Lament and comedy

Fins i tot estar malalta (només una mica) té els seus punts positius…

- No importa com de malament cuinis, t’ho menges tot sense enterar-te de lo salat, soso o recuit que està

- Pots fer superfrases blueseras amb veu rascada sense problemes

- Quan cantes ressona tot més, ahir vam descobrir el meu registre greu (sí sí, greu!), que sonava molt a gust fins al LA2…

tot i que… vull estar bé!

Ui, ja que he dit això no puc deixar de fer un homenatge a les altos posant aquest link. Realment deu ser terrible… Casi com tocar la viola! :-D

Alto’s Lament, por Natalie Weiss

 

I’ve had much good luck as a performer,
I’ve been cast in almost every show:
From Carroussel to Hair,
On Broadway I was there,
But you’d never never know.
Perhaps you picked me out last year in Phantom,
Or underneath my dirt in Misérables.
But if you tried to pick me out from all the voices in the crowd,
I am certain that you must have had a proble.
My plaint is quite familiar to those who’ve tread the boards
At the Nederlander, Shubert or Rialto.
And though I’ve got a great high C: [real high C],
The reaction seems to be: “Oh that was so much fun /Oh that was really nice.
But we need you singing ALTO.”
Please give me a chance to sing melody,
Give me a crack at the tune.
I’m filled with chagrin every time I begin
[alto part] By the light of the silvery moon.
One little shot at the melody,
Give me a moment to shine,
I’m sick of [aquí no ho entenc]
Just look at Oklahoma for example,
That rousing title number of the show:
When everyone is singing “Oklahooooma!”
I got “skyyyy Yo-Ho!”
And now for a medley of some of my final roles:
“The hills are alive with the sound of music”
“Three little maids from school are we
Pert as a school-girl well can be
Filled to the brim with girlish glee
Three little maids from school”
“Touch me, it’s so easy to leave me”
“What mirror, where? What, which, where, who, who, who , who?
Such a pretty me!”
Please pull up your strings for the melody,
Don’t care if the solo is teeny.
It will be nirvana, from having such mana
To sing something other that “Sweeney”
I’m down on my knees for the melody
I’m begging with all of my might,
Just have one bar, and let this chorus girl be a star,
Tonight!

 

1 Resposta a “Lament and comedy”


  1. 1 Anna 2, Febrer, 2008 a les 23:45

    Hahahahahahahahahahaaaa!!!!

    Moooolt bo, nena…! El faré arribar a unes quantes col.legues de corda que s’hi sentiran molt identificades!

    Una abraçada des de la “Wurstland”!

    Anna

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