Kelson.(Speaking
on pitch)
I
know what my people are thinking tonight,
As
home through the shadows they wander.
Everyone
smiling in secret delight,
They
stare at the castle and ponder
(Sings)
If
I were to probe them today,
I
could almost hear all of them say:
I
wonder what the King is doing tonight?
What
merriment is the King pursuing tonight?
The
candles at the Court,
They
never burned as bright.
I
wonder what the King is doing tonight?
How
goes the final hour
As
he sees the bridal bower
Being
regally and legally prepared?
Well!
I'll tell you what the King is feeling tonight!
He's
scared!
He's
scared!
Alaric
(Sings)
You
mean that the King who duelled Charissa,
Turned
her with magic into a mist-a,
Goes
to be wed in terror and distress?
Kelson:
Yes!
Dhugal:
(Sings)
The
Deryni who with a heart-squeeze
ended
the King of Torenth's
tyrannies,
Faces
a woman petrified with fright?
Kelson:
Right!
Duncan:
(Sings)
You
mean that appalling clamoring
That
sounds like a blacksmith hammering
Is
merely the banging of his royal knees?
Kelson:
Please!
(Sings)
You
wonder what the King is doing tonight?
He's
wishing he were in Meara hawking tonight!
What
occupies his time while waiting for his Bride?
He's
searching high and low for someplace to hide.
And
oh! the expectation, the Sublime anticipation
He
must feel about the Wedding night to come!
Well!
I'll Tell you what the King is feeling tonight!
He's
numb! He shakes! He quails! He quakes!
And
that's what the King is doing tonight!
