Lyr Add: Bizet - (Carmen) Votre toast, (Toreador)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Bizet - (Carmen) Votre toast, (Toreador)
From: masato sakurai
Date: 06 Sep 05 - 01:20 AM

See also Lyr Req: Torreador (from opera) English lyrics.

Subject: Lyr Add: STAN' UP AN' FIGHT (TOREADOR SONG))
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 08:56 PM

Here's Oscar Hammerstein's version from 'Carmen Jones.'

STAN' UP AN' FIGHT (TOREADOR SONG)

Thanks a lot! I'm sure glad to be,
To be where I c'n see
So many friends o' mine.
How've I been doin'? How've I been doin'?
If you really wanta know de truth,
I'm doin' fine!
Seventeen decisions in a row,
An' only five on points; de res' was all K.O.
Jackson an' Johnson, Murphy an' Bronson,
One by one dey come,
An' one by one to dreamland dey go.
How's it done? You ask me, how's it done?
I got a trainer man who taught me all I know.
Sure feels good to have him in my corner,
Hear his voice a-whisp'rin' low:
"Big boy, remember, you mus' remember...

Stan' up an' fight until you hear de bell,
Stan' toe to toe, trade blow fer blow,
Keep punchin' till you make yer punches tell,
Show dat crowd watcher know!
Until you hear dat bell, dat final bell,
Stan' up an' fight like hell!"

When you fight out in de open air,
In a patch o' light de ring looks small an' white.
Out in de blackness, out in de blackness,
You c'n feel a hun'erd thousan' eyes
Fillin' de night.
Cigarettes are blinkin' in de dark,
An' makin' polka dots aroun' de baseball park,
People are quiet den dere's a riot!
Someone t'rows a punch
An' plants it right smack on de mark...
Someone's hurt, you kinda think it's you.
You hang across de ropes
Da's all you want to do.
Den you look aroun' an' see your trainer's eyes,
Beggin' you to see it through,
Dey say, "Remember, big Boy, remember

Stan' up an' fight until you hear de bell,
Stan' toe to toe, trade blow fer blow,
Keep punchin' till you make yer punches tell,
Show dat crowd watcher know!
Until you hear dat bell, dat final bell,
Stan, up an' fight like hell!"

Subject: Lyr Add: Bizet - (Carmen) Votre toast, (Toreador)
From: chico
Date: 05 Sep 05 - 02:19 PM

 (c, d e f g ab bb c) (Fm F7 Bbm) (bb c db eb f g ab bb c f) (A°? Eb7|C7 F#, C7 Fm)
   Fm
  Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre,                               Your toast, I can give it to you
           F7             Bbm
  Señors, señors car avec les soldats                                Sirs, sirs, for along with the soldiers
   Eb7       Ab      C7         Fm
  Oui, les Toréros, peuvent s'entendre;                              Yes, the Toreros, can understand;
   Ab                                 Eb7        Ab    (C7)
  Pour plaisirs, pour plaisirs,  Ils ont les combats!                For pleasures, for pleasures they have combats!
  
  Le cirque est plein, c'est jour de fête!                           The arena is full, it is the feast day!
  Le cirque est plein du haut en bas;                                The arena is full, from top to bottom;
  Les spectateurs, perdant la tête,                                  The spectators, losing their heads,
   F#                            C7          Fm/F
  Les spectateurs s'interpellent à grand fracas!                     The spectators began a big fracas!
   Cm          (Fm) Cm             (Fm)    Cm/G  Cm
  Apostrophes, cris et tapage, pousses jusques à la fureur!          Apostrophes, cries, and uproar grow to a furor!
   F#               C7           F#                       C
  Car c'est la fête du courage! C'est la fête des gens de cœur       Because it is a celebration of courage!
     Fm       C        Fm      C     (C repeated with C7 added)
  Allons! en garde! Allons! Allons! Ah!                              It is the celebration of people with heart!
  
   F                  Bb C7 F F/E Dm G7 C
  Toréador, en garde! Toréador,   Toréador!                          Let's go,
  Gm                   Dm
  Et songe bien, oui, songe en combattant                            And dream away, yes, dream in combat,
  Am/E  Am/C Am/B E7    A
  Qu'un œil noir te regarde,                                         That a black eye is watching you,
  Bb                      F        (a bb a>f<d c)  C7  F
  Et que l'amour t'attend, Toréador,         L'amour t'attend!       And that love awaits you,
  
  Tout d'un coup, on fait silence                                    All of a sudden, it is silent
  On fait silence, ah! que se passe-t-il?                            Ah, what is happening?
  Plus de cris, c'est l'instant! Plus de cris, c'est l'instant!      More cries! It is the moment!
  Le taureau s'élance en bondissant hors du Toril!                   The bull throws himself out of the Toril!
  
  Il s'élance! Il entre, Il frappe!                                  He throws himself out! He enters.
  Un cheval roule, entrainant un Picador,                            He strikes! A horse rolls, dragging a picador,
  Ah! bravo! Toro! Hurle la foule!                                   Ah, Bravo! Bull! The crowd roars!
  Le taureau va, il vient, Il vient et frappe encore!                The bull goes, he comes, and strikes again!
  
  En secouant ses banderilles, plein de fureur, il court!            Shaking his banderillos, full of fury, he runs!
          Le cirque est plein de sang!                               The arena is full of blood!
  On se sauve, on franchit les grilles! C'et ton tour maintenant!    They save themselves, they pass the gates
  Allons! En garde! allons! allons! Ah!                              It is your turn now. Let's go!
  
  (f# g g# a, d e c b)
  F/A F/C F &c    B°  (C7)          F
  Toréador, Toréador, L'amour t'attend!