|
Once on This Island - The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes Lyrics |
|
Broadway production (1990)
Once on This Island the Musical - The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes Lyrics
(Music by Stephen Flaherty and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens)
[STORYTELLER]
The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes.
A history lesson!
[STORYTELLER]
The boy's name was Daniel. Daniel
Beauxhomme. A boy from another world.
Another people.
A people descended for the French.
[MEN]
Some say...
Some say...
Some say...
Some say...
[WOMEN]
Some say...
Some say...
Some say...
Some say...
[STORYTELLER]
Four generations past
In the time of Napoleon
There came to this island
A Frenchman, Armand.
[All]
Armand!
[ARMAND]
Armand!
[STROYTELLER]
And he built a great fortune
And he built a grand mansion
And he wed a fine lady
So pale and so blonde
[MADAME ARMAND]
Armand!
[MADAME ARMAND]
But Armand took his pleasure
With the women who served him
Black peasant girls from
The village beyond
[TWO WOMEN]
Armand!
[STORYTELLER]
And the loveliest one
Bore the Frenchman a son
Such a fine peasant son
[ARMAND]
For Armand!
[WOMAN]
A beautiful child.
The pale color of coffee mixed with cream.
[ALL]
The beautiful one,
the beautiful son Beauxhomme
[STORYTELLER]
They named him:
[ALL]
Beauxhomme
The beautiful one, the beautiful son
Beauxhomme
[STORYTELLER]
And the boy grew to be a man
And the great war began.
[ALL]
Blacks fought against French
And the hated Napoleon
They fought for their island
And finally won
[Men (Not Armand)]
We Won!
We Won!
[BEAUXHOMME]
We Won!
[BEAUXHOMME]
And Armand sailed for France
By the seat of his pants
Driven out by his beautiful son!
[ALL]
The beautiful
One
The beautiful
Son
Beauxhomme, Beauxhomme
[BEAUXHOMME]
What was his is now mine!
The Beautiful
One
The beautiful
Son
Beauxhomme!
[BEAUXHOMME]
Beauxhomme!
[STORYTELLERS]
But Armand left behind a terrible,
terrible curse.
I curse my son
[ARMAND]
I curse my only son!
[STORYTELLERS]
I curse his sons
[ARMAND]
All of his sons!
[STORYTELLERS]
Generations
[ARAMAND]
All Beauxhomme yet unborn!
[STORYTELLERS]
In advance
[ARMAND]
Your black blood will keep you forever on this island...
While your hearts yearn forever for France!
[STORYTELLERS]
The unlucky one, the unlucky son
Beauxhomme, Beauxhomme.
From bad blood to worse
The name of the curse:
Beauxhomme.
The despise us for our blackness,
It reminds them where they're from
The sad, sad tale
Of the Beauxhomme!
Beauxhomme!
[TI MOUNE]
Tonton, he needs me!
Without me, he'll die!
[MAMA]
He will not want you, Ti Moune!
[TI MOUNE]
Please, Mama. Please Tonton.
Give me your blessing and let me go.
I will go to him!
[Thanks to Dani Starr for lyrics]
Read more: Once on This Island the Musical Lyrics
The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes Lyrics Once on This Island
Once on This Island the Musical Lyrics
SYNOPSIS
We Dance
One Small Girl
Waiting for Life
And the Gods Heard Her Prayer
Rain
Pray
Forever Yours
The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes
Ti Moune
Mama Will Provide
Some Say
The Human Heart
Pray (Reprise)
Some Girls
The Ball
When We Are Wed
Forever Yours (Reprise)
A Part of Us
Why We Tell the Story
|
