A Little Night Music movie - Liaisons lyrics
rate me<br>
[MME. ARMFELDT]<br>
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At the villa of the Baron De Signac, <br>
Where I spent a somewhat infamous year, <br>
At the villa of the Baron De Signac <br>
I had ladies in attendance, <br>
Fire-opal pendants... <br>
Liaisons! <br>
What's happened to them? <br>
Liaisons today. <br>
Disgraceful! <br>
What's become of them? <br>
Some of them <br>
Hardly pay their shoddy way. <br>
What once was a rare champagne <br>
Is now just an amiable hock, <br>
What once was a villa, at least, <br>
Is "digs." <br>
What once was a gown with train <br>
Is now just a simple little frock, <br>
What once was a sumptuous feast <br>
Is figs. <br>
No--not even figs--raisins! <br>
Ah, liaisons! <br>
Now, where was I? <br>
Where was I? <br>
Oh, yes... <br>
At the palace of the Duke of Ferrara, <br>
Who was prematurely deaf but a dear, <br>
At the palace of the Duke of Ferrara <br>
I acquired some position <br>
Plus a tiny Titian... <br>
Liaisons! <br>
What's happened to them? <br>
Liaisons today. <br>
To see them--indiscriminate <br>
Women, it <br>
Pains me more than I can say, <br>
The lack of taste that they display! <br>
Where is style? <br>
Where is skill? <br>
Where is forethought? <br>
Where's discretion of the heart? <br>
Where's passion in the art? <br>
Where's craft? <br>
With a smile <br>
And a will <br>
But with more thought, <br>
I acquired a chateau <br>
Extravagantly o- <br>
Verstaffed. <br>
Too many people muddle sex <br>
With mere desire, <br>
And when emotion intervenes <br>
The nets descend. <br>
It should on no account perplex, <br>
Or worse, inspire; <br>
It's but a pleasurable means <br>
To a measurable end. <br>
Why does no one comprehend? <br>
Let us hope this lunacy's just a trend. <br>
Now where was I? <br>
Where was I? <br>
Oh, yes... <br>
In the castle of the King of the Belgians, <br>
(We would visit through a false chiffonier) <br>
In the castle of the King of the Belgians <br>
Who, when things got rather touchy, <br>
Deeded me a duchy... <br>
Liaisons! <br>
What's happened to them? <br>
Liaisons today. <br>
Untidy! <br>
Take my daughter, I <br>
Taught her, I <br>
Tried my best to point the way. <br>
I even named her <br>
Desiree. <br>
In a world where the kings are employers, <br>
Where the amateur prevails <br>
And delicacy fails <br>
To pay, <br>
In a world where the princes are lawyers, <br>
What can anyone expect <br>
Except to recollect Lia.... <br>
[She falls asleep.]<br>
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