1.All I Ask Of You
(Raoul)
No more talk
of darkness,
Forget these
wide-eyed fears.
I'm here,
nothing can harm you -
my words will
warm and calm you.
Let me be
your freedom,
let daylight
dry your tears.
I'm here
with you, beside you,
to guard you
and to guide you...
(Christine)
Say you love me
every
waking moment,
turn my head
with talk of summertime...
Say you need me
with you
now and always...
Promise me that all
you say is true -
that's all I ask
of you...
(Raoul)
Let me be
your shelter,
let me be your light.
You're safe：
No-one will find you -
your fears are
far behind you...
(Christine)
All I want
is freedom,
a world with
no more night...
and you,
always beside me,
to hold me
and to hide me...
(Raoul)
Then say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
let me lead you
from your solitude....
Say you need me
with you
here, beside you...
anywhere you go,
let me go too -
Christine,
that's all I ask
of you...
(Christine)
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
say the word
and I will follow you...
(Both)
Share each day with
me, each
night, each morning...
(Christine)
Say you love me...
(Raoul)
You know I do...
(Both)
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...
Anywhere you go
let me go too...
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you...
(Phantom)
I gave you my music...
made your song take wing...
and now how you've
repaid me：
denied me
and betrayed me...
He was bound to love you
when he heard you sing...
Christine...
Christine...
(Raoul／Christine)
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
say the word
and I will follow you...
Share each day with
me, each
night, each morning...
(Phantom)
You will curse the day
you did not do
all that the Phantom asked
of you...!
2.Angel Of Music
(Phantom)
Bravi, bravi, bravissimi...
(Meg)
Where in the world
have you been hiding？
Really, you were
perfect!
I only wish
I knew your secret!
Who is this new
tutor？
(Christine)
Father once spoke
of an angel...
I used to dream he'd
appear...
Now as I sing,
I can sense him...
And I know
he's here...
Here in this room
he calls me softly...
somewhere inside...
hiding...
Somehow I know
he's always with me...
he - the unseen
genius...
(Meg)
Christine, you must have
been dreaming...
stories like this can't
come true...
Christine, you're talking
in riddles...
and it's not
like you...
(Christine)
Angel of Music!
Guide
and guardian!
Grant to me your
glory!
(Meg)
Who is this angel？
This...
(Both)
Angel of Music!
Hide
no longer!
Secret and strange
angel...
(Christine)
He's with me,
even now...
(Meg)
Your hands are cold...
(Christine)
All around me...
(Meg)
Your face, Christine,
it's white...
(Christine)
It frightens me...
(Meg)
Don't be frightened...
3.Down Once More, Track Down This Murderer
PHANTOM
Down once more
to the dungeon
of my black despair!
Down we plunge
to the prison
of my mind!
Down that path
into darkness
deep as hell!
Why, you ask,
was I bound and chained
in this cold and dismal place？
Not for any
mortal sin, but the
wickedness of
my abhorrent face!
MOB
Track down this murderer!
He must be found!
PHANTOM
Hounded out by
everyone!
Met with hatred
everywhere!
No kind word from
anyone!
No compassion
anywhere!
Christine, Christine...
Why, why...？
GIRY
Your hand at the level of your
eyes!
RAOUL
..at the level of your eyes...
MOB
Your hand at the level of your
eyes!
MOB
Track down this
murderer -
He must be found!
Hunt out this
animal,
who runs to ground!
Too long he's preyed on us -
but now we know：
the Phantom of the Opera
is there,
deep down below...
He's here：
the Phantom of the Opera...
CHRISTINE
Have you gorged yourself
at last, in your
lust for blood？
Am I now to be
prey to your
lust for flesh？
PHANTOM
That fate, which
condemns me
to wallow in blood
has also
denied me
the joys of the flesh...
this face -
the infection
which poisons our love...
This face,
which earned
a mother's fear
and loathing...
A mask,
my first
unfeeling scrap
of clothing...
Pity comes
too late -
turn around
and face your fate：
An eternity of this
before your eyes!
CHRISTINE
This haunted face
holds no horror
for me now...
It's in your soul
that the true
distortion lies...
PHANTOM
Wait! I think, my dear,
we have a guest!
Sir, this is indeed
an unparalleled delight!
I had rather hoped
that you would come.
And now my wish comes true -
you have truly made my night!
RAOUL
Free her!
Do what you like,
only free her!
Have you no pity？
PHANTOM
Your lover makes
a passionate plea!
CHRISTINE
Please, Raoul, it's useless...
RAOUL
I love her!
Does that mean nothing？
I love her!
Show some compassion...
PHANTOM
The world showed no
compassion to me!
RAOUL
Christine...
Christine...
Let me see her...
PHANTOM
Be my guest, sir...
Monsieur, I
bid you welcome!
Did you think that
I would harm her？
Why should I make
her pay
for the sins which
are yours？
Order your fine horses now!
Raise up your hand to the level
of your eyes!
Nothing can save you now-
except perhaps Christine...
Start a new life with me -
Buy his freedom with your love!
Refuse me, and you send your
lover to his death!
This is your choice -
This is the point of no return!
CHRISTINE
The tears I might have shed
for your dark fate
grow cold, and turn to tears
of hate...
RAOUL
Christine, forgive
me, please forgive me...
＊I did it all
＊for you, and all for
＊nothing...
＊
＊CHRISTINE
＊Farewell,
＊my fallen idol
＊and false friend...
＊One by one
＊I've watched
＊illusions shattered...
＊
＊PHANTOM
＊Too late for
＊turning back,
＊too late for
＊prayers and
＊useless pity...
＊RAOUL
＊Say you love him,
＊and my
＊life is over!
＊
＊PHANTOM
＊Past all hope
＊of cries for help：
＊no point in fighting -
＊RAOUL
＊Either way
＊you choose,
＊he has to win...
＊
＊PHANTOM
＊For either way
＊you choose,
＊you cannot win!
So, do you end
your days with me,
or do you send
him to his grave？
RAOUL
Why make her lie
to you, to save
me？
＊CHRISTINE
＊Angel of Music...
＊
＊PHANTOM
＊Past the point
＊of no return -
＊
＊RAOUL
＊For pity's sake,
＊Christine, say no!
＊CHRISTINE
＊...why this torment？
＊
＊PHANTOM
＊...the final threshold...
＊
＊RAOUL
＊Don't throw your life
＊away for my sake...
＊CHRISTINE
＊When will you see
＊reason...？
＊
＊PHANTOM
＊His life is now the prize
＊which you must earn!
＊
＊RAOUL
＊I fought so hard
＊to free you...
＊CHRISTINE
＊Angel of Music...
＊
＊PHANTOM
＊You've passed the point
＊of no return...
CHRISTINE
..you deceived me -
I gave my mind
blindly...
PHANTOM
You try my patience -
make your choice!
CHRISTINE
Pitiful creature
of darkness...
What kind of life
have you known...？
God, give me courage
to show you
you are not
alone...
MOB
(some：)
＊Track down this
＊murderer -
＊he must be found!
＊Hunt out this
＊animal,
＊who runs to ground!
＊
＊Too long he's
＊preyed on us -
＊but now we know：
＊the Phantom of the Opera
＊is there,
＊deep down below...
＊
＊(others：)
＊Who is this monster,
＊this murdering beast？
＊Revenge for Piangi!
＊Revenge for Buquet!
＊This creature
＊must never go free...
＊
＊PHANTOM
＊Take her - forget me - forget
＊all of this...
＊Leave me alone - forget all
＊you've seen...
＊Go now - don't let them find you!
＊Take the boat - leave me here -
＊go now,
＊don't wait...
＊Just take her and go - before it's
＊too late...
＊Go...
Go now - go now and leave me!
Masquerade...
Paper facer on parade...
Masquerade...
Hide your face,
so the world will
never find you...
Christine, I love you...
CHRISTINE
Say you'll share with
me, one
love, one lifetime...
say the world
and I will follow you...
RAOUL
Share each day with me...
CHRISTINE
..each night...
BOTH
..each morning...
PHANTOM
You alone
can make my song take flight -
it's over now, the music of the
night...
4.Masquerade
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is a
substantial overlapping of different voices)
ANDRÉ
M'sieur Firmin？
FIRMIN
M'sieur André？
FIRMIN
Dear André,
what a splendid party!
ANDRÉ
The prologue
to a bright new year!
FIRMIN
Quite a night!
I'm impressed!
ANDRÉ
Well, one does
one's best...
ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
Here's to us!
FIRMIN
I must say,
all the same, that
it's a shame that 'Phantom'
fellow isn't here!
CHORUS
Masquerade!
Paper faces on parade...
Masquerade!
Hide your face,
so the world will
never find you!
Masquerade!
Every face a different shade...
Masquerade!
Look around -
there's another
mask behind you!
Flash of mauve...
Splash of puce...
Fool and king...
Ghoul and goose...
Green and black...
Queen and priest...
Trace of rouge...
Face of beast...
Faces...
Take your turn, take a ride
on the merry-go-round...
＊in an inhuman race...
＊
＊Eye of gold...
Thigh of blue...
True is false...
Who is who...？
Curl of lip...
Swirl of gown...
Ace of hearts...
Face of clown...
Faces...
Drink it in, drink it up,
till you've drowned
in the light...
in the sound...
RAOUL／CHRISTINE
But who can name the face...
ALL
Masquerade!
Grinning yellows,
spinning reds...
Masquerade!
Take your fill -
let the spectacle
astound you!
Masquerade!
Burning glances,
turning heads...
Masquerade!
Stop and stare
at the sea of smiles
around you!
Masquerade!
Seething shadows,
breathing lies...
Masquerade!
You can fool
any friend who
ever knew you!
Masquerade!
Leering satyrs,
peering eyes...
Masquerade!
Run and hide -
but a face will
still pursue you!
GIRY
What a night!
MEG
What a crowd!
ANDRÉ
Makes you glad!
FIRMIN
Makes you proud!
All the crème
de la crème!
＊CARLOTTA
＊Watching us watching them!
＊
＊MEG／GIRY
＊And all our fears
＊are in the past!
＊
＊ANDRÉ
＊Six months...
PIANGI
Of relief!
CARLOTTA
Of delight!
ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
Of Elysian peace!
＊MEG／GIRY
＊And we can breathe at last!
＊
＊CARLOTTA
＊No more notes!
PIANGI
No more ghosts!
GIRY
Here's a health!
ANDRÉ
Here's a toast：
to a prosperous year!
FIRMIN
To the new chandelier!
＊PIANGI／CHARLOTTA
＊And may its
＊splendour never fade!
＊
＊FIRMIN
＊Six months!
＊
＊GIRY
＊What a joy!
MEG
What a change!
FIRMIN／ANDRÉ
What a blessed release!
ANDRÉ
And what a masquerade!
CHRISTINE
Think of it!
A secret engagement!
Look - your future bride!
Just think of it!
RAOUL
But why is it secret？
What have we to hide？
CHRISTINE
Please, let's not fight...
RAOUL
Christine, you're free!
CHRISTINE
Wait till the time is right...
RAOUL
When will that be？
It's an engagement,
not a crime!
Christine,
what are you
afraid of？
CHRISTINE
Let's not argue...
RAOUL
Let's not argue...
CHRISTINE
Please pretend...
＊RAOUL
＊I can only hope I'll...
＊
＊CHRISTINE
＊You will...
BOTH
..understand
in time...
ALL
Masquerade!
Paper faces on parade...
Masquerade!
Hide your face,
so the world will
never find you!
Masquerade!
Every face a different shade...
Masquerade!
Look around -
there's another
mask behind you!
Masquerade!
Burning glances,
turning heads...
Masquerade!
Stop and stare
at the sea of smiles
around you!
Masquerade!
Grinning yellows,
spinning reds...
Masquerade!
Take your fill -
let the spectacle
astound you!
5.Prima Donna
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is a
substantial overlapping of different voices)
ANDRÉ
Your public needs you!
FIRMIN
We need you, too!
CARLOTTA
Would you not
rather have your
precious little
ingenue？
ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
Signora, no!
The world wants you!
ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
Prima donna,
first lady of the stage!
Your devotees
are on their knees
to implore you!
ANDRÉ
Can you bow out
when they're shouting
your name？
FIRMIN
Think of how they all
adore you!
BOTH
Prima donna,
enchant us once again!
ANDRÉ
Think of your muse...
FIRMIN
And of the queues
round the theatre!
BOTH
Can you deny us the triumph
in store？
Sing, prima donna,
＊once more!
＊
＊RAOUL
＊Christine spoke of an angel...
＊
＊CARLOTTA
＊Prima donna,
your song shall live again!
＊ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
＊Think of your public!
＊CARLOTTA
＊You took a snub,
＊but there's a public
＊who needs you!
＊
＊GIRY
＊She has heard the voice
＊of the angel of music...
＊
＊ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
＊Those who hear your voice
＊liken you to an angel!
＊CARLOTTA
＊Think of their cry
＊of undying
＊support!
＊
＊RAOUL
＊Is this her angel of music...？
＊
＊ANDRÉ
＊We get our opera...
＊FIRMIN
＊She gets her limelight!
＊
＊CARLOTTA
＊Follow where the limelight
＊leads you!
＊
＊MEG
＊Is this ghost
＊an angel or madman...？
＊
＊RAOUL
＊Angel or madman...？
＊
＊ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
＊Leading ladies are a trial!
＊
＊CARLOTTA
＊Prima donna,
＊your song shall never die!
＊
＊MEG
＊Voice of hell, or of heaven...？
＊
＊GIRY
＊Heaven help you,
＊those who doubt...
＊
＊CARLOTTA
＊You'll sing again,
＊and to an unending
＊ovation!
＊
＊RAOUL
＊Orders! Warnings!
＊Lunatic demands!
＊
＊GIRY
＊This miscasting
＊will invite damnation...
＊
＊ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
＊Tears...oaths...
＊lunatic demands
＊are regular occurrences!
＊
＊MEG
＊Bliss or damnation？
＊Which has claimed her...？
＊
＊CARLOTTA
＊Think how you'll shine
＊in that final
＊encore!
＊Sing, prima donna,
＊once more!
＊
＊GIRY
＊Oh fools,
＊to have flouted his warnings!
＊
＊RAOUL
＊Surely, for her sake...
＊
＊MEG
＊Surely, he'll strike back...
＊
＊ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
＊Surely, there'll be further scenes -
＊worse than this!
＊
＊GIRY
＊Think, before
＊these demands are rejected!
＊
＊RAOUL
＊...I must see
＊these demands are rejected!
＊
＊MEG
＊...if his threats
＊and demands are rejected!
＊
＊ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
＊Who'd believe a diva
＊happy to relieve a
＊chorus girl, who's gone
＊and slept with the patron？
＊Raoul and the soubrette,
＊entwined in love's duet!
＊Although he may demur,
＊he must have been with her!
＊
＊MEG／RAOUL
＊Christine must be protected!
＊
＊CARLOTTA
＊O, fortunata!
＊Non ancor
＊abbandonata!
＊
＊ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
＊You'd never get away
＊with all this in a play,
＊but if it's loudly sung
＊and in a foreign tongue,
＊it's just the sort of story
＊audiences adore, in
＊fact a perfect
＊opera!
＊
＊RAOUL
＊His game is over!
＊
＊GIRY
＊This is a game
＊you cannot hope to win!
＊
＊RAOUL
＊And in Box Five
＊a new game will begin...
＊
＊GIRY
＊For, if his curse
＊is on this opera...
＊
＊MEG
＊But if his curse
＊is on this opera...
＊
＊ANDRÉ／FIRMIN
＊Prima donna,
＊the world is at your feet!
＊A nation waits,
＊and how it hates
＊to be cheated!
＊
＊CARLOTTA
＊The stress that falls upon a
＊famous prima donna!
＊Terrible diseases,
＊coughs and colds and sneezes!
＊
＊Still, the driest throat
＊will reach the highest note,
＊in search of perfect
＊opera!
＊
＊MEG／GIRY
＊...then I fear the outcome...
＊
＊RAOUL
＊Christine plays the Pageboy,
＊Carlotta plays the Countess...
＊
＊GIRY
＊...should you dare to...
＊
＊MEG
＊...when you once again...
ALL
Light up the stage
with that age-old
rapport!
Sing, prima donna,
once more!
PHANTOM
(spoken)
So, it is to be war between us! If these
demands are not met, a disaster beyond
your imagination will occur!
ALL
Once more!
6.The Mirror (Angel Of Music)
(Phantom)
Insolent boy!
This slave
of fashion,
basking in your
Glory!
Ignorant fool!
This brave
young suitor,
sharing in my
triumph!
(Christine)
Angel! I hear you!
Speak -
I listen...
stay by my side,
guide me!
Angel, my soul was
weak -
forgive me...
enter at last,
Master!
(Phantom)
Flattering child,
you shall know me,
see why in shadow
I hide!
Look at your face
in the mirror -
I am there
inside!
(Christine)
Angel of Music!
Guide
and guardian!
Grant to me your
glory!
Angel of Music!
Hide
no longer!
Come to me, strange
angel...
(Phantom)
I am your Angel...
Come to me： Angel of Music...
(Raoul)
Whose is that voice...？
Who is that in there...？
(Phantom)
I am your Angel...
Come to me： Angel of Music...
(Raoul)
Christine! Angel!
7.The Music Of The Night
(Phantom)
Night time sharpens
heightens each sensation...
Darkness wakes
and stirs imagination
Silently the senses
abandon their defences
Helpless to resist
the notes I write
For I compose
the music of the night...
Slowly, gently
night unfurls its splendour.
Grasp it, sense it -
tremulous and tender
Hearing is believing
music is deceiving
Hard as lightning
soft as candlelight
dare you trust
the music of the night...
Close your eyes
for your eyes will only tell the truth
And the truth
isn't what you want to see.
In the dark
it is easy to pretend
that the truth
is what it ought to be.
Softly, deftly
music shall caress you...
Hear it, feel it
secretly possess you...
Open up your mind
let your fantasies unwind
in this darkness which
you know you cannot fight -
the darkness of
the music of the night...
Close your eyes
start a journey through a
strange new world!
Leave all thoughts
of the world
you knew before!
Close your eyes
and let music set you free...
Only then
can you belong to me...
Floating, falling
sweet intoxication!
Touch me, trust me
savour each sensation...
Let the dream
begin
let your darker side
give in
to the power of
the music that I write -
the power of
the music of the night...
You alone
can make my song take flight -
help me make
the music of the night...
Come we must return -
those two fools
who run my theatre
will be missing you...
8.The Phantom Of The Opera
(Christine)
In sleep
he sang to me,
in dreams
he came...
that voice
which calls to me
and speaks
my name...
And do
I dream again？
For now
I find
the Phantom of the Opera
is there -
inside my mind...
(Phantom)
Sing once
again with me
our strange
duet...
My power
over you
grows stronger
yet...
And though
you turn from me,
to glance
behind,
the Phantom of the Opera
is there -
inside your mind...
(Christine)
Those who
have seen your face
draw back
in fear...
I am
the mask you wear...
(Phantom)
It's me
they hear...
(Both)
Your／my spirit
and your／my voice,
in one
combined： the Phantom of the Opera
is there -
inside your／my mind...
(Chorus)
He's there,
the Phantom of the Opera...
Beware
the Phantom of the Opera...
(Phantom)
In all
your fantasies
you always
knew
that man
and mystery...
(Christine)
...were both
in you...
(Both)
And in
this labyrinth,
where night
is blind,
the Phantom of the Opera
is there／here -
inside your／my mind...
(Phantom -spoken-)
Sing, my Angel of Music!
(Christine)
He's there,
the Phantom of the Opera...
9.The Point Of No Return
PHANTOM
Passarino - go away!
For the trap is set and waits for
its prey!
You have come here
in pursuit of
your deepest urge,
in pursuit of
that wish,
which till now
has been silent,
silent...
I have brought you,
that our passions
may fuse and merge -
in your mind
you've already
succumbed to me,
dropped all defences,
completely succumbed to me -
now you are here with me：
no second thoughts,
you've decided,
decided...
Past the point
of no return -
no backward glances：
the games we've played
till now are at
an end...
Past all thought
of 'if' or 'when' -
no use resisting：
abandon thought
and let the dream
descend...
What raging fire
shall flood the soul？
which rich desire
unlocks its door？
What sweet seduction
lies before
us...？
Past the point
of no return,
the final threshold -
what warm,
unspoken secrets
will we learn？
Beyond the point
of no return...
CHRISTINE
You have brought me
to that moment
where words run dry,
to that moment
where speech
disappears
into silence,
silence...
I have come here,
hardly knowing
the reason why...
In my mind,
I've already
imagined our
bodies entwining,
defenceless and silent -
and now I am
here with you：
no second thoughts,
I've decided,
decided...
Past the point
of no return -
no going back now：
our passion-play
has now, at last
begun...
Past all thought
of right or wrong -
one final question：
how long should we
two wait, before
we're one...？
When will the blood
begin to race,
the sleeping bud
burst into bloom？
When will the flames,
at last consume
us...？
BOTH
Past the point
of no return,
the final threshold -
the bridge
is crossed, so stand
and watch it burn...
We've passed the point
of no return...
PHANTOM
Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime...
Lead me, save me
from my solitude...
Say you want me
with you,
here beside you...
Anywhere you go
let me go too -
Christine,
that's all I ask of...
CARLOTTA
(spoken)
What is it？ What has happened？ Ubaldo!
ANDRÉ
(spoken)
Oh, my God...my God...
FIRMIN
(spoken)
We're ruined, André - ruined!
GIRY
(spoken)
Monsieur le Vicomte! Come with me!
CARLOTTA
(spoken)
Oh my darling, my darling...who has
done this...？
You! Why did you let this happen？
GIRY
(spoken)
Monsieur le Vicomte, I know where they
are.
RAOUL
(spoken)
But can I trust you？
GIRY
(spoken)
You must. But remember： your hand at
the level of your eyes!
RAOUL
(spoken)
But why...？
GIRY
(spoken)
Why？ The Punjab lasso, monsieur. First
Buquet. Now Piangi.
MEG
(spoken)
Like this, monsieur. I'll come with you.
GIRY
(spoken)
No, Meg! No, you stay here!
Come with me, monsieur. Hurry, or we
shall be too late...
10.Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
CHRISTINE
You were once
my one companion...
you were all
that mattered...
You were once
a friend and father -
then my world
was shattered...
Wishing you were
somehow here again...
wishing you were
somehow near...
Sometimes it seemed,
if I just dreamed,
somehow you would
be here...
Wishing I could
hear your voice again...
knowing that I
never would...
Dreaming of you
won't help me to do
all that you dreamed
I could...
Passing bells
and sculpted angels,
cold and monumental,
seem, for you,
the wrong companions -
you were warm and gentle...
Too many years
fighting back tears...
Why can't the past
just die...？
Wishing you were
somehow here again...
knowing we must
say goodbye...
Try to forgive...
teach me to live...
give me the strength
to try...
No more memories,
no more silent tears...
No more gazing across
the wasted years...
Help me say
goodbye.
11.Think Of Me
Think of me＊
Think of me fondly
When we've said goodbye
Remember me
Every so often
Please promise me you'll try
On that day,
That not so distant day
When you are far away and free
If you ever find a moment
Stop and think of me
Think of August,
Think of when trees were green
Don't think about
The way things might have been
Think of me
Think of me waking
Silent and resigned
Imagine me,
Trying to hard to put you from my mind
Think of me
Please say you'll think of me
Whatever else you may choose to do
There will never be a day
When I won't think
Of you!
Can it be？
Can it be, Christine？
BRAVO!
Long ago,
It seems so long ago
How young and innocent we were
She may not remember me,
But I remember
Her
Flowers fade
The fruits of summer fade
They have their season, so do we
But please promise me
That sometimes you will
Think of me!
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