A many years ago

Opera details:

Opera title:	H.M.S. Pinafore
Composer:	Arthur Sullivan
Language:	English
Synopsis:	H.M.S. Pinafore Synopsis
Libretto:	H.M.S. Pinafore Libretto
Translation(s):	Not entered yet.

Aria details:

Type:	aria
Role(s):	Mrs. Cripps
Voice(s):	Contralto
Act:	2

Previous scene:	The hours creep on apace
Next scene:	Entr'acte

HMS Pinafore (or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor) , Act II: A many years ago (Buttercup,...

Singer(s): Monica Sinclair Marjorie Thomas

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HMS Pinafore (or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor) , Act II: A many years ago (Buttercup, Relatives, Sailors) · Monica Sinclair/Glyndebourne Chorus/Peter Gellhorn/Pro Arte Orchestra/Sir Malcolm Sargent

Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore

℗ 1958 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd Digital remastering (p) 1987 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd

Baritone Vocals: George Baker
Baritone Vocals: John Cameron
Bass: Owen Brannigan (Bass)
Bass: James Milligan (Bass-Bariton)
Choir: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Choir: Peter Gellhorn
Chorus: Glyndebourne Chorus
Chorus: Peter Gellhorn
Conductor: Sir Malcolm Sargent
Lead Vocals: Glyndebourne Chorus
Lead Vocals: Peter Gellhorn
Lead Vocals: PRO ARTE ORCHESTRA
Lead Vocals: Sir Malcolm Sargent
Librettist: W. S. Gilbert
Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra
Producer: Peter Andry
Remastering Engineer: John Holland
Soprano Vocals: Elsie Morison
Tenor Vocals: Richard Lewis
Tonmeister: Harold Davidson
Vocals: Marjorie Thomas
Vocals: Monica Sinclair
Composer: Arthur Sullivan

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Libretto/Lyrics/Text/Testo:

BUT.
A many years ago,
When I was young and charming,
As some of you may know,
I practised baby-farming.

ALL.
Now this is most alarming!
When she was young and charming,
She practised baby-farming,
A many years ago.

BUT.
Two tender babes I nursed:
One was of low condition,
The other, upper crust,
A regular patrician.

ALL
Now, this is the position:
One was of low condition,
The other a patrician,
A many years ago.

BUT.
Oh, bitter is my cup!
However could I do it?
I mixed those children up,
And not a creature knew it!

ALL.
However could you do it?
Some day, no doubt, you'll rue it,
Although no creature knew it,
So many years ago.

BUT.
In time each little waif
Forsook his foster-mother,
The well born babe was Ralph--
Your captain was the other!!!

ALL.
They left their foster-mother,
The one was Ralph, our brother,
Our captain was the other,
A many years ago.

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