But as it is not so, we must respect

The intervals the melody demands.

No key-note struck by Aristæus could

Be correspondent with those intervals!

Phil. I’ll give the key-note. We will pass the day

By quivering willows at the waterside,

Lapped in a lazy luxury of love!

There we’ll forget the world of work-a-day,

And crown our happiness with songs of love!

What say you, dearest Zeolide?