c'est le ballet - stephen flaherty & lynn ahrens lyrics
marie
if i’d never been a dancer
if i hadn’t needed toe shoes
if i’d never seen the artist
if i’d only walked away
but life turns upon a moment
like a dancer on her toe shoes
it was many years ago
and it happened, yes i know
but even now, i see the faces
voices call to take our places
for the roles we would play
ensemble
ah
“c’est le ballet, c’est le ballet”
“c’est le ballet”
“et voilá, c’est le ballеt”
day and night, night and day
“c’est le ballet, c’еst le ballet”
marie
here’s the world that i knew so well
paris loved what we had to sell
grace and charm
a parade of young bodies on show
ensemble
oh…
marie
on the stage in our cosy wings
off the stage, young and frightened (?) things
who lived in fear any moment we might be let go
ballerinas
one, two, three. two, two, three
“battement tendu”, two, three
turn and repeat, two, three
ballerina
oh, my feet!
marie
so, we go
ballerinas
so, we go
marie
“c’est le ballet”
ballerinas
“c’est le ballet”
marie
day and night
ballerinas
day and night
marie
night and day
ballerinas
night and day
marie & ballerinas
“c’est le ballet, c’est le ballet”
marie
poor little rats, as they called us then
out of the slums of paris
desperate beginners who danced for our dinners
ballerinas
one chassé, two chassé
one, two, three, four
marie
and one little rat named marie
that was me
monsieur corbeil
marie van goethem. this is the ballet, not the gutters. auditions for the spring ballet are coming up. if i see you in those filthy toe shoes again. i won’t just fine you. i’ll dismiss you! two francs!
marie
ballet was my life and my living
a balancing act with no net
but it was the one chance i’ve got
for my mother (?), my get
oh, i loved it beyond comprehension
this beautiful thing called the dance
the glamour, applause, the attention!
and did i mention romance?
christian
h*llo
young marie
h*llo
christian
i’ll soon be playing in auditions
just got the job from corbeil
young marie
that’s nice!
christian
hope you don’t dislike musicians
i’m christian
young marie
marie
christian
“enchanté”
ensemble
ah, ah, ah ah
ah, ah, ah ah
marie
cue the man in their black top hats
ensemble
ah
marie
business man and aristocrats
ensemble
ah
marie
be polite, without them there might be no ballet
ensemble
ah
man in top hat
poor feet
young marie
poor shoes, you mean. they’re beyond mending
man in top hat
well, i’d be happy to buy you a new pair
young marie
thank you, monsier, but i’d never take anything from a stranger
man in top hat
well, keep it in mind
marie & ensemble
“on dit oui, c’est le ballet”
so it goes, night and day
“c’est le ballet, c’est le ballet”
the steps that might glory or shame us
the dramas and backstage results (?)
and one man made us all famous
and his name was degas
monsieur corbeil
ah! monsieur degas!
degas
ah! (?) in the ballet
monsieur corbeil
i hope we’ve inspired you tonight
degas
not really, no. a few possible sketches
monsieur corbeil
and how did you like our new star?
degas
beautiful! perfection, sir. it is why i found it so very boring
young marie
nicoline, look!
nicoline & young marie
there he is with his book unfurled
degas
k!ll that
nicoline & young marie
strols about like he owns the world
degas
get down, instead
nicoline & young marie
ordering with his watch and his chain la*dee*da
marie
pocket watch for a ballet shoe
dancers do what they have to do
even if it’s the painter of dancers
ensemble
degas! degas! degas!
“et voilá! c’est le ballet”
see the girls, every day
on the ballet, “c’est le ballet”
“c’est la vie, c’est le ballet”
“day and night, night and day
”
“on dit oui”
marie
i see my youngself in the midst of this swirl
a talented, obstinate, desperate girl
who knew what she wanted
but not what a price she would pay
ensemble
“””c’est le ballet, c’est le ballet
, c’est le ballet”””
man in top hat
thief!
ensemble
“c’est le ballet”
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