An Operatic Maiden 1907 'Dream City - The Magic Knight'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 27 May 2004

A modest operatic maiden I
with downcast eyes,
of heavenly blue,
a blush more tender than a zephyr sigh
and golden hair of sunset hue.
My gentle voice can shame the nightingale
with roses fair my lips compare
in fact my kind of unaffected air
is off the stage exceeding rare.

There's a chance, I'm afraid,
that this shy, modest maid,
may be called by the ribald, "A fairy;"
but it cannot harm me,
while I have my high C
and make good as a human canary,
in a case such as this,
there's a high road to bliss,
for a modest grand opera star;
who can cure all her ills,
with a volley of trills Ah.....
and a sky rocket note on Ah Ah.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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An Operatic Maiden 1907
Lyrics by Edgar Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
© MCMVII by Chas. K. Harris
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Thursday 27 May 2004 at 15.38
in association with Doug Grierson
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"Dream City - The Magic Knight" -  An Operatic Maiden
Book & Lyrics by Edgar Smith. Music by Victor Herbert
Produced by Weber's Theatre Co., New York City [Lillian Blauvelt]
Victor Herbert Publication: New York: Chas. K. Harris, 1907
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