CHORUS Masquerade! Paper faces on parade . . . Masquerade! Hide your face, so the world will never find you! Masquerade! Every face a different shade . . . Masquerade! Look around - there's another mask behind you! Flash of mauve . . . Splash of puce . . . Fool and king . . . Ghoul and goose . . . Green and black . . . Queen and priest . . . Trace of rouge . . . Face of beast . . . Faces . . . Take your turn, take a ride on the merry-go-round . . . in an inhuman race . . . Eye of gold . . . Thigh of blue . . . True is false . . . Who is who . . .? Curl of lip . . . Swirl of gown . . . Ace of hearts . . . Face of clown . . . Faces . . . Drink it in, drink it up, till you've drowned in the light . . . in the sound . . .
RAOUL/CHRISTINE But who can name the face . . .?
ALL Masquerade! Grinning yellows, spinning reds . . . Masquerade! Take your fill - let the spectacle astound you! Masquerade! Burning glances, turning heads . . . Masquerade! Stop and stare at the sea of smiles around you! Masquerade! Seething shadows breathing lies . . . Masquerade! You can fool any friend who ever knew you! Masquerade! Leering satyrs, peering eyes . . . Masquerade! Run and hide - but a face will still pursue you!
(The ENSEMBLE activity becomes background, as ANDRE, FIRMIN, MEG, GIRY, PIANGI and CARLOTTA come to the fore, glasses in hand)
GIRY What a night
MEG What a crowd!
ANDRE Makes you glad!
FIRMIN Makes you proud! All the creme de la creme!
CARLOTTA Watching us watching them!
MEG/GlRY And all our fears are in the past!
ANDRE Six months...
PIANGI Of relief!
CARLOTTA Of delight!
ANDRE/FIRMIN Of Elysian peace!
MEG/GIRY And we can breathe at last!
CARLOTTA No more notes!
PIANGI No more ghost!
GIRY Here's a health!
ANDRE Here's a toast: to a prosperous year!
FIRMIN To the new chandelier!
PIANGI/CARLOTTA And may its splendour never fade!
FIRMIN Six months!
GIRY What a joy!
MEG What a change!
FIRMIN/ANDRE What a blessed release!
ANDRE And what a masquerade!
CHRISTINE Think of it! A secret engagement! Look-your future bride! Just think of it!
RAOUL But why is it secret? What have we to hide?
CHRISTINE You promised me
RAOUL You promised me
CHRISTINE No Raoul, please don't, They'll see!
RAOUL Well, then let them see. It's an engagement, not a crime! Christine, what are you afraid of?
CHRISTINE Let's not argue...
RAOUL Let's not argue...
CHRISTINE Please pretend...
RAOUL I can only hope
BOTH I'll/You will ... ...Understand in time...
CHORUS Masquerade! Paper faces on parade... Masquerade! Hide your face so the world Will never find you! Masquerade! Every face a different shade... Masquerade! Look around- There's another mask behind you! Masquerade! Burning glances, turning heads... Masquerade! Stop and stare At the sea of smiles around you! Masquerade! Grinning yellows, spinning reds... Masquerade! Take your fill- Let the spectacle astound you!Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
