Kurt Weill
The Woman at the Altar
[ENSEMBLE]
And now Liza Elliott is going to be married
At last Liza Elliott is going to be married
Let music fill the air
We hail the happy pair
Lift every voice in praise
This is their day of days
[RANDY, ENSEMBLE]
This is new What a lovely day
I was merely existing For a lovely wedding
This is new What a lucky man to win himself
And I'm living at last Such a bride
Head to toe To the gates of Paradise
You've got me so I'm spellbound Both are heading
I don't know With love and loyalty
If I am heaven- or hell-bound Acting as their guide
[CHARLEY]
It's never too late to Mеndelssohn
Two hearts are at Journеy's Endelssohn
What e'er their future they must share it
I trust they Lohengrin and bear it
(spoken)
If there be any here who know why these two should not be joined in holy wedlock, let him speak now or forever hold his peace.
[SEPULCHRAL VOICE]
The murmurings of conscience do increase
And conscience can no longer hold its peace
This twain should ne'er be joined in holy wedlock
Or e'en in secular board and bed-lock
This is no part of heaven's marriage plan
This woman knows she does not love this man
[ENSEMBLE]
This woman knows she does not love this man
[LIZA]
No, no! No, no! No, no! That isn't true!
I do! I do! I do! I do!
[RANDY & MEN, WOMEN]
This is new This woman at the altar
I was merely existing Is not the true Liza Elliott
This is new Tell them about yourself, Liza Elliott
And I'm living at last Tell them the woman you really want to be
Head to toe Longing to be beautiful
You've got me so I'm spellbound And yet rejecting beauty
I don't know Tell them the truth
If I am heaven- or hell-bound Tell them the truth
[RANDY & ENSEMBLE]
This is no part of heaven's marriage plan
[LIZA]
No, no! No, no! It isn't true!
[ENSEMBLE]
This woman knows she does not love this man
[LIZA]
I do! I do! I do! I do!
[All simultaneous until end]
[MEN I]
This is new
And I'm merely existing
This is new
And I'm living at last, and I'm living at last
And I'm living at last, and I'm living at last
[WOMEN]
What a lovely day for a lovely wedding!
What a lovely day for a lovely wedding!
Ah!
[CHARLEY]
It's never too late to Mendelssohn
Two hearts are at Journey's Endelssohn
What e'er their future they must share it
I trust they Lohengrin and bear it
It's never too late to Mendelssohn
[CHILDREN]
The Prince in Orange and the Prince in Blue
And the Prince whose raiment was of lavender hue
They sighed and they suffered and they tossed at night
For the neighboring Princess of Pure Delight
[MEN II]
This is no part of heaven's marriage plan
This woman knows she does not love this man
This woman knows she does not love this man