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A song for the young Athenians waking in the morning to be reunited.
The song video
Song 7: 'By the Morning Light' - Vocal
LYSANDER: The dark has passed, and suddenly,
It’s only Hermia for me.
HERMIA: Our love remains, and our flame can re-ignite.
DEMETRIUS: I journeyed far, and who knows where?
But Helena was waiting there.
HELENA: Adventure’s done, lost hearts are won, and wrongs put right,
ALL: By the morning light.
[SPOKEN:]
EGEUS: There she is my lord! My daughter Hermia!
THESEUS: My lady, Hermia, you are due to marry the young Demetrius today, are you not?
HIPPOLYTA: It would appear that there’s been a change of heart…
EGEUS: But my lord!
THESEUS: Enough, Egeus!
ALL: The dark has passed, the day is new,
And love, at last, has come to you,
A wedding’s dawn, the sweetest morning, warm and bright.
LOVERS: Forget mistakes, forget before,
Because I'm yours forevermore.
ALL: We’ll wed today, and the hearts that stray will reunite,
By the morning light.
By the morning light.
This episode of the story
Synopsis
Puck leads the lovers through the foggy night, using ventriloquism to keep them from bumping into one another.
One by one, they enter a clearing and fall asleep. Puck applies the magic flower to Lysander’s eyes, so that he might fall in love with Hermia again when he wakes.
Titania and her fairies wait on the transformed Bottom until both he and the bewitched queen fall asleep.
Oberon witnesses the scene, takes pity on Titania and releases her from the flower’s spell. She wakes, sees Oberon, instantly loves him again and is reconciled. She recoils at the sight of the sleeping Bottom with his donkey head. Oberon tells Puck to change Bottom back to his former state.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - A Musical for Schools
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By the Morning Light - Lyrics. document
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By the Morning Light - Music. document
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Song 7: 'By the Morning Light' - Instrumental
LYSANDER: The dark has passed, and suddenly,
It’s only Hermia for me.
HERMIA: Our love remains, and our flame can re-ignite.
DEMETRIUS: I journeyed far, and who knows where?
But Helena was waiting there.
HELENA: Adventure’s done, lost hearts are won, and wrongs put right,
ALL: By the morning light.
[SPOKEN:]
EGEUS: There she is my lord! My daughter Hermia!
THESEUS: My lady, Hermia, you are due to marry the young Demetrius today, are you not?
HIPPOLYTA: It would appear that there’s been a change of heart…
EGEUS: But my lord!
THESEUS: Enough, Egeus!
ALL: The dark has passed, the day is new,
And love, at last, has come to you,
A wedding’s dawn, the sweetest morning, warm and bright.
LOVERS: Forget mistakes, forget before,
Because I'm yours forevermore.
ALL: We’ll wed today, and the hearts that stray will reunite,
By the morning light.
By the morning light.
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