The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384, Act II: With smiles and kind caresses (Blonda)

Lyrics: Joan Cross/Anne Wood/Gottlieb Stephanie/Hugh Mills Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart No. 8: Aria BLONDA: With smiles and kind caresses, with tenderness and teasing, a man has hope of pleasing a gentle maiden’s heart. But surliness and rudeness, and bawling, scolding, nagging, will only bring disaster, and love will soon depart. will only bring disaster, and love will soon depart. With smiles and kind caresses, with tenderness and teasing, a man has hope of pleasing a gentle maiden’s heart. But surliness and rudeness, and bawling, scolding, nagging, will only bring disaster, and love will soon depart. With smiles and kind caresses, with tenderness and teasing, a man has hope of pleasing a gentle maiden’s heart.