Alex.Oh, joy! oh, joy!
The charm works well,
And all are now united.
Ali.The blind young boy
Obeys the spell,
Their troth they all have plighted!
Ensemble.
| Aline and Alexis. | Constance. | Notary. |
| Oh, joy! oh, joy! | Oh, bitter joy! | Oh, joy! oh, joy! |
| The charm works well, | No words can tell | No words can tell |
| And all are now | How my poor heart | My state of mind |
| united. | is blighted! | delighted. |
| The blind young boy | They’ll soon employ | They’ll soon employ |
| Obeys the spell, | A marriage bell, | A marriage bell, |
| Their troth they all | To say that we’re | To say that we’re |
| have plighted. | united. | united. |
| True happiness | I do confess | True happiness |
| Reigns everywhere, | A sorrow rare | Reigns everywhere, |
| And dwells with | My humbled spirit | And dwells with |
| both the sexes, | vexes, | both the sexes, |
| And all will bless | And none will bless | And all will bless |
| The thoughtful care | Example rare | Example rare |
| Of their beloved | Of their beloved | Of their beloved |
| Alexis! | Alexis! | Alexis! |
[All, except Alexis and Aline, dance off to symphony.
Ali. How joyful they all seem in their new-found happiness! The whole village has paired off in the happiest manner. And yet not a match has been made that the hollow world would not consider ill-advised!