Crédits
INTERPRÉTATION
Sierra Boggess
Soprano
Julian Ovenden
Baryton
Carousel Ensemble
Chœur
Sinfonia of London
Orchestre
John Wilson
Direction d’orchestre
John Mills
Direction
COMPOSITION ET PAROLES
Richard Rodgers
Composition
Oscar Hammerstein II
Paroles/Composition
Benjamin F. Glazer
Adaptation
Don Walker
Orchestration
Paroles
"Enoch (spoken)
A man’s got to make plans fer his life – and
then he’s got to stick to ’em.
Carrie (spoken)
Your plans are turnin’ out fine, ain’t they,
Enoch?
Enoch (spoken)
All accordin’ to schedule, so far.
(sung)
I own a little house,
And I sail a little boat,
And the fish I ketch I sell –
And, in a manner of speakin’,
I’m doin’ very well.
I love a little girl
And she’s in love with me,
And soon she’ll be my bride
And, in a manner of speakin’,
I should be satisfied.
Carrie (spoken)
Well, ain’t you?
Enoch
If I told you my plans, and the things I intend,
It’d make ev’ry curl on yer head stand on end!
When I make enough money outa one little
boat,
I’ll put all my money in another little boat.
I’ll make twic’t as much outa two little boats,
And the fust thing you know I’ll hev four little
boats!
Then eight little boats,
Then a fleet of little boats!
Then a great big fleet of great big boats!
All ketchin’ herring,
Bringin’ it to shore,
Sailin’ out again
And bringin’ in more,
And more, and more,
And more!
Carrie (spoken)
Who’s goin’ t’eat all thet herring?
Enoch (spoken)
They ain’t going to be herring! Goin’ to put
’em in cans and call ’em sardines. Goin’ to
build a little sardine cannery – then a big
one – then the biggest one in the country.
Carrie, I’m goin’ to get rich on sardines.
I mean, we’re goin’ t’get rich – you and me. I
mean you and me... and... all of us.
(sung)
The fust year we’re married we’ll hev one
little kid,
The second year we’ll go and hev another
little kid.
You’ll soon be darnin’ socks fer eight little
feet –
Carrie (sung)
Are you buildin’ up to another fleet?
Enoch
We’ll build a lot more rooms,
Our dear little house’ll get bigger,
Our dear little house’ll get bigger.
Carrie (to herself)
And so will my figger!
Enoch (spoken)
Carrie, ken y’imagine how it’ll be when all the
kids are upstairs in bed, and you and me sit
alone by the fireside – me in my armchair, you
on my knee – mebbe?
Carrie (spoken)
Mebbe.
(And, to his great delight, Carrie sits on his knee.)
Enoch (sung)
When the children are asleep, we’ll sit and dream
The things that ev’ry other dad and mother dream.
When the children are asleep and lights are low,
If I still love you the way I love you today,
You’ll pardon my saying, ‘I told you so!’
When the children are asleep, I’ll dream with you.
We’ll think, ‘What fun we hev had!’
And be glad that it all came true.
Carrie (sung)
When children are awake,
A-rompin’ through the rooms
Or runnin’ on the stairs,
Then, in a manner of speakin’,
The house is really theirs.
But once they close their eyes
And we are left alone
And free from all their fuss,
Then, in a manner of speakin’,
We ken be really us.
When the children are asleep, we’ll sit and dream –
Enoch
Dream all alone –
Carrie
The things that ev’ry other dad and mother
dream.
Enoch
Dreams that won’t be interrupted.
When the children are asleep and lights are low,
Carrie
Lo and behold!
If I still love you the way I love you today,
You’ll pardon my saying, ‘I told you so!’
When the children are asleep, I’ll dream with you.
Enoch
You’ll dream with me.
Carrie
We’ll think, ‘What fun we hev had!’
And be glad that it all came true.
Enoch
When today is a long time ago –
Both
You’ll still hear me say
That the best dream I know is –
Enoch
You!
Carrie
When the children are asleep, I’ll dream with you."
Written by: Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
