A wandering minstrel I, a thing of shreds and patches, of ballads, songs, and snatches, and dreamy lullaby!

A wandering minstrel I, a thing of shreds and patches, of ballads, songs, and snatches, and dreamy lullaby!

The line “A wandering minstrel I, a thing of shreds and patches, of ballads, songs, and snatches, and dreamy lullaby!” is from the operetta “The Mikado” by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. This particular line is sung by the character Nanki-Poo, who is a wandering minstrel and the son of the Mikado of Japan. The character of Nanki-Poo is a complex one, as he is torn between his love for the beautiful Yum-Yum and his fear of the Mikado’s wrath.