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Thread #9931   Message #1874164
Posted By: GUEST,GUEST
01-Nov-06 - 04:45 PM
Thread Name: ADD: The Rhythm of Life (from Sweet Charity)
Subject: RE: Req/ADD: The Rhythm of Life
I've been looking forever for recordings/lyrics of 2 songs that I sang in a chorus when I was younger.

Rhythm Of Life was one of them, and I just found it on bearshare, and the other one was called Dance Dance Dance and this is the closest I could find to being the lyrics of the entire song

"In a village called Podolga, somewhere on the upper Volga
Lived a man who played the violin. Everynight when work was ended, he would play a tune so splendid; Soon the merry dancing would begin.

When they heard his fiddle playing everyone would soon be swaying.Toes would tap and feet would start to fly. In a circle round the fire, spirits soaring ever higher, They would raise their voices to the sky.

(Chorus)
And they would dance (dance, dance, dance, dance, dance) together through the night. Yes, they would dance (dance, dance, dance, dance, dance) until the morning light. How they would dance (dance, dance, dance, dance, dance) He'd play his magic fiddle and they'd dance; the night away.

Everywhere the fiddler stayed he took his violin and played And soon the people came from far and wide. Once they heard his pizzicato there was no one who would not go Dancing all around the country side.

With his fiddle he would work a czardas or a mad mazurka
As the people whirled around with glee.
Villagers would ask him for a trepak or lively hora;
Then kick up their heels in ecstacy.

(Chorus)
(Chorus)

And they would dance (dance, dance, dance, dance)
Dance (dance, dance, dance, dance)
Dance (dance, dance); Dance (dance, dance)
Dance (dance, dance); Dance (dance, dance)
dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance,
Dance (dance, dance, dance) the night away!"



I'm pretty sure some parts were missing, I remember there being upper soprano parts that aren't here. Does anyone know of somewhere I could download of buy a recording of it? or who it's by? sheet music? anything?

thanks