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FAIRIES: Tripping hither, tripping thither,
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring!
Tripping hither, tripping thither,
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring!
Tripping hither, tripping thither,
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring!
CELIA: We are dainty little fairies,
Ever singing, ever dancing;
We indulge in our vagaries
In a fashion most entrancing.
If you ask the special function
Of our neverceasing motion,
We reply, without compunction,
That we haven't any notion!
FAIRIES: No, we haven't any notion! any notion!
Tripping hither, tripping thither,
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring!

LEILA: If you ask us how we live,
Lovers all essentials give.
We can ride on lovers' sighs,
Warm ourselves in lovers' eyes,
Bathe ourselves in lovers' tears,
Clothe ourselves with lovers' fears,
Arm ourselves with lovers' darts,
Hide ourselves in lovers' hearts.
When you know us, you'll discover
That we almost live on lover!

FAIRIES: Yes, we live on lover!
Tripping hither, tripping thither,
Nobody knows why or whither;
We must dance and we must sing
Round about our fairy ring.
We are dainty little fairies,
Ever singing, ever dancing;
We indulge in our vagaries
In a fashion most entrancing,
Most entrancing, most entrancing.
Tripping hither, tripping thither,
Nobody knows why or whither.

By Arthur Sullivan
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Iolanthe No 1 - Opening Chorus - Tripping hither
Lyrics
Celia
Leila
Sopranos
Altos
Piano RH
Piano LH