If a Daughter You Have - Richard Sheridan
Admittedly, this is a strange video. While transcribing about 3/4 of Richard Sheridan's 1803 opera, The Duenna, into MIDI, I came across a song that screamed Alias. So I made it. It actually follows the lyrics whenever the voice instrument comes on. Extremely obscure, I know. But I couldn't resist. Upgraded for video quality.
Click to viewMusic Intro - Merry-go-Round
If a daughter you have, she's the plague of your life,
No peace shall you know, though you've buried your wife,
At twenty she mocks at the duty you taught her!
Oh, what a plague is an obstinate daughter!
Sighing and whining,
Dying and pining,
Oh, what a plague is an obstinant daughter!
Music Bridge - Thanksgiving
When scarce in their teens, they have wit to perplex us,
With letters and lovers for ever they vex us,
While each still rejects the fair suitor you've brought her,
Oh, what a plague is an obstinate daughter!
Wrangling and jangling,
Flouting and pouting,
Oh, what a plague is an obstinate daughter!