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Finale
102
Soundtrack
Finale was released on January 1, 1991 by Masterworks as a part of the album The Secret Garden (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1991
LabelMasterworks
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Rebecca Luker
Rebecca Luker
Vocals
Kay Walbye
Kay Walbye
Vocals
Michael de Vries
Michael de Vries
Vocals
The Secret Garden Ensemble
The Secret Garden Ensemble
Vocals
The Secret Garden Original Broadway Cast
The Secret Garden Original Broadway Cast
Performer
Michael Kosarin
Michael Kosarin
Music Director
The Secret Garden Orchestra
The Secret Garden Orchestra
Performer
Jeanine Levenson
Jeanine Levenson
Conductor
Kevin Kuhn
Kevin Kuhn
Guitar
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Guitar
James Saporito
James Saporito
Percussion
Cecelia Hobbs Gardner
Cecelia Hobbs Gardner
Violin
Ann Labin
Ann Labin
Violin
Jean R. Perrault
Jean R. Perrault
Violin
Evan Johnson
Evan Johnson
Violin
Yong Tae Kim
Yong Tae Kim
Violin
David Nadien
David Nadien
Violin
Sanford Allen
Sanford Allen
Violin
Eugene Orloff
Eugene Orloff
Violin
Louann Montesi
Louann Montesi
Violin
Gerald Terack
Gerald Terack
Violin
Charles Libove
Charles Libove
Violin
Richard Sortomme
Richard Sortomme
Violin
Suzanne Ornstein
Suzanne Ornstein
Violin
Regis Iandiorio
Regis Iandiorio
Violin
Jeff Carney
Jeff Carney
Bass
John Miller
John Miller
Bass
Julien Barber
Julien Barber
Viola
Susan Prey
Susan Prey
Viola
Al Brown
Al Brown
Viola
Harold Coletta
Harold Coletta
Viola
Mort Shuman
Mort Shuman
Cello
Maria Kitsopoulos
Maria Kitsopoulos
Cello
Richard Locker
Richard Locker
Cello
Jesse Levy
Jesse Levy
Cello
Nina Kellman
Nina Kellman
Harp
Keith Underwood
Keith Underwood
Woodwinds
Andrew Sterman
Andrew Sterman
Woodwinds
Vicki Bodner
Vicki Bodner
Woodwinds
Don McGeen
Don McGeen
Woodwinds
Neil Balm
Neil Balm
Trumpet
Kaitlin Mahony
Kaitlin Mahony
French Horn
Katharine Dennis
Katharine Dennis
French Horn
Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon
French Horn
Matt Finders
Matt Finders
Trombone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse
Composer
Thomas Mehann
Thomas Mehann
Lyrics
Martin Charnin
Martin Charnin
Lyrics
Michael Kosarin
Michael Kosarin
Vocal Arranger
William D. Brohn
William D. Brohn
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thomas Z. Shepard
Thomas Z. Shepard
Producer
Sandy Palmer
Sandy Palmer
Assistant Engineer
Ben Rizzi
Ben Rizzi
Mixing Engineer
David Merrill
David Merrill
Mixing Engineer
Paul Goodman
Paul Goodman
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

No te vayas
Si me dejas
Si te alejas de mí
Seguirás en mis recuerdos para siempre
Para siempre, para siempre
Para siem—
Para siem—
Para siempre
Lights up on Washington Heights
And now the crack of dawn
I pack as life goes on and on and on
Para siempre
Time to go, but I'm doing the math
On this cash money to have Sonny stay on his path
Para siempre
Abuela really wanted me up on a beach
With margaritas in my reach, and
Soon that's how it's gonna be
Para siempre
And look at me, leavin' today
On a seven-forty-seven boardin' JFK
The hydrants are open
Cool breezes blow
The hydrants are open
Cool breezes blow
Piragua!
Good morning
The hydrants are open
Piragua!
New block of ice, piragua!
Cool breezes blow
So sweet and nice, piragua!
Piragua!
Piragua!
Piragua!
Good morning (Siempre)
The hydrants are open
Piragua!
New block of ice, piragua!
Cool breezes blow
So sweet and nice, piragua! (Seguirás en mis recuerdos)
Piragua! (Para siempre)
Piragua!
Piragua!
I'll be downtown (Siempre)
Piragua!
New block of ice, piragua!
(Seguirás en mis recuerdos)
It won't be long now (Para siempre)
There's a breeze off the Hudson
And just when
You think you're sick of living here the memory floods in
The morning light off the fire escapes
The nights at Bennett Park blasting Big Pun tapes
I'm ‘a miss this place, to tell you the truth
Kevin dispensin' wisdom from his dispatch booth
And at dawn, Vanessa at the salon, we gotta move on
But who's gonna notice we're gone?
When our job's done
As the evening winds down to a crawl, son
Can I ease my mind when we're all done?
When we've resigned in the long run
What do we leave behind?
Most of all, I'll miss Abuela's whispers
Doin' the Lotto Pick Six every Christmas
In five years, when this whole city's rich folks and hipsters
Who's gonna miss this raggedy little business?
Hey, you
Hey
Do you have two minutes? You said you wanted to see the world through my eyes, right?
Yeah
Come with me
Usnavi sees Graffiti Pete's mural
He hates it.​
Shh. He's forming an artistic opinion.​
You did this last night?
Yeah.​
There goes my flight.​
What?
Graffiti Pete you're gonna need some new cans
Here's some money, finish up
There's been a slight change of plans!
Nice!
Listen up guys, you got a job, I'm not playin'
You gotta go now, tell the whole block I'm stayin'!
Go ahead, tell everyone we know!
Sonny…
Alright, go!
Yeah, I'm a streetlight!
Chillin' in the heat!
I illuminate the stories of the people in the street
Some have happy endings
Some are bittersweet
But I know them all and that's what makes my life complete
We're home!
And if not me, who keeps our legacies?
Who's gonna keep the coffee sweet with secret recipes?
Abuela, rest in peace, you live in my memories
But Sonny's gotta eat, this corner is my destiny
We're home!
Brings out the best in me, we pass a test and we
Keep pressin' and yes indeed, you know I'll never leave
If you close your eyes that hydrant is a beach
That siren is a breeze, that fire escape's a leaf on a palm tree!
[CARLA/DANIELA/NINA/CAMILA/
VANESSA/SONNY/PIRAGUA GUY/KEVIN]
We're home!
Abuela, I'm sorry
But I ain't goin' back because I'm telling your story
And I can say goodbye to you smilin', I found my island
I been on it this whole time
I'm home!
We're home!
The hydrants are open
Cool breezes blow!
It's a wonderful life that I've known
“Merry Christmas you ole' Building and Loan!”
I'm home!
We're home!
The hydrants are open
Cool breezes blow!
Abuela, that ain't a stoop, that's your throne
Long after ya birds have all flown
I'm home!
Where the coffee's non-stop
And I drop this hip-hop
In my mom and pop shop
I'm home!
Where people come
People go
Let me show all of these people what I know
There's no place like home!
And let me set the record straight!
I'm steppin' to Vanessa
I'm gettin' a second date
I'm home!
Where it's a hundred in the shade
But with patience and faith
We remain unafraid
I'm home!
You hear that music in the air?
Take the train to the top of the world
I'm there
I'm home!
Written by: Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, Thomas Mehann
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