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Credits

AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Neil Jenkins
Neil Jenkins
Tenor
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Dirigent:in
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
Orchester
Jerry Hadley
Jerry Hadley
Tenor
Clive Bailey
Clive Bailey
Bass
John Treleavan
John Treleavan
Tenor
Lindsay Benson
Lindsay Benson
Bariton
Richard Suart
Richard Suart
Bass
Adolph Green
Adolph Green
Stimme und Gesang
Justin Brown
Justin Brown
Assistent:in des:der Dirigent:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Komponist:in
Hugh Wheeler
Hugh Wheeler
Librettist:in
Richard Wilbur
Richard Wilbur
Texte
Voltaire
Voltaire
Autor:in
Hershy Kay
Hershy Kay
Orchestrator:in
John Mauceri
John Mauceri
Orchestrator:in
PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK
Hans Weber
Hans Weber
Produzent:in
Alison Ames
Alison Ames
Produzent:in
Gregor Zielinsky
Gregor Zielinsky
Mischtechniker:in
Jobst Eberhardt
Jobst Eberhardt
Aufnahmeingenieur:in
Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Aufnahmeingenieur:in
Andrew Wedman
Andrew Wedman
Schnitttechniker:in

Lyrics

I do hereby make a motion
In hopes of your approval
That after our removal
From this most unpleasant ocean
We all say farewell
To vanity and strife
And in some dale, oh, in some dale
Pursue the simple life
What a royal, royal notion
I second Charles' motion
I thank you, noble Prussian
Let us open the discussion
Yo-ho
Charles Edward's plan appeals to me
What good are pomp and riches?
Let's wash our hands of luxury
In irrigation ditches
I'm sick of plot and counterplot
They never fail to thicken
Let's find a humble rustic spot
And cultivate the chicken
Ah, what pregnant observations
I thank you for your patience
Point of order, Mr. Chairman
The floor is yours, King Hermann
Yo-ho
Aye, aye, shh
We kings live so unpleasantly
Our lives are hard and lonely
Let's form a happy peasantry
For former monarchs only
I'll trade my kingdom for a hoe
My scepter for a shovel
And make the red, red roses grow
Around our happy hovel
What a very sweet suggestion
I hereby move the question
I second Charles' move, sirs
Say "Aye" if you approve, sirs
Yo-ho (aye)
Yo-ho (aye)
Yo-ho (aye, aye, aye, aye, aye, aye...)
We have passed Charles Edward's motion
And now if we can manage
Without excessive damage
The motion of this ocean
We'll all say farewell
To vanity and strife
And in some dale, oh, in some dale
Pursue the simple life (what a simple life)
Yo-ho for the simple life (for the simple life)
Yo-ho for the simple life (for the simple life)
Yo-ho for the simple life (for the simple life)
Yo-ho (aye, aye)
Yo-ho (aye, aye, aye, aye)
Yo-ho (aye, aye, aye, aye)
Yo-ho (aye, aye, aye, aye)
Yo-ho (aye, aye)
Written by: Dorothy Parker, Hugh Wheeler, John Latouche, John Wells, Leonard Bernstein, Lillian Hellman, Richard Wilbur, Stephen Sondheim, Voltaire

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