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Dances And Marches
(Tänze Und Märsche)
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Waters |
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Ça Ira. There Is Hope. (26.09.2005) |
Bearbeiter: Hey You Stand: 02.02.2008 17:54:34 Akt II, Szene 1
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Dances And Marches |
RINGMASTER Versailles the leaves fall It's that time of the year Her Majesty is bored with all This endless calling for reform But the sound of young men marching Is like music to her ear The sound of young men marching Is like music to her ear But she dreams of young men dancing
QUEEN Dancing, dancing... |
RINGMASTER And the dream of young men dancing Hangs like birdsong in the air Now Hear Ye! Her Majesty invites the regiments To a Grand Ball
Versailles in October The Queen is having a fling She invites all the regiments Loyal to the King Wining and dining and making eyes at them all Smiling in the limelight The Queen is having a ball
OFFICER The Queen is smiling The Queen is laughing She makes eyes at one and all
CHORUS She’s having a ball
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RINGMASTER Flushed with wine Marie Antoinette Casts down her red, white and blue rosette An impetuous and dangerous vignette
OFFICER And then with her harming little shoe She grinds the precious symbol underfoot what a lark, what a hoot The regiments all follow suit The regiments
CHORUS The regiments
OFFICER The regiments
CHORUS The regiments
OFFICER & CHORUS The regiments all follow suit
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST Red, white and blue and they all follow suit
CHILDREN'S CHORUS Red, white and blue and they all follow suit
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST In Paris there is nothing to eat
CHORUS Not a crust, not a crumb Not a grain of wheat
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST They think that starving may weaken the man in the street
CHORUS Not a chance, they're used to the heat
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST In Versailles they drink wine and dine on freshly baked bread
CHORUS The peacock sprawls upon his bed
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST We choke on the bones of swallowed pride instead
CHORUS Soon they'll see what a feast they've made
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST A bitter feast
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & CHORUS For the Parisians
CHORUS ...for the Parisians
RINGMASTER These hags, these shrews, these courtesans These animals we call women Have marched hear through the pouring rain TO bring the baker home again
CHORUS Louis protests; he cries
KING Veto, veto! I'll give you all bread if you just let me go!
RINGMASTER These fishwives with their babies, these animals called ladies Will carry back home to Paris The King, The Queen, and The Dauphin
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST Versailles has loomed to the regiments' final bow
CHORUS Versailles bloomed
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST All fawning before
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & CHILDREN'S CHORUS The Austrian cow!
CHORUS Fawning on bended knee
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST The party's over
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & CHILDREN'S CHORUS Take down the marquee
CHORUS Hang up your dancing shoes in the hanging tree
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST We'll take the baker back to Paris
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & CHILDREN'S CHORUS Back to Paris
TROUBLEMAKER & MALE CHORUS He'll make bread for the prince we decree
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST, CHILDREN'S CHORUS, & FEMALE CHORUS The shrews, the hags and the courtesans
TROUBLEMAKER & MALE CHORUS The animals we call women
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST, CHILDREN'S CHORUS, & FEMALE CHORUS Will take back the King to Paris
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & CHILDREN'S CHORUS The crowd now seven thousand strong
TROUBLEMAKER & MALE CHORUS Bore the royal coach along
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST & CHILDREN'S CHORUS With trophies raised on pikes above
TROUBLEMAKER & MALE CHORUS The guardsman’s heads they had cut off
TROUBLEMAKER Adieu Versailles
MALE CHORUS It rains, it pours, the crowd roars
REVOLUTIONARY PRIEST Bonjour Paris
CHORUS Adieu Versailles
COMPANY Bonjour Paris, adieu Versailles |
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