
The lowly vale for the mountain vainly sighed,
To his humble wail the echoing hills replied

They sang "Ah, well-a-day"
[Chorus of sailors]
They sang, "Ah, well-a-day"

[Recitative]

[Ralph]
I know the value of a kindly chorus,
but choruses yield little consolation
When we have pain, and sorrow, too, before us!
I love and love, alas, above my station!

[Buttercup]
He loves, and loves a lass above his station

[Chorus of sailors]
Yes, yes, the lass is much above his station

The Nightingale Q&A

Who wrote The Nightingale's ?

The Nightingale was written by Arthur Sullivan & W.S. Gilbert.

When did Gilbert and Sullivan release The Nightingale?

Gilbert and Sullivan released The Nightingale on Sat May 25 1878.

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