43. The ladies, the ladies, the ladies up on stage.
They’ve but to wink at us to floor us.
Those fascinating, captivating,
Devastating, scintillating,
Lovely little ladies of the chorus!
46. Many are the times I've wondered,
“Could this be the girl for me?”
Why not have a brief flirtation
With every pretty girl I see?
47. Many are the times I've paused and pondered,
Why my stubborn heart survives.
Every time I ask it, it reminds me,
“Wait until the right girl arrives.”
76. And who needs to guzzle in the oyster bar?
Who needs to puff a seven inch cigar?
Who needs to ride a thorough-bred?
You just fall off and bump your head!
77. GIRLS
Who needs an airplane at vast expense?
Who needs apartments with enormous rents?
78. BONI
One thing though is emphatic,
Here I’ll be autocratic,
Girls are the thing for the gents.
79.
80. GIRLS
Who needs to drive a swanky Daimler Benz?
Who needs a yacht if he’s got any sense?
81. BONI
One thing though we’ll insist on,
One thing we won’t desist on,
Girls are the thing for the gents!
82.
83. SYLVA
Grasp with open arms
Each chance that life affords you,
And fortune will in time
Come smilingly towards you.
84. For though the world be harsh
Don't let its cares confound you.
Just wait for happiness –
It's everywhere around you.
85. Yes, and when your heart is aching
Don’t let care confound you.
Just wait for happiness –
It's everywhere around you.
86. Heissa! Here’s to love divine,
Ties which none can sever.
Give me song and give me wine!
Love, just live for ever!
87. Love, the prize of every heart.
Love, the source of sorrow.
All the pain that you impart,
Cast aside tomorrow.
88. If you stand there fondly gaping,
Love will knock you senseless.
You will find there’s no escaping
There you’ll be defenseless.
89. So never try to count the cost,
Just admit you’ve lost!
90. For when a woman's eye
Falls on you by and by,
There'll be no earthly place
Where you can hide your face.
91. No chance of rescue then.
You’ll find that
Women, weak little women
Are twice as strong as men!
92.
93. One hope fills every woman's heart
And leaves it never,
To know when we're in love
That we'll be loved forever.
94. How sad our hearts would be
Without this hope abiding,
That someday we shall live
In one man's love confiding!
95. EDWIN
Yes, how sad our hearts would be
Without this hope abiding
That someday we shall live
In one true love confiding.
96. BONI
Heissa! Let’s not sit around, just philosophizing.
Girls in general I have found fast and tantalizing!
97. EDWIN
Heissa! Time is running out,
Let the corks go flying!
Love is all we dream about,
When the night is dying.
98. SYLVA
Don’t forget that I have warned you.
Think with whom you’re dealing.
When a Magyar heart has scorned you,
Time will bring no healing.
99. No use then to count the cost,
Everything is lost!
100. SYLVA, EDWIN, BONI & FERI
For when a woman's eye
Falls on you by and by,
There'll be no earthly place
Where you can hide your face.
101. No chance of rescue then.
You'll find that
Women, weak little women
Are twice as strong as men.
149. Heissa! Here’s to love divine,
Ties which none can sever!
Give me song and give me wine,
Love, just live forever!
150. Love, the prize of every heart,
I’ve no time for sorrow,
All the pain that you impart
Cast aside tomorrow.
151. BONI, FERI & CHORUS
If you stand there fondly gaping,
Love will knock you senseless
You will find there’s no escaping,
There you’ll be defenseless.
184. EDWIN
I think a little freedom
Would be a good thing,
For each to go his way.
185. STASI
In any case I don’t intend to atrophy,
Waiting at my master’s beck and call.
EDWIN
With such a balanced philosophy,
It won’t be bad at all.
186. STASI
Let’s do what the swallows do
When they build a nest.
Let’s agree to bill and coo
While it suits us best.
187. Later on from time to time
We can flutter forth.
I shall glance towards the south,
You towards the north.
188. EDWIN
It really isn’t practicable nowadays
For men to sit at home.
STASI
But who on earth decided
That only men can roam?
189. EDWIN
The woman’s job is looking beautiful
And managing the house.
STASI
If you want someone shy and dutiful,
Then why not marry a mouse?
190. EDWIN:
I fear you're wearing rosy-tinted spectacles,
Nobody gets everything he wants.
STASI
So let us make it very clear here and now
Exactly what goes.
191. BOTH
Let’s do what the swallows do
When they build a nest.
Let’s agree to bill and coo
While it suits us best.
192. Later on from time to time
We can flutter forth.
I shall glance towards the south,
You towards the north.
229. Shake a leg with me my sweetie,
Let me beg and make entreaty,
For I know that when a waltz is due,
No-one can polka like you.
230. STASI
Cousin dear, you’re strangely attentive to me.
May I ask what the reason could be?
What a change to encounter a man,
Who doesn’t just grab what he can!
231. SYLVA
When a husband's suggesting a dance,
Every woman will leap at the chance.
I suspect you are waltzing through life,
So let’s make sure it’s with your wife!
232. BONI, SYLVA, EDWIN, STASI
This life is for living
So have no misgiving
And live for all you’re worth.
233. For joy beyond measure
And infinite pleasure,
That's why we're here on earth.
234. To you, to you, I'll be forever true.
We’ll twist and twirl and swish and swirl,
And waltz our worries away!
Forget tomorrow and its sorrow,
Dance today!
236. SYLVA
Boni dear, you waltz so lightly,
Like a horse, but less politely,
If you hold me closer, then who knows
Perhaps you won’t tread on my toes.
237. EDWIN
From the way I am dancing
You surely can tell
That I’m hopelessly under your spell.
238. I will count it the crown of my life,
Once I've made you my wife.
239. BONI
Don’t be so loving to me,
It puts our marriage at risk don’t you see?
Such affection in public, I swear,
Is too much to bear!
240. BONI, SYLVA, EDWIN, STASI
This life is for living
So have no misgiving
And live for all you’re worth.
241. For joy beyond measure
And infinite pleasure,
That's why we're here on earth.
242. To you, to you, I'll be forever true.
We’ll twist and twirl and swish and swirl,
And waltz our worries away!
Forget tomorrow and its sorrow,
Dance today!
243.
244. BONI
Glance around,
Men are thick on the ground.
Some are young, some are old,
Some are shy, some are bold,
Some well read, others slow in the head...
246. There are some who’ll take on a tigress,
Or get caught by an untamed shrew.
There are others of course
Who are absurdly lucky -
They land a girl like you.
247. That fellow Cupid, he’s not so stupid,
He’ll make a monkey out of you,
Whoever you are.
248. Like every lover you’ll soon discover:
Forbidden fruits are always tastier by far!
249. STASI
Men take care, there are girls everywhere,
Some are sweet and petite,
Very neat on their feet.
Some are vast with a colorful past.
But for partners they all compete!
250. Though we’re courted
In language flowery,
Not a word of it’s ever meant.
If we’re titled and have a big dowry,
Husbands are quite content.
252. It’s when you’re landed,
Completely stranded,
You notice that the men
Are all deceivers still!
253.
254. EDWIN
Let me dance and let me sing,
And shout it to the skies.
Who could have dreamt
That I would capture such a prize?
255. SYLVA
Night is past, it’s day at last,
And life is quite divine.
Mine is the love of a lifetime.
Mine, all mine!
256. BOTH
I can hear the angels singing “This is love”.
In my heart the echo’s ringing “This is love”.
All my dreams of happiness at last come true,
For darling you belong to me, and I to you!
257. SYLVA
Senses reeling, what a feeling,
Bliss beyond compare.
Out of the window with sorrow,
Goodbye care!
258. EDWIN
Tears are over, we’re in clover,
Everything’s all right!
Somehow a miracle happened here tonight!
259. BOTH
I can hear the angels singing “This is love”.
In my heart the echo’s ringing “This is love”.
All my dreams of happiness at last come true,
So let the world just go to blazes, I love you!
263. EDWIN
The passion which I thought had vanished,
Vanished into empty air,
Returns again with strength redoubled,
And banishes my dull despair.
264. For now I hear the angels singing “This is love”.
In my heart the echo’s ringing “This is love”.
Nothing in the world can separate us two,
For darling you belong to me and I to you.
265. STASI
Just follow your conviction with sincerity,
To your own heart be true,
And if you find the happiness
Of which you’ve dreamed,
My blessing goes with you.
266.
267. EDWIN
I have no need to change my decision,
The contract still stands,
It’s my one ambition to make you my wife.
268. SYLVA
No, Edwin, you cannot be blamed
That you were born so high,
I would not want your Highness
Shamed by one as low as I!
269. We were blind when troth we plighted,
Our two worlds can’t be united!
270.
271. EVERYONE
What pain in her voice!
How harsh a price to pay!
Can nothing help them find their way?
272.
273. BONI
That fellow Cupid, he can be stupid.
He makes us blind
And then forgets to clear our eyes.
274. STASI & CHORUS
That’s how love takes you,
That’s how love breaks you,
And then you’ve lost your love
Before you realize!
294. So bring on the dancing girls
And pink champagne!
Maybe we shall never have a chance again!
295. SYLVA, BONI, FERI
Strike up, you gypsy,
Drive our sorrows away.
Play, gypsy, play
Till night has turned into day.
296. Who knows how long
This sad old world will survive?
And at least we are still alive!
297.
298. EVERYONE
I can hear the angels singing “This is love”.
In my heart the echo’s ringing “This is love”.
All my dreams of happiness at last come true ,
For darling you belong to me, and I to you!