El Capitan, Act II: “He cannot, must not”

[PRINCESS]
He cannot, must not, shall not, dare not wed you!
If he has said he would, he has misled you

[DON MEDIGUA]
Ladies, ladies

[Aside.]
I hear the angels calling me to come

[ESTRELDA]
All hopes of catching him, dear Princess, smother
You're old enough to be his great-grandmother

[DON MEDIGUA]
Ladies, ladies

[Aside.]
Oh Lord, if they were only deaf and dumb

[ESTRELDA & PRINCESS, DON MEDIGUA]
He's mine by every right that love can call his own
I hear the angels calling me to come
You love me, dearest, only me and me alone
Oh Lord, if they were only deaf and dumb
He's much too wise to marry such a one as you
So don't you think 'twere best that you should say adieu?

[ESTRELDA & PRINCESS, DON MEDIGUA, ENSEMBLE, ISABEL]
He hears the angels calling him to come
He's mine by every right that love can call his own
I hear the angels calling me to come
It seems he's undecided which to call his own
You love me, dearest, only me and me alone
Oh Lord, if they were only deaf and dumb (Calling him to come)
He scarcely looks the Darby though they look the Joan
He's much too wise to marry such a one as you
I hear the angels gently calling me to come
He hears the angels gently calling him to come
Just what would be the very wisest thing to do

[ESTRELDA & PRINCESS, DON MEDIGUA & ISABEL, ENSEMBLE]
So don't you think 'twere best that you should say adieu?
Oh Lord, if they were only very deaf and dumb
Is something that we'll drop at once and leave to you

[VERRADA]
Postpone this senseless clatter
For a more important matter!

But a league to the south of Tampoza's gate
Royal legions of Spain sleep tonight
We must meet them in battle, whatever our fate
For the sake of Peru and the right

[VERRADA & ENSEMBLE, ISABEL, ESTRELDA & PRINCESS]
But a league to the south of Tampoza's gate (But a league away)
Royal legions of Spain sleep tonight (But a league away)
We must meet them in battle, whatever our fate
For the sake of Peru and the right

[DON MEDIGUA]
We will fly

[PRINCESS]
We will fly

[ISABEL]
We will fly

[DON MEDIGUA, PRINCESS & ISABEL]
We will fly

[ESTRELDA & ENSEMBLE]
In the face of the foe

[DON MEDIGUA]
By and by

[PRINCESS]
By and by

[ISABEL]
By and by

[DON MEDIGUA, PRINCESS & ISABEL]
By and by

[ESTRELDA & ENSEMBLE]
We will strike blow for blow

[DON MEDIGUA]
Though we die

[PRINCESS]
Though we die

[ISABEL]
Though we die

[DON MEDIGUA, PRINCESS & ISABEL]
Though we die

[ESTRELDA & ENSEMBLE]
Bravely onward we'll go
For the sake of our land, of our land

[ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA, DON MEDIGUA & ENSEMBLE]
But a league to the south of Tampoza's gate
Royal legions of Spain sleep tonight
They will / We must meet them in battle, whatever our fate
For the sake of Peru and the right

[ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA & DON CAZARRO]
Of Peru and the right
Of Peru

[ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA, DON CAZARRO & ENSEMBLE]
And the right

[SCARAMBA]
Your Excellency, I bring information of the enemy

[DON CAZARRO]
Good, most faithful Don Scaramba
The dispatch quickly let me see!
Ho ho! Ho ho!
Ha ha!
To arms, to arms!
On every highway sound alarms
Load every gun
Beat every drum
The Spanish General has come!

[ENSEMBLE]
Load every gun
Beat every drum
The Spanish General has come!

[DON MEDIGUA]
Did you say the Spanish General is here?

[DON CAZARRO]
It's true

[DON MEDIGUA]
And do you think he'll very soon appear?

[DON CAZARRO]
I do

[DON MEDIGUA]
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
Hurrah for Spain and the Spaniards!

[SCARAMBA]
He's a traitor
Kill him! Kill him!

[ENSEMBLE]
He's a traitor
Kill him! Kill him!

[DON MEDIGUA]
Nonsense!
My warlike nature simple rose
In admiration of such foes
Who'd have the courage to oppose
An army led by me

[DON CAZARRO]
Come then, you lead the way!

[DON MEDIGUA]
Me?

[DON CAZARRO & ENSEMBLE]
Yes, you!

[DON MEDIGUA]
All right, I'll lead you on to victory or death

[DON MEDIGUA, ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA, DON CAZARRO, SCARAMBA & ENSEMBLE]
Against the Spanish army I must lead them
Which is tough (Boom, boom)
I'll certainly get hurt (Boom, boom)
Unless I can desert (Boom, boom)
Although in this deception
I have dabbled quite enough (Boom, boom)
I'll execute another little bluff (Boom, boom, boom)
Against the Spanish army I must lead them
Which is tough (Boom, boom)
I'll certainly get hurt (Boom, boom)
Unless I can desert (Boom, boom)
Although in this deception
I have dabbled quite enough (Boom, boom)
I'll execute a little bluff

[ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA, DON CAZARRO, SCARAMBA & ENSEMBLE]
He'll lead us to the fray
We'll surely win the day
He'll lead us to the gory fray

[DON MEDIGUA, ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA, DON CAZARRO, SCARAMBA & ENSEMBLE]
Unsheath the sword, let the banners fly
When duty calls, we will win or die
The trumpet note and the roll of drum
Shall tell the foe the victors come
Unsheath the sword, let the banners fly
For duty calls, we will win or die
The trumpet note and the roll of drum
Shall tell the foe the victors come

[DON MEDIGUA, ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA, DON CAZARRO, SCARAMBA & ENSEMBLE]
Come, march beneath the banner
Of the doughty Capitan (Boom, boom)
I'm thinking of a scheme (Boom, boom)
Of which you little dream (Boom, boom)
To make the Spanish fight for me
I've hit upon a plan (Boom, boom)
You'll clearly see that I'm a brainy man (Boom, boom, boom)
Come, march beneath the banner
Of the doughty Capitan (Boom, boom)
I'm thinking of a scheme (Boom, boom)
Of which you little dream (Boom, boom)
To make the Spanish fight for me
I've hit upon a plan (Boom, boom)
You'll clearly see that I'm a brainy man

[ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA, DON CAZARRO, SCARAMBA & ENSEMBLE]
He'll lead us to the fray
We'll surely win the day
He'll lead us to the gory fray

[DON MEDIGUA, ISABEL, ESTRELDA, PRINCESS, VERRADA, DON CAZARRO, SCARAMBA & ENSEMBLE]
Unsheath the sword, let the banners fly
When duty calls, we will win or die
The trumpet note and the roll of drum
Shall tell the foe the victors come
Unsheath the sword, let the banners fly
For duty calls, we will win or die
The trumpet note and the roll of drum
Shall tell the foe the victors come
The trumpet note and roll of drum
Shall tell the foe that we come!