Δεύτερη Φωνή Θρηνεί :-)

(1999) Alto's Lament
by Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler

Έτσι, στη Δύση θρηνεί

η δεύτερη γυναικεία (Alto) φωνή,

που εκτελείται συνήθως από Μεσόφωνη ή Κοντράλτο,
και στηρίζει αρμονικά την Αποπάνω. :-)

(Στην Ελλάδα γλυτώσαμε τέτοια τραύματα και βιώματα,
που θα έβγαζαν αντίστοιχο τραγούδι μας,

λόγω της ελεγχόμενης εισβολής της πολυφωνίας,
αλλα και της απουσίας σοπρανοκρατίας :-)

I've had much good luck as a performer

I've been cast in almost every show

From Carousel to Hair, on Broadway--I was there

But you'll never never know

Perhaps you picked me out last year in Phantom

Or underneath my dirt in Miserable Les

But if you tried to pick me out of all the voices in the crowd

I am certain that you must have had a proble(m)

My plight is quite familiar

To those who tread the boards

At the Nederlander, Schubert or Rialto

And though I've got a great high C

(sings high C)

The reaction seems to be

"Well that was so much fine..
was that hard for you?...but we need you singing alto"

Please give me a chance to sing melody

Give me a crack at the tune

I'm filled with chagrin every time I begin

*↓By the light of the silvery moon

One little shot at the melody

Give me a moment to shine

I'm sick of

*↓Can't help loving that man of mine

Just look at Oklahoma for example

That rousing title number of the show

While everyone is singing Oklahoma!

I get *↓sky-y-y-y-y-y-y yo ho!

And now a medley of some of my finer roles

*↓The hills are alive with the sound of music

*↓Three little maids from school are we pert as a school girl well can be filled to the brim with girlish glee three little maids from school

*↓Touch me its so easy to leave me

*↓What mirror where? Which what where who who who? Such a pretty me. such a pretty me

Please pull a few strings for the melody

Don't care if the solo is teeny

It would be Nirvana

from Heaven such manna

To sing something other than *Sweeney

I'm down on my knees for the melody

I'm begging with all of my might

Just have a bar, and let this chorus girl be a star!

To  *↓night!