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Sons Of
03:50
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Sons of the thief, sons of the saint
Who is the child with no complaint
Sons of the great or sons unknown
All were children like your own
The same sweet smiles,
the same sad tears
The cries at night,
the nightmare fears
Sons of the great or sons unknown
All were children like your own...
So long ago: long, long, ago...
But sons of tycoons
or sons of the farms
All of the children ran
from your arms
Through fields of gold,
through fields of ruin
All of the children
vanished too soon
In tow’ring waves, in walls of flesh
Among dying birds trembling with death
Sons of tycoons or sons of the farms
All of the children ran from your arms...
So long ago: long, long, ago...
But sons of your sons
or sons passing by
Children we lost in lullabies
Sons of true love or sons of regret
All of the sons you cannot forget
Some built the roads,
some wrote the poems
Some went to war,
some never came home
Sons of your sons or sons passing by
Children we lost in lullabies...
So long ago: long, long, ago
But, sons of the thief,
sons of the saint
Who is the child with no complaint
Sons of the great or sons unknown
All were children like your own
The same sweet smiles,
the same sad tears
The cries at night,
the nightmare fears
Sons of the great or sons unknown
All were children like your own...
Like your own, like your own
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O mio babbino caro,
mi pia ce, è bello bello,
vo’ andare in Porta Rossa
a comperar l’anello!
Si, si, ci voglio andare!
E se l’a ma sindarno,
andrei sul Ponte Vecchio
ma per buttarmi in Arno!
Mi struggo e mi tormento,
O Dio! Vorrei morir!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Babbo, pietà, pietà!
Oh my dear father,
I like him, he is very handsome.
I want to go to Porta Rossa
to buy the ring!
Yes, yes, I want to go there!
And if my love were in vain,
I would go to Ponte Vecchio
and throw myself in the Arno!
I am pining and I am tormented,
Oh God! I would want to die!
Daddy, have mercy, have mercy!
Daddy, have mercy, have mercy!
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Signore, ascolta!
Deh!, signore, acolta!
Liù non regge più!
Si pezza il cuore! Ahimè,
quanto cammino
col tuo nome nell’anima
col nome tuo nell’labbra
Ma se il tuo destino,
doman, sarà deciso,
noi morrem sulla strada dell’esilio.
Ei perderà suo figlio...
io l’ombra d’un sorriso!
Liù non regge più!
ha pietà!
Lord, hear!
Ah, sir, listen!
Liù no longer holds,
it breaks my heart!
Alas, what with your name
in my way,
with your name on the lips!
But if your fate will be
decided tomorrow,
we die on the road of exile.
He would lose his son …
I am the shadow of a smile.
Liù does not hold anymore!
Take pity!
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Fever
03:35
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Never know how much I love you
Never know how much I care
When you put your arms around me
I get a fever that’s so hard to bear
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever! in the morning
Fever all through the night
Sun lights up the daytime
Moon lights up the night
I light up when you call my name
And you know I’m gonna treat you right
You give me fever
When you kiss me
Fever when you hold me tight
Fever! in the morning
Fever all through the night
Everybody’s got the fever
That is something you all know
Fever isn’t such a new thing
Fever started long ago
Romeo loved Juliet
Juliet, she felt the same
When he put his arms around her
He said, “Julie, baby, you’re my flame
“Thou giveth fever
“When we kisseth
“Fever with thy flaming youth
“Fever! I’m afire
“Fever, yea, I burn, forsooth.”
Cap’n Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair
When her daddy tried to kill him
She said, “Daddy, oh, don’t you dare!
“He gives me fever
“With his kisses
“Fever when he holds me tight
“Fever! I’m his missus
“Daddy, won’t you treat him right?”
Now you’ve listened to my story
Here’s the point that I have made
We were born to give you fever
Be it Fahrenheit or Centigrade
We give you fever
When we kiss you
Fever if you live and learn
Fever! till you sizzle
What a lovely way to burn
What a lovely way to burn
Fever!
What a lovely way to burn
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5. |
Come Rain or Come Shine
03:17
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I’m gonna love you
Like nobody’s loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain
And deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me
It was just one of those things
But don’t ever bet me
Cause I’m gonna be true
If you let me
You’re gonna love me
Like nobody’s loved me
Come rain or come shine
Happy together, unhappy together
And won’t it be fine
Days may be cloudy or sunny
We’re in, or we’re out of the money
But I’m with you always
I’m with you rain or shine
I’m gonna love you
Like nobody’s loved you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain
Deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me
It was just one of those things
But don’t ever bet me
Cause I’m gonna be true
Yes, I’m gonna be true
If you let me
You’re gonna love me
Like nobody’s loved me
Come rain or come shine
Happy together, unhappy together
And won’t it be fine
Days may be cloudy or sunny
We’re in, or we’re out of the money
But I’ll love you always
I’m with you rain or shine
Come rain or shine
Rain or shine
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I never cared much for
moonlit skies
I never wink back at fireflies
But now that the stars are
in your eyes
I’m beginning to see the light
I never went in for afterglow
Or candlelight on the mistletoe
But now when you
turn the lamp down low
I’m beginning to see the light
Used to ramble through the park
Shadow boxing in the dark
Then you came and caused a spark
That’s a four-alarm fire, now
I never made love by lantern shine
I never saw rainbows in my wine
But now that your lips
are burning mine
I’m beginning to see the light
…. moonlit skies
…. fireflies
But now that the stars are
in your eyes
I’m beginning to see the light
Used to ramble through the park
Shadow boxing in the dark
Then you came and caused a spark
That’s a four-alarm fire, now
I never made love by lantern shine
I never saw rainbows in my wine
But now that your lips are burning mine
I’m beginning to see the light
I’m beginning
Beginning to see the light
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It won’t be easy,
you’ll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love
after all that I’ve done
You won’t believe me
All you will see is
a girl you once knew
Although she’s dressed up
to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen,
I had to change
Couldn’t stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window
Staying out of the sun
So, I chose freedom
Running around,
trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don’t cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don’t keep your distance
And as for fortune and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world
They were all I desired
They are illusions
They are not the solutions
they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you and hope you love me
Don’t cry for me Argentina
Don’t cry for me Argentina
The truth is I never left you
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don’t keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There’s nothing more
I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do
is look at me to know
That every word is true
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8. |
Far from the Home I Love
02:48
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How can I hope to make you understand
Why I do, what I do.
Why I must travel to a distant land,
Far from the home I love.
Once I was happily content to be
As I was, where I was,
Close to the people
who are close to me,
Here in the home I love.
Who could see that
a man could come
Who would change
the shape of my dreams.
Helpless now I stand with him,
Watching older dreams grow dim.
Oh, what a melancholy choice this is,
Wanting home, wanting him,
Closing my heart to every hope
but his,
Leaving the home I love.
There where my heart has settled long ago
I must go, I must go.
Who could imagine I’d be
wand’ring so
Far from the home I love.
Yet there with my love, I’m home.
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9. |
It's Raining Men
03:10
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Hi! I’m your Weather Girl
And have I got news for you
You better listen now!
Get ready, all you lonely girls
and leave those umbrellas at home
Humidity’s rising,
Barometer’s getting low
According to all sources, the street’s the place to go
Cause tonight for the first time
Just about half-past ten
For the first time in history
It’s gonna start raining men.
It’s Raining Men! Hallelujah!
It’s Raining Men! Amen!
I’m gonna go out,
I’m gonna let myself get,
Absolutely soaking wet!
It’s Raining Men! Hallelujah!
It’s Raining Men! Every Specimen!
Tall, blonde, dark and lean
Rough and tough
and strong and mean
God bless Mother Nature,
she’s a single woman too
She took off to heaven,
she did what she had to do
She taught every angel
to rearrange the sky
So that each and every woman
could find her perfect guy
It’s Raining Men! Hallelujah!
It’s Raining Men! Amen!
It’s Raining Men! Hallelujah!
It’s Raining Men! Amen!
I... feel... stormy... weather... moving... in
About to begin
With... the... thunder... don’t... you... loose... your... head
Rip off the roof and stay in bed!
God bless Mother Nature,
she’s a single woman too
She took off to heaven,
and she did what she had to do
She taught every angel,
she rearranged the sky
So that each and every woman
could find her perfect guy
It’s Raining Men! Yeah!
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(Sarah)
Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what’s on the other side
Rainbows are visions
But only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
(Sarah)
So we’ve been told
And some choose to believe it
I know they’re wrong, wait and see
Some day we’ll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me
(Sima)
Who said that every wish
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Somebody thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it’s done so far
(Sima)
What’s so amazing
That keeps us stargazing
And what do we think we might see
Someday we’ll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me
(Sarah)
All of us under its spell, we know that it’s probably magic
(Sima and Sarah)
Have you been half asleep?
And have you heard voices?
I’ve heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound
That called the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same
(Sima and Sarah)
I’ve heard it too many times
to ignore it
It’s something that I’m
supposed to be
Someday we’ll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
(Sima and Sarah)
La da da da da da da da da da da da da da ohhh
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Sima Abrams New York, New York
Sima Abrams is a classical singer who loves a wide variety of music styles. Music has been a part of her life since early childhood, and now sings with the Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus. She has been taking voice lessons using the Vocal Behavior Training method since she was 13 with Alma Mae Vajas. ... more
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