Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Glitter And Be Gay - Excerpt Lyrics

Lyrics Candide: Glitter And Be Gay - Excerpt - Leonard Bernstein



Glitter and be gay
That's the part I play
Here I am in Paris, France
Forced to bend my soul
To a sordid role
Victimized by bitter, bitter circumstance
Alas for me, had I remained beside my lady mother
My virtue had remained unstained
Until my maiden hand was gained by some grand duke,
Or other
Ah, 'twas not to be
Harsh necessity
Brought me to this gilded cage
Born to higher things
Here I droop my wings
Singing of a sorrow
Nothing can assuage
And yet, of course, I rather like to revel, ha, ha!
I have no strong objection to champagne, ha ha
My wardrobe is expensive as the devil, ha ha
Perhaps it is ignoble to complain-
Enough, enough
Of being basely tearful
I'll show my noble stuff
By being bright and cheerful
Ha, Ha, Ha -
Pearls and ruby rings
Ah, how can worldly things take the place of honor lost?
Purchased, as they were, at such an awful cost!
Bracelets, lavalieres, can they dry my tears?
Can they blind my eyes from shame!
Can the brightest broach shield me from reproach?
Can the purest diamond purify my name?
And yet, of course, these trinkets are endearing, ha ha!
I'm oh so glad my sapphire is a star, ha ha.
I rather like a 20 carat earring, ha ha!
If I'm not pure, at least my jewels are
Enough, enough, I'll take that diamond necklace
And show my noble stuff
By being gay and reckless!
Ha, Ha, Ha!



Writer(s): lillian hellman, john latouche, richard wilbur, dorothy parker


Leonard Bernstein - Leonard Bernstein - A Total Embrace: The Composer

1 Candide: Glitter And Be Gay - Excerpt
2 Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra: I. Psalm 108 (verse 2) & Psalm 100 (complete)
3 Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra: II. Psalm 23 (complete) & Psalm 2 (verses 1-4)
4 Chichester Psalms for Chorus and Orchestra: III. Psalm 131 (complete) & Psalm 133 (verse 1)
5 III. Lamentation from Jeremiah, Symphony No. 1
6 IV. Agathon (Adagio) from Serenade for Solo Violin, Strings, Harp and Percussion after Plato's "Symposium" (1954)
7 The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra (after W. H. Auden): b. The Masque: Extremely fast - Excerpt
8 The Age of Anxiety, Symphony No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra (after W. H. Auden): c. The Epilogue: Adagio; Andante; Con Moto - Excerpt
9 IV. Con brio from I Hate Music! A Cycle of Five Kid Songs for Soprano
10 IV. Civet à Toute Vitesse (Rabbit at Top Speed) from La Bonne Cuisine (Four Recipes)
11 Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble: Prelude for the Brass
12 Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble: Fugue for the Saxes
13 Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble: Riffs for Everyone
14 I. Invocation. Kaddish 1 from Kaddish, Symphony No. 3 (To the Beloved Memory of John F. Kennedy)
15 Love Theme from "On the Waterfront"
16 On The Town: Opening: New York, New York - Excerpt
17 On The Town: Lonely Town - Excerpt
18 On The Town: Dance: Time Square - Excerpt
19 On The Town: Some Other Time - Excerpt
20 On The Town: Dance: The Real Coney Island - Excerpt
21 Fancy Free Ballet: I. Enter three Sailors - Excerpt
22 Fancy Free Ballet: IV. Pas de deux - Excerpt
23 Fancy Free Ballet: VII. Finale - Excerpt
24 The Pirate Song from "Peter Pan"
25 Wonderful Town: Ohio (Rosalind Russell, Jacquelyn McKeever) - Excerpt
26 Wonderful Town: A Little Bit In Love (Never Felt This Way Before) (Jacquelyn McKeever) - Excerpt
27 Wonderful Town: A Quiet Girl (Sydney Chaplin) - Excerpt
28 Wonderful Town: Conga! (Rosalind Russell, the Cadets) - Excerpt
29 Wonderful Town: Wrong Note Rag (Rosalind Russell, Jacquelyn McKeever and the Villagers) - Excerpt
30 Candide: Overture - Excerpt
31 Candide: The Best Of All Possible Worlds - Excerpt
32 Candide: Mazurka - Excerpt
33 Candide: Make Our Garden Grow - Excerpt
34 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Act I: Prologue (Orchestra, The Jets, The Sharks) - Excerpt
35 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: The Dance at the Gym (The Jets, The Sharks) - Excerpt
36 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Maria (Larry Kert) - Excerpt
37 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Tonight (Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence) - Excerpt
38 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: America (Marilyn Cooper, Chita Rivera, Shark Girls) - Excerpt
39 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Cool (Mickey Calin, The Jets) - Excerpt
40 West Side Story - Original Broadway Cast: Somewhere (Ballet) (Larry Kert, Reri Grist, Carol Lawrence) - Excerpt
41 The Community from Dybbuk (Complete Ballet)
42 Part II - Allegretto from Facsimile - Choreographic Essay for Orchestra
43 Scene III / IIIa "I was standing in a garden" / "Then desire took hold of me" from Trouble in Tahiti - An Opera in Seven Scenes
44 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): Devotions before Mass - Hymn and Psalm: "A Simple Song" - Excerpt
45 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): V. Meditation No. 1 - Excerpt
46 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): VI. Gloria - Excerpt
47 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): XIV. Sanctus: "Holy! Holy! Holy!..." - Excerpt
48 Mass (A Theatre Piece For Singers, Players And Dancers): XVII. Pax: Communion - Final Hymn (excerpt) - Excerpt




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