HMS Pinafore

Das Verzeichnis der Operette

HMS Pinafore ist der Name einer von Gilbert und Sullivan komponierten irdischen Operette des 19. Jahrhunderts, welche unter anderem das Lied A British Tar im ersten Akt enthält.

Diese Operette wird 2375 von Lieutenant Commander Data für eine Aufführung an Bord der USS Enterprise einstudiert, kurz bevor er zum Briar Patch beordert wird. (Star Trek: Der Aufstand)

Songtext (A British Tar)

A British tar is a soaring soul
As free as a mountain bird
His energetic fist should be ready to resist
A dictatorial word
His nose should pant and his lip should curl
His cheeks should flame and his brow should furl
His bosom should heave and his heart should glow
And his fist be ever ready for a knock-down blow

His eyes should flash with an inborn fire
His brow with scorn be wrung
He never should bow down to a domineering frown
Or the tang of a tyrant tongue
His foot should stamp and his throat should growl
His hair should curl and his face should scowl
His eyes should flash and his breast protrude
And this should be his customary attitude

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Externe Links

HMS Pinafore in der Wikipedia