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Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951)
Some drink, drink, drink, drink, drink
Do you hear us about You lazy lout We want some beer We want some wine We want some wine We want some beer We want some wine We want some beer We want some wine Pour out the wine and drink and drink till morning Pour out the wine for drinking is divine It is divine Pour out the wine and drink and drink till morning Pour out the wine Pour out the wine And drink for drinking is divine We want some wine and drink till morning We want some wine and drink till morning We want some wine We want some wine And drink and drink till morning We want some wine Good day, my friends Good day A chair, a glass of wine and a pipe Excuse me, Master if you don 't mind I'll sit and drink and smoke same as you Fair's fair - How true Make a place for two Come on, make a place for two Nott' e giorno mal dormire The devil take you and Mozart At once, sir What makes you so put out Indeed we never would have known you Now what on earth brought that about Frozen earth all dead or dying There in the snow buried deep And outside where he was lying The sight of a drunkard asleep That's true Seeing him there a craving seized my brain For drinking Yes, drinking Then do the same Lie down there in the ditch - And for a pillow - The pavement - And for a roof - The sky - What about sheets - The rain Are you having nightmares, Hoffmann The first song is yours then Don 't make us ask again The chorus leave to us Yes, leave that to us Right Choose something that's gay Sing the song of the rat No, we're all sick of that I know We'll have to have the one about Kleinzach Oh, yes, come on We'll have the song about Kleinzach Right Here's Kleinzach Now long ago the duke of renowned Eisenach The duke of Eisenach Employed a tiny clown with the name of Kleinzach He had the name Kleinzach He wore a busby big and black And his noddle his noddle did go crick-crack Crick-crack Crick-crack So that's So that's Kleinzach - Crick-crack - Crick-crack - Crick-crack - Crick-crack So that's So that's Kleinzach He also had a paunch quite as stout as a stack As stout as any stack His feet looked just like twigs sticking out of a sack Like twigs in any sack He capered like a jumping jack And his knees cracked together And went click-clack Click-clack Click-clack So that's So that's Kleinzach - Click-clack - Click-clack - Click-clack - Click-clack So that's So that's Kleinzach Now what words What words to paint those features Now what words to paint those features Now what words What words to paint those features To paint those features Past comparing She is there Fair Fair as dawn of the day When love first bade me dare to leave the home of my youth And in my heart to swear I would fly far away to a world we could share Oh, her hair Oh, her hair with its curls entwining Shed a warmth where the snow of her bosom was shining Her eyes, her eyes unfathomed lakes of blue Spread around where she trod A reflection as true And as our pageant car By cupids all attended Sped on with ne'er a jar Her voice with triumph blended While mortals held their breath Sang out with heavenly art While mortals held their breath She sang with heavenly art Till echoes melt in death Resounding Through My heart Oh, Stella Three women blended as one Three souls United as one True artist Tender maiden And courtesan My mistress No, no, rather say my three Three magic visions fair to see Of all my life they claimed a part Would you hear the three tales of my folly of love Yes, yes, yes Now what do you mean three magic visions Your pipe And by the time you have to light it up again You'll know why when all has been said Even you, who in this tale of my heart and its pain Showed good sense and still kept your head Good sirs the curtain is going to rise Let it rise then Let it rise then - For that we don 't care a pin - No, we don 't care a pin Right you are Now we 're in our glory While we drink listen to a story At the clouds of our smoke we gaze And see dreams in the growing haze At the clouds of our smoke we gaze And see dreams In the growing haze I'll begin then Begin then Begin then Here 's the story of the first Olympia was her name There, sleep in peace Aha Modest and sweet and clever Through her I shall endeavor to recoup the whole sum at a stroke That I lost when my backer went broke Yes, but what of Coppelius I swear he sits up nights thinking up ways to blackmail me By filing a claim against me for inventor's rights Words fail me Well, I'm glad he 's not here Ah, come in Sir, good day An early hour to call, sir Tell me, sir, you're a pupil Not worth your skill at all, sir You're too modest, I should say Pay to art no more attention Learn mechanical invention Then a degree Might come your way There's my daughter to see, sir She's a heavenly sight Yes, science is always right do you hear Olympia 's very, very dear First his science, then his daughter What can be the connection Cochenille, come to me, sir Go turn up all the lights And the ch-cham-p-pagne Leave that to me Stay here, my boy I'll return to you straight So be it To my fate I bid defiance I will study naught but science Let knowledge come in any guise I must deserve The one I treasure In my heart I feel there's a measure Of the stuff that makes men wise She is there If I dared She's there Now could I dare Oh, how fair How divinely fair Ah, could we two together Know the same tomorrow The same remembered past We could share every joy Could share in every sorrow Could share in every sorrow Yes, every sorrow we could share to the last May then Oh, may my dreaming In you reflect the morn Let clouds of glory streaming Proclaim that love is born Let clouds of glory streaming Proclaim that love is born 'Tis I, Coppelius Now look out Very gently A man Who can he be What's he eyeing so intently Our Olympia, eh Why not Their Olympia, eh Young fellow My dear sir Hears not a jot Dear sir Dear sir Yes, what Oh, Coppelius, sir, is my name As a friend I Signor Spalanzani attend You see all these barometers And hygrometers and thermometers Very cheap, but pay in cash and you'll agree you've not been rash These glasses in a flash turn all as black as a sweep Or else as white as whitening As white as whitening Dark as night, dark as night Bright as lightning I've got eyes, actual eyes, alive And eyes a-blazing I have eyes people prize for hidden hearts are they appraising And at times it may befall A heart they can present To those who've got none at all I've got eyes, actual eyes, alive And eyes a-blazing I've got eyes Lovely eyes See Would you try the heart of a woman Whether kind or whether inhuman Would you rather have the knack To see it white when it is black Look and you will see all you want to see Try all my eyes I've eyes alive and eyes a-blazing I've eyes the heart appraising Try out my eyes Is that true Well, try Here, then That's three ducats Gracious heaven Power divine Oh, the charms that so brightly round her shine Three ducats My love, can this be true For three ducats Oh, but why snatch away That heavenly vision of delight and of love Oh, you Dear professor Well what It had all been agreed - Not in writing - Still No jesting A fortune you will realize And half will be mine Must I keep on protesting Olympia 's mine - Oh, no, she 's got my eyes Less loud Less loud Less loud Her eyes Yes, he 's right for I don 't know how they work But I'll fix it Yes Would you like a further 500 ducats Just sign for me that you're resigning Her eyes with all the rest of her designing Then I'll give you a check On the house of Elias Elias Splendid reputation Whatever's this negotiation All right Agreed Come on, come on My friend indeed I rather think it is he who will pay By the way, a suggestion Marry off Olympia now That young fellow there, I vow Very soon will pop the question My friend indeed That is science, my friend Lord He 's quite demented Oh, sir, the g-guests w-wait to be presented None but our host I do declare None, I do declare Entertains with such a flair With such a flair Wealth and good taste combine to greet us All combine to greet us Sheer perfection Sheer perfection through and through Now, Signor Spalanzani, do Now, Signor Spalanzani, do Now, Signor Spalanzani, do Allow your daughter to meet us They do say none was made so neat They do say none was made so neat They do say They do say And none so faultless in their graces - We'll not be allowed - We'll not be allowed to eat Till she's seen us face-to-face and shown her paces None but our host, I do declare None, I do declare Entertains with such a flair With such a flair Wealth and good taste combine to greet us All combine to greet us Sheer perfection Sheer perfection through and through Sheer perfection through and through Sheer perfection through and through You will not have to wait, my friends a moment more At last we'll see close to the pride of all his treasure That he does cherish past all measure Be quiet Here she comes And now, ladies and gentlemen Your wish I am granting My daughter Olympia Enchanting Enchanting Enchanting Enchanting A lovely pair of eyes Her figure is perfection A wonderful complexion There 's nothing more to add A lovely pair of eyes Her figure is perfection A wonderful complexion In fact she isn 't bad Who sees her must adore her And heaven bow before her A great success, my dear She 's really not so bad A lovely pair of eyes Her figure is perfection A wonderful complexion There 's nothing more to add In fact In fact she isn 't bad She isn 't bad In fact In fact she isn 't bad - She isn 't bad - She isn 't bad - She isn 't bad - She isn 't bad She isn 't bad She is not bad Not bad And now, ladies and gentlemen Flattered by all you say And besides, eager to earn your critical praise without delay My child, keen to fall in with your slightest caprices Will, if you wish Parade all her technical pieces Sing a song for you all And supporting her voice high soprano I'll play you the guitar or piano Or the harp So make your choice The harp, sir The harp, sir Very good Cochenille, be quick and bring us here the harp Yes, the harp my daughter sings to To hear her voice What joy What things love finds to say Come now A way with your dismay and be gay Yes, yes Th- Th- Th- There My friends, no more delay N-No m-m-m-more delay No more delay No more delay Birds in woodland ways are winging Shines the morning star above Now all maiden hearts are ringing Now all maiden hearts are ringing With love For all are in love Now that is the song to be singing And that is my song of love My song of love - Now that is the song to be singing - That's the song she's always singing - And that is my song of love - That's her song Her song of love - My song of love - That is her song - That is her song - That is her song - Of love New delights can love discover Joyous lark or sighing dove Broken hearts can soon recover Broken hearts can soon recover With love For all are in love Now that is the song for a lover And that is my song of love My song of love - Now that is the song for a lover - That's the song she's always singing - And that is my song of love - That's her song Her song of love - My song of love - That is her song - That is her song - That is her song - Of love Her reputation 's well deserved Oh, what scales What scales Now will you all look for your places For the supper now is served Supper at last Supper at last Supper at last That is grand Unless you expected a dance before No, no, the supper must be respected And then strike up the band Strike up the band It's just as I planned Will you allow me After she has rested she'll give you a dance Yes, yes There you are She'll obey Would you mind if now I suggest That you should stay in here with her while we're away It's an honor Now we'll see what he will find to say She's not eating today No Food she finds too coarse to mention What's that That Pure invention Yes, my boy Pure invention S-S-S-Supper is served Supper at last is served Now it's served None but our host, I do declare None, I do declare Entertains with such a flair With such a flair None but our host, I do declare None, I do declare Entertains with such a flair So now they've gone away at last And you are near me Quite, quite alone Oh, may I hope that you will hear me Olympia Oh, my love Let me gaze for a while And dazzled by your charms Let me bask in your smile Yes Yes Did I hear a sigh escape your lips so tender Or was it but a dream my fever does engender No No Gentle sigh a pledge of love begun You now are mine Our hearts forevermore are one Can you feel, my love That joy ever springing From a heart's silent replies Two souls One in their scheming With a sweep they are winging Till we ascend the skies May then Oh, may my dreaming In you reflect the morn May clouds of glory streaming Proclaim that love is born May clouds of glory streaming Proclaim that love is born Oh, my dear, do but stay Why must you leave me so Tell me Why turn away Then I'll go where you go Oh, good lord don 't get so excited Come on now and have a good feed Oh, Nicklaus, my love is requited My love Love divine Oh, indeed If you knew what against her was cited What can be cited What - That she's a dead thing - Great heavens - Or never was alive Oh, Nicklaus, my love is requited My love Love divine The cheat The rogue It's ruination Elias can 't meet his obligation So, then all in good time I shall find out the way to be revenged I'm fleeced I'm fleeced Me I'll make someone pay Let the dancing proceed The opening They're repeating How the waltz sets our hearts a-beating Let the gentleman lead you so Now go Yes Yes Now she's dancing How entrancing Never could art such grace impart Smiling, smiling How beguiling Light as the air Now here, now there Now she's dancing How entrancing Never could art such grace impart Smiling, smiling How beguiling Light as the air Now here, now there Olympia, no Someone detain her Someone detain her Why should we be expected to go He's in trouble now What could be plainer Now what the devil There they go Now go slow That's right No more, no more dear daughter You've had enough today No more, no more dear daughter Go and escort her back where you know S-S-So then S-So then So No What do you think they're saying Such compliments we 're paying There 's nothing more to add She 's not too bad She 's not too bad No, she 's not too bad She's not too bad - Is he dead - No In falling only his glasses came to grief He revives What relief Truly appalling He revives What relief - Truly appalling - Truly appalling - What - The spectacle maker - there Merciful gods Olympia, beware Olympia, beware Oh, heavens Now she has crashed She's crashed Yes, she is smashed You fright You swine You fool Fox Fanatic It's automatic It's automatic Ha, ha, ha It's too dramatic His beloved's automatic How too dramatic His beloved's automatic His beloved's automatic - You cheat - You fiend You cheat She's automatic Moon of love O tender moon Smile down on our caresses Fools demand of day a boon O lovely tender moon Memory fades and all too soon No past delight confesses Sad with shame our years are strewn For memory fades too soon The breeze all - The breeze all afire - Warms the kiss that it presses The breeze all afire - It warms the kiss it presses Leaves a kiss of desire Warms the kiss Our desire Warms the kiss Our desire Moon of love O tender moon Smile down on our caresses Fools demand of day a boon O lovely tender moon Lovely tender moon Smiling on our caresses Tender moon - O moon of love O tender moon For me a love like that I swear can never fire me Enraptured by her charms for love of whom we die In our bliss what need to sigh No A laugh in the heart Has a song to inspire me Has a song to inspire me A love full of worry and care Beware Beware A love that is merry and bright Delight Delight When passion 's blazing fire in your heart is burning The fever of desire will inflame its yearning Yet love they say Will die away Will die away Will die away Have done with dreary dying For two bright eyes For we all cares defying Despise all ties No sense in sighing if you're wise Have done with dreary dying For two bright eyes For we all cares defying Despise all ties No sense in sighing when you're wise I see A celebration How delightful, milady Schlemil Well, I did cry for you three whole days - Did you - Runt - Look here - No, not now Do you see we've a poet from abroad here today Hoffmann - Too charmed - Too charmed Oh, what a gloomy face Will you all find a place for a game of faro Bravo Let's have a game What insolence Come on Come on, my friends Come on, come on, come on A word I've two horses ready saddled But no sweethearting Once your daydreams begin then, Hoffmann, we're departing And what daydreams indeed Do you think one could trace In such a worldly place Can one love one in her station That Schlemil says he does He's not the same as I You be careful The devil's very quick He can try If I fall in love with her Then I shall deserve damnation Come on - Come on So gleam With desire Keen diamond the sunlight reflecting So gleam with desire With splendor steal her heart As the moths fly round a candle Woman does crave your fire Though 'tis death to admire They're but staking their being But she forswears her soul They're but staking their being But she forswears Her soul So gleam With desire Keen diamond the sunlight reflecting So gleam With desire And steal her heart And steal her heart Yes, steal her heart Diamond afire Now steal her heart Diamond afire Now gleam And steal Her heart Fair angel What must I do to merit such a prize This You've already shown You allure the hearts of men In guile you are so wise That through you I now do own The shadow of Schlemil I require new delights And I ask will you get me Hoffmann's reflection today Yes, his reflection Do you doubt the potent strength Of those eyes That poet's dream above desire may rise Why, yes, indeed While I chanced to be about At you he sneered At you he sneered Then I'll make Hoffmann dance Here he is Here he is You're leaving me so No more to lose What, even you So you mean to insult me So you mean to insult me No regrets and no thanks Well, go Yes, go And leave you to your sorrow No, I love you Though I should die tomorrow Are you mad and have you got no qualms That with your life any moment any hour, you may pay And that my love will lose you evermore if you stay And that Schlemil may strike you dead in my arms You cannot refuse my prayer My life is all yours, I swear Ah, go And soon I'll be with you And then no more alarms O heaven A joy divine Illumines all around me Like music from the spheres Your voice has pierced my heart A fervent eager flame Consumes my every part Your glances kindle mine And tongues of fire surround me They burn as the stars in the skies And I feel with my love ablaze The breath of your passion that plays On my mouth and on my eyes The breath of your passion Of your passion that plays On my mouth On my mouth And on my eyes O heaven A joy divine Illumines all around me Your glances kindle mine And tongues of fire And tongues of fire Surround me Your eyes Your face This reflection close to mine It is for that I pray What My reflection What do you mean This When it is wiped away And when the glass is clean Unimpaired Straightaway in my heart It shall stay - In your heart - In my heart 'Tis I 'Tis I for this am pleading All else do I abjure - You are sure - I am sure Whether heedless or heeding I am yours, I'm sure Though the night Though the night be dying May the day the day endure Though the night Though the night be dying May the day endure Though the night be dying May the day endure May the day endure Schlemil Just as I thought Together You see, my friends You see Indeed I rather wonder whether We should greet a new devotee Why, sir Don't answer He's got my key I love you Let us kill him No, not now You're looking very pale, sir I Well, look for yourself Heavens What My reflection I have lost my reflection My reflection - She may know Look at his dismay Oh, come Let's get away Or you have lost your soul No No I love her I love her Let me go Alas My soul again outpouring My burning passion brooks no delay A curse on love All faults ignoring For my reason still Says me nay - If she smiles - Oh, my friend - All desire is soaring - Your soul outpouring - Yet my shame - All in vain - Would tear me away - Brooks no delay I may hate Yet still I'm adoring Though death were mine From her a kiss I pray My dearest friend 'Tis you I'm adoring - My soul outpouring - I ne'er refuse what comes my way - My passion brooks no stay Accursed love all faults ignoring - This diamond Sets all hearts a-soaring - When passion burns it brooks no stay - What does it cost - So how can you say me nay - A kiss to pay 'Tis you, my friend, I'm adoring - Though I hate, I'm adoring I ne'er refuse what comes my way If it demand a kiss to pay All who admire I'm adoring All who admire I'm adoring My friends am I imploring To bear you far away A way A way Do you hear, my friends The music is playing Gondolas gently swaying And so the evening ends Moon of love O tender moon Smile down on our caresses Fools demand of day a boon O lovely tender moon Lovely tender moon Smile upon our caresses Tender moon O moon of love - O tender moon - O moon All in vain Dead leaves are falling How cruel, yet how sweet Our last farewell recalling I seem to see him still He is here He is mine Even now I see him still He is mine He is here He is mine All in vain Dead leaves are falling All in vain Heart of mine In my dreams Fond hours recalling Thou dost ask for a sign Fond lover stay My voice is calling To say that my love is thine Know that my love is thine Know that my love Is thine All in vain Dead leaves are falling All in vain All in vain Heart of mine Franz, so they're here Get up, my friend Eh, who is that Why, it's Hoffmann Himself And now where is Antonia Oh, sir, he 's not at home Deafer I find since a year ago You are too kind, sir Yes, thanks to heaven I am quite well I said Antonia Go tell her I'm here I'll call Master Crespel Oh, how glad he'll be Sweet is the song lovers learn From the hours of sun or showers Sweet the hours of sun or showers My love Antonia I knew within my heart a love like yours Would never, never fail me My heart has told me too Your tears were shed for me My heart then told me too Your tears were shed for me - So, a farewell to sorrow - So, a farewell to sorrow - For yours will I be tomorrow - For mine will you be tomorrow Fly happy hours Days to come all are ours - Days to come all are ours All are ours Days to come Days to come Days to come All are ours All ours Days to come all are ours All ours And yet, beloved, if I may There is something I must say That torments me Through and through When your music I hear My jealousy keeps growing You love it too much Oh, what a curious fear you are showing Do I love you because of music Or music because of you For you would never fear to hear me singing As my father fears What do you say Yes, my father has even Forbidden me this room that I love so But will you hear me But how strange What can he mean Then come, as long ago Yes, come and hear me And you can say if I can sing or no If I can sing Or no How your eyes are shining And how your hand is trembling Look, here's the song we loved Often we sang it together It's the song we loved Often we sang it together Together Sweet is the song lovers learn From the hours of sun or showers Sweet the hours of sun or showers Turn by turn Sweet is the song lovers learn From the hours of sun or showers How sweet is the song we learn How sweet the song of love The rose all her glory the summer will lend But when is the end of her story told But when the end of her story Of her story Sweet is the song lovers learn From the hours of sun Of sun or showers Sweet the hours of sun or showers Turn by turn Sweet is the song lovers learn From the hours of sun or showers How sweet is the song we learn How sweet is the song of love Are you ill No Listen Heavens It's my father Come No I shall never rest till this be clear No I thought that Hoffmann was in here Wish he were at the devil Many thanks - Oh, sir - What Dr. Miracle is here Idiot and scoundrel Quickly shut all the doors That is so It's the doctor He He a doctor Not on your life He never cures but he destroys And now he 'd kill my child As he killed my wife I hear the sound of his bottles as they clink in the air Far from here may we keep him He's there Well, well It's myself I am here, friend Master Crespel at home He's my dear friend Where can he be No, no I was just looking for Antonia Well, this illness her poor mother did leave her Going all right She's a dear child We'll soon get her well Now take me to see her You'd kill her tonight If you move a step Then that moment you will be lost There, there Be calm I have no desire to grieve you Why do that Impostor Well, say on then And be brief Would you sit in this chair I'm sitting here How old are you if you please - Who, me - It is your daughter I mean Antonia Your age Now reply, if you please Only 20 Why, the springtime of life Let's see Let's see your hand Her hand Hush, let me take her pulse God Is this but a wanton dream Is it illusion The beat's very uneven and quick A sad conclusion Then sing No, no No more You shall not make her sing - Sing away Look, her cheeks are aglow Her eyes aflame And she presses her hand to her heart as it beats What's he say It would be a shame It would indeed If we should leave to death So fair a prey to claim - No more, no more If you would care to trust what I contrive If you would care she could survive Now see some bottles here Which I keep in reserve No more These should provide No more The Lord preserve me from your vile consultations You torture and slay These should provide one dose each day One dose each day I hear you Come this way Quickly then No delay On my help now relying may all your heart complying - Love of my life - Be gay Why stay - Love of my life - Be gay A way - Now all my fears are dying - Now with death - I hear you, come this way - Let him pay - And all my tears - Quickly then, no delay - I'll save you come what may - All my tears replying - No delay - Why stay, away - From his spite all-defying - Why stay, away - Your throats are vain and lying - May your heart now be gay A way A way - No delay, now be gay May all your heart complying - So all my tears replying Why stay - Be gay - Why stay - A way - I will provide one dose each day - A way, away A way - I will provide one dose each day No more to sing Alas But how can I persuade her This sacrifice to make And now, my father What did he say I cannot tell you now But later you shall know On a new road must we go My bride that is to be If I'm to guide you Forget you've heard a story Of brilliant days to come Of success and of glory Then with all your heart Trust in me And if I do Our love more brightly yet appearing Will bind me to your heart Content and never fearing Never fearing Then come I shall obey Ah, can it ever be That I shall fully know All you've sacrificed for me Your father Will soon return So I leave you for today For today Indeed, it's plain to see My father's won him over Ah, well My tears are all in vain For I have sworn I'll never sing again You'll never sing again And have you thought it over The sacrifice demanded The youth that you will lose Your beauty and your charms And your art to refuse All these gifts come from heaven In trust for you to share And should they be entombed In the gloom of daily care Or have you never heard When you have dreamed of praise Like all the forest leaves That the wind is caressing That soothing trembling roar Of the crowd round you pressing As they murmur your name And hold you with their gaze See there the burning joys Before the feet of beauty And these your youth in flower Is ready to abjure How commonplace the toys They'd force you to endure And children swarming round To call you back to duty Ah, what can be that voice that so disturbs my heart Are those the words of hell Or does God take my part No No No, it is false that delights that excites me Against ambitious pride is my love armed to fight For fame cannot rival the calm that invites me To the home of my heart's delight What kind of love From such a lover For Hoffmann 's made you the victim To excite his brutal desire Only your beauty feeds his fire And for him as all discover The time soon will come when his passion will expire No, tempt me not again A way, I say You shall no more be heard I have sworn I am his I know for me he'll stay I am not my own mistress And cannot break my word And just a while ago By his heart I adore His everlasting love So tenderly he swore Who can save my soul from the fiend From my own self My mother O dear Mother I love him I love him Your mother You dare invoke her soul Your mother Now remember well That 'tis her voice speaks through mine Ungrateful She would tell of the fame of her name That you'd gladly forego So listen Antonia mine Heavens Just listen Antonia mine So listen O God My mother My mother Child of mine Hear me calling So now rejoice 'Tis thy mother who's calling Hear her voice Child of mine hear me calling So now rejoice 'Tis thy mother who's calling Let thy heart rejoice 'Tis my mother who's calling Her spirit is calling Hers, the voice in your ear A wiser voice than any other Bequeathing you a skill divine Which all the world longs to hear - Antonia mine - So listen Now listen - Antonia mine Now again life's returning And again her cheeks aflame With wild bravos are burning - Antonia mine - My mother, my mother Sing with her though tears are falling Her spirit is calling is calling - Sing together, now sing - Antonia mine - My mother - Though your tears are falling - My mother - Sing with her though tears are falling - Child of mine - Yes, her spirit is calling - Hear me calling - So now rejoice - So now rejoice - 'Tis your mother who 's calling Yes, I hear her voice Oh, hear her voice This is her voice Yes, her spirit is calling - Child of mine, hear me calling - So now rejoice, this is her voice - Ah, my mother - This is my voice - This is her voice, this is her voice No, but stay I am fainting Grant a rest, I do pray - No fast and faster - All afire, all afire - Still faster - My frenzy I ne'er master - But why this delay 'Tis your mother who 's calling Her spirit is calling you to rejoice So hear her voice - My mother - She 's calling - I hear her voice Yes, 'tis her spirit that does call Yes, her spirit is calling Her voice is calling - Child of mine, hear me calling - Yes, her spirit is calling - 'Tis your mother who 's calling - So now rejoice 'Tis my mother who's calling Let thy heart rejoice 'Tis my mother I hear her voice I seize on this joy all-defying Ever flaming How it sears my eyes Ever flaming Ever flaming How it sears How it sears my eyes How it sears my eyes How it sears my eyes How it sears my eyes A moment more ere life be flying - Faster, faster - A moment more ere life be flying - Faster, faster And then my soul shall mount the skies My voice is calling And then my soul shall mount the skies My soul shall mount the skies Her spirit is calling so now rejoice A moment more ere life be flying - Calling to you - And then my soul shall mount the skies My voice is calling so now rejoice And then my soul shall mount the skies I seize on this joy all-defying Ever flaming How it sears my eyes A moment more ere life be flying And then And then my soul And then my soul Shall mount The skies Antonia Pour out the wine and drink and drink till morning Pour out the wine for drinking is divine Pour out the wine and drink and drink till morning Pour out the wine Pour out the wine And drink for drinking is divine Divine |
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