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IOLANTHE;
OR,
THE PEER AND THE PERI.
ACT I.
Scene.—An Arcadian Landscape. A river runs around the back of the Stage.
A rustic bridge crosses the river.
Enter Fairies, led by Leila, Celia, and Fleta. They trip around the stage, singing as they dance.
Chorus
Tripping hither, tripping thither,
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing,
Round about our fairy ring!
Solo—Celia.
We are dainty little fairies,
Ever singing, ever dancing;
We indulge in our vagaries
In a fashion most entrancing.
If you ask the special function
Of our never-ceasing motion,
We reply, without compunction,
That we haven't any notion!
Chorus.
No, we haven't any notion!
Tripping hither, &c.
