West Side Story : "Tonight"

26 Σεπτεμβρίου 1957:
επίσημη πρώτη των παραστάσεων του θρυλικού West Side Story στο Μπρόντγουέι
Τέσσερα χρόνια αργότερα ο θεατρικός θρίαμβος θα μεταφερθεί στην οθόνη
και θα γίνει παγκόσμια επιτυχία.
Η μοντέρνα εκδοχή του Ρωμαίου και της Ιουλιέτας , το πολύ καλό καστ των ηθοποιών
(Νάταλι Γουντ, Ρίτα Μορένο, Ρας Τάμπλιν, Τζορτζ Τσακιρις κ.α.) , η θαυμάσια σκηνοθεσία των Γουάις και Ρόμπινς και η αθάνατη μουσική του Λέοναρντ Μπερστάιν έκλεψαν τις καρδιές εκατομμυρίων θεατών και εξακολουθούν να συγκινούν ακόμη.

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"Tonight"
[Music by Leonard Bernstein- Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim]

MARIA:
Only you,
You're the only thing I'll see
Forever.
In my thoughts, in my words
And in everything I do,
Nothing else but you,
Ever.

TONY:
And there's nothing for me but Maria.
Every sight that I see is Maria.

MARIA:
Tony. Tony.

TONY:
Always you,
Every thought I'll ever know,
Everywhere I go, you'll be.

MARIA:
All the world is only you and me!

TONY:
Tonight. Tonight.
It all began tonight.
I saw you and the world went away.

MARIA:
Tonight. Tonight.
There's only you tonight.
What you are, what you do, what you say.

TONY:
Today, all day I had the feeling
A miracle would happen --
I know now I was right.

TOGETHER:
For here you are,
And what was just a world is a star
Tonight!

Good night. Good night.
Sleep well and when you dream,
Dream of me.
Tonight.

(Reprise)

TONY:
Tonight. Tonight
Won't be just any night.
Tonight there will be no morning star.
Tonight. Tonight.
I'll see my love tonight
And for us, stars will stop where they are.

MARIA:
Today
The minutes seem like hours...
The hours go so slowly
And still the sky is light.
Oh, moon, grow bright
And make this endless day
Endless night. Tonight.