. St. Nicholas book of plays & operettas . SWEET- WILLIAM. LITTLE Jo. Mother, help me ! Help me, Honor! What in the world am I to do ?Oh, you know I love you so— Come unfairy me ! Boohoo ! THE CHANGELINGFAIRIES. [Wrinyhu/ t/tcir JHUH(S.\ (No. 27.) Air: Same as No. 7. What in the world arc we to do ?We cant unfairv him ! Boohoo !. JACK-0 -LANTERN. BEES-WINGS. Buzz !WHITE OWLET. Tu-whoo ! [Melancholy music in the distance. CHORUS OF FAIRIES. [Dejectedly.] (No. 28.) Air : The Lorelei.— Friedrich Silcher. ( first nine bars for the second stanza, and then continuefor the third.) 228 ST. N
. St. Nicholas book of plays & operettas . SWEET- WILLIAM. LITTLE Jo. Mother, help me ! Help me, Honor! What in the world am I to do ?Oh, you know I love you so— Come unfairy me ! Boohoo ! THE CHANGELINGFAIRIES. [Wrinyhu/ t/tcir JHUH(S.\ (No. 27.) Air: Same as No. 7. What in the world arc we to do ?We cant unfairv him ! Boohoo !. JACK-0 -LANTERN. BEES-WINGS. Buzz !WHITE OWLET. Tu-whoo ! [Melancholy music in the distance. CHORUS OF FAIRIES. [Dejectedly.] (No. 28.) Air : The Lorelei.— Friedrich Silcher. ( first nine bars for the second stanza, and then continuefor the third.) 228 ST. NICHOLAS PLAYS AND OPERETTAS We cannot stay where tears are; They melt us quite awayInto the bubbles breaking wreath And the water-gleams pale ray. Oh, call, oh, call our lady!Call with vour weirdest rune. mi Call to the star-swale on the sea,And the halo round the moon. [All kneel, having softly surrounded Little Join a ring as they sang. A grown-up andbeautiful figure, the Fairy Lady, appears,pauses, extends her arms a moment toward the imploring fairies,\ and passes while they continue singing. O Sovereign of theWorld of Dreams,Reverse the spell, and then,Great Fairy, make this ChangelingOnly a boy again ! [As they separate, on aris-ing, Little Jo, in hisnightgown, is seen lyingasleep in the Night-moth
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