(Goes into Ninus’ chamber)
Sol. My love!
Art. ’Tis welcome and farewell, my Sola!
Sol. O, she will save thee!
Art. Teach me not to hope.
(A band of dancing maidens enter, left, and sing a bridal chorus before the doors of Ninus’ chamber)
Love and Beauty now are one,
No more wandering away!
Love ’s the sky to Beauty’s sun,
From him she can not stray.
And he is bright by her fair light or none!Love and Beauty dreaming lie,
Who shall say it is not meet?
Who shall say, O fie, O fie,
To the favor sweet
That Love will ask and Beauty not deny?
(Maidens dance out, right. Re-enter Semiramis)
Sem. He ’s wild with rage! I can not calm him!
Sol. Oh,
To lose thee now!