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LILY
Once I had a palace, here merely a flat
I fled with some diamonds and that was that

ARISTOCRATS
It’s very tragic

LILY
Once ladies-in-waiting, all bending a knee
Now only one lady-in-waiting – me!

MEN
No fanfares!

WOMEN
Or sedan chairs!

MEN
And no coaches!

WOMEN
And we sold our broaches!

COUNT LEOPOLD
No afternoon card games with the Tsar!

LILY
No caviar!
But I say: we’re not dead now!

ARISTOCRATS
We’re not dead now!
We’re in France instead now!

LILY
Let us not be sad!
The night’s young
And Russians are mad, so

Let’s live in the land of yesterday
Live in the grand imperial heyday
Let’s live in the land of yesterday
Russia!

ARISTOCRATS
Husha…

LILY
Let’s put on the fancy clothes
And let’s while our woes away!

LILY & ARISTOCRATS
In Russia – land of yesterday!

LILY
In dire circumstances
Why wallow in regret?
We’re out of second chances
Why are we here, except to forget?
We know the world is fickle
Live is a leaky sieve!

Pass me a glass
And give me a bow
And drink to the „Countess Nobody” now
Why should I care
As long as I dare to live…

ALL
In the land of yesterday!

LILY
Let’s run up the bill
As if we’re still
Royalty at play

ALL
In Russia – land of yesterday!

LILY
The night’s young
And Russians are mad, so...

ALL
Let’s live in the land of yesterday
Live in the grand imperial heyday
Let’s live in the land of yesterday - Russia!
Husha…

LILY
Let’s brush off the days of old
And let’s hold the world at bay…

ALL
Yes, here’s to

LILY
Russia!

ALL
Here’s to

LILY & WOMEN
Russia!

ALL
Here’s to Russia!
Land of yesterday… (Hey, hey, hey...)
Land of yesterday!
Hey!

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