ExeuntSCENEV。TheForest。EnterAMIENS,JAQUES,andothersSONG。AMIENSUnderthegreenwoodtreeWholovestoliewithme,AndturnhismerrynoteUntothesweetbird’sthroat,Comehither,comehither,comehither:
HereshallheseeNoenemyButwinterandroughweather。JAQUESMore,more,Iprithee,more。AMIENSItwillmakeyoumelancholy,MonsieurJaques。JAQUESIthankit。More,Iprithee,more。Icansuckmelancholyoutofasong,asaweaselsuckseggs。
More,Iprithee,more。AMIENSMyvoiceisragged:IknowIcannotpleaseyou。JAQUESIdonotdesireyoutopleaseme;Idodesireyoutosing。Come,more;anotherstanzo:callyou’emstanzos?AMIENSWhatyouwill,MonsieurJaques。JAQUESNay,Icarenotfortheirnames;theyowemenothing。Willyousing?AMIENSMoreatyourrequestthantopleasemyself。JAQUESWellthen,ifeverIthankanyman,I’llthankyou;
butthattheycallcomplimentisliketheencounteroftwodog-apes,andwhenamanthanksmeheartily,methinksIhavegivenhimapennyandherendersmethebeggarlythanks。Come,sing;andyouthatwillnot,holdyourtongues。AMIENSWell,I’llendthesong。Sirs,coverthewhile;thedukewilldrinkunderthistree。Hehathbeenallthisdaytolookyou。JAQUESAndIhavebeenallthisdaytoavoidhim。Heistoodisputableformycompany:Ithinkofasmanymattersashe,butIgiveheaventhanksandmakenoboastofthem。Come,warble,come。
SONG。