TOWNSPEOPLE The Neva Flows, a new wind blows And soon it will be spring
GLEB We hear you, comrades! The revolution hears you! Together, we will forge a new Russia. That will be the envy of all the world! The Tsar's St. Petersburg is now the people's Leningrad!
DMITRY They can call it Leningrad, but it will always be Petersburg. New name, same empty stomachs
They tell us times are better Well I say they're not Can't cook an empty promise in an empty pot "A brighter day is dawning! It's almost at hand!" The skys are gray, the walls have ears And he who argues disappears!
DMITRY & TOWNSPEOPLE Hail our brave new land!
TOWNSPEOPLE St. Petersburg is booming A city on the rise
WOMAN It's really very friendly
WOMAN 2 If you don't mind spies!
MAN We stand behind our leaders
MAN 2 And stand in line for bread
TOWNSPEOPLE We're good and loyal comrades, and our favorite color's red!
DMITRY Now everyone is equal Professors push the brooms
DMITRY & ENSEMBLE Two-dozen total strangers live in two small rooms You hold a revolution, and here's the price you pay Thank goodness for the gossip
MEN Spasiba!
TOWNSPEOPLE Thanks goodness for the gossip That gets us through the day
Hey! Have you heard? There's a rumor in St. Petersburg Have you heard What they're saying on the street?
MAN Although the Tsar did not survive One daughter may be still alive
TOWNSPEOPLE The Princess Anastasia
MAN But please do not repeat!
TOWNSPEOPLE It's a rumor, a legend, a mystery Something whispered in an alleyway Or through a crack It's a rumor that's part of our history
WOMAN They say her royal grandmama will pay a royal sum
TOWNSPEOPLE To someone who can bring the Princess back
VLAD, spoken Dmitry! They've closed another border. We should've gotten out of Russia while we still could!
St. Petersburg was lovely when royalty was in I called myself a count as though I'd always been I hobnobbed with the royals, but then a change of luck The Tsar was dead, the royals fled And, comrade, now we're stuck!
DMITRY Vlad! I've been thinking about the Princess Anastasia
VLAD Oh, not you too, Dmitry!
DMITRY It's the rumor, the legend, the mystery It's the Princess Anastasia who will help us fly You and I, friend, will go down in history
We'll find the girl to play the part and teach her what to say Dress her up and take her to Paris
VLAD Imagine the reward her dear old gradmama would pay
DMITRY & VLAD Who else could pull it off but you and me?
ANYA No!
GLEB It was a truck backfiring, comrade. That's all it was. Those days are over, neighbor against neighbor. There's nothing to be afraid of anymore. You're shaking. There's a tea shop just steps from here, let me-
ANYA Thank you
GLEB What's your hurry?
ANYA I can't lose this job. They're not easy to come by. But thank you
GLEB I'm here every day!
MAN A ruble for this painting It's Romanov, I swear!
MAN 2 Count Yusupov's pajamas, comrade By the pair!
MAN 3 I found this in a palace Initialed with an A It could be Anastasia's! Now what will someone pay?
DMITRY We need something of hers to show the old lady. How much is that music box?
SALESMAN Ah, the music box! It's genuine Romanov, I could never part with it!
DMITRY Two cans of beans, comrade?
SALESMAN Done
DMITRY Do you believe in fairytales, Vlad?
VLAD Once upon a time, I did
DMITRY We're going to create a fairytale the whole world will believe!
Now it's risky, but not more than usual We'll need papers, we'll need tickets, we'll need nerves of steel
VLAD Yes, it's risky, a lot more than usual
DMITRY We'll try to cross the border with our princess and our plot
VLAD Hopefully disaster won't ensue
DMITRY With luck, it all goes smoothly
VLAD And with luck, we won't be shot
DMITRY & VLAD Who else could pull it off but me and you?
DMITRY We'll be rich!
VLAD We'll be rich!
DMITRY We'll be out!
VLAD We'll be out!
DMITRY & VLAD And St. Petersburg will have some more to talk about!
TOWNSPEOPLE I heard it from a person who was sure that it was absolutely true
Shh! Have you heard? There's a rumor in St. Petersburg Have your heard? Comrade, what do you suppose?
VLAD A fascinating mystery
DMITRY The biggest con in history!
DMITRY, VLAD, AND TOWNSPEOPLE The princess Anastasia Alive or dead Who knows? Shh!Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
