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Normandy
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Soundtrack
Normandy was released on April 1, 1997 by Masterworks Broadway as a part of the album Once Upon a Mattress (New Broadway Cast Recording (1996))
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Release DateApril 1, 1997
LabelMasterworks Broadway
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM82

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lawrence Clayton
Lawrence Clayton
Vocals
David Hibbard
David Hibbard
Vocals
Jane Krakowski
Jane Krakowski
Vocals
Heath Lamberts
Heath Lamberts
Vocals
Once Upon a Mattress Orchestra
Once Upon a Mattress Orchestra
Performer
Eric Stern
Eric Stern
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mary Rodgers
Mary Rodgers
Composer
Marshall Barer
Marshall Barer
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay David Saks
Jay David Saks
Producer
James P. Nichols
James P. Nichols
Recording Engineer
Tony Black
Tony Black
Assistant Engineer
Paul Falcone
Paul Falcone
Assistant Engineer
Kevin Fox
Kevin Fox
Assistant Engineer
Jason Groucott
Jason Groucott
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

I must go. 
Lady Larken, you know the Queen would never permit one of her ladies-in-waiting to leave the castle by herself?
God knows I'm a lady-in-waiting. 
Beyond the wall which you must climb
Climb?
It's twenty-two feet and covered with slime
Slime?
And infested with spiders
Spiders?
Oh, the spiders are sweet compared to the snakes...
Snakes?
...on the other side
Oh, they won't hurt you. Unless of course you insist on leaving alone. And now
Well I did, but if I'd known it was so terrible out there...
Then you'd think a second thought and come with me
I know all the secret ways to set you free
Over the hills and to the open sea
Open sea... But where?
Normandy. 
Normandy? But why?
Because it's out of the castle, out of the country, and safe where no one knows you. 
Safe...
And besides...
Normandy
Is fine and fair
So Normandy
Is where we'll go
I can show you a beach
Where the peach blossom blows
And I know how to reach
A man who knows a man who knows
A cozy inn
A friendly place
With rows of windows facing the sea
This time of year
The air, I hear, is rare and clear and warm
In Normandy!
I know a meadow covered with mustard flowers
Golden as the sun
Where a wondrous thing can happen
When an April day is done
There's a moment after the twilight
When the sky goes suddenly green
And the world stands hushed and waiting
For the first white stars to convene
When you see that em'rald sky (You'll see the em'rald sky)
You'll know the reason why (And know the reason why)
There's not another place I'd rather be (No place I'd rather be)
Keep your Eldorado!
And to hell with Burgundy!
Come fly with me
Come try those wings
Come swift, for we
Have things to do
Is there truly a beach
Where the peach blossom blows?
Are you sure you can reach
That man who knows that man who knows
That cozy inn (There's jessamine and)
That friendly place (White lilac lace and)
With rows of windows facing the sea
This time of year the air, I hear, is rare and clear
And warm...
Don't be afraid...
It's warm...
Heaven was made...
In Normandy!
In Normandy!
In Normandy!
In Normandy!
In Normandy!
Written by: Marshall Barer, Mary Rodgers
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