: (singing) Oh, dear Major-General, I think I can help you, To find a wife and end your confusion.
(Opening scene: A seaside town in England. The pirates, led by , are gathered near the docks.)
(English subtitles: For we are the Pirates of Penzance, and we will never be tamed, And we'll always be the terror of the sea, forever we'll be remembered.) The Pirates of Penzance subtitles English
: (singing) We are the Pirates of Penzance, the scourge of the sea, Our exploits are legendary, our bravery is plain to see.
(English subtitles: I come to tell you that I have come to stay, To rescue my beloved Penzance from your pirate crew today.) : (singing) Oh, dear Major-General, I think I
W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's famous operetta, , was first performed in 1879. This story is based on the English subtitles of the original libretto.
: (singing) I come to tell you that I've come to stay, To rescue my beloved Penzance from your pirate crew today. (English subtitles: I come to tell you that
(Scene: The pirates, M. Mabel, and , the Penzance hero, are gathered for the final confrontation.)