Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song A Weekend in the Country (Act One), artist - Company. Date of issue: 01.04.2010
Song language: English
A Weekend in the Country (Act One) |
| Look, ma’am, an invitation |
| Here, ma’am, delivered by hand |
| And, ma’am, I notice the station- |
| Ary’s engraved and very grand |
| Petra, how too exciting! |
| Just when I need it! |
| Petra, such elegant writing |
| So chic you hardly can read it! |
| What do you think? |
| Who can it be? |
| Even the ink-- |
| No, here, let me… |
| «Your presence"--just think of it, Petra! |
| «Is kindly"--it's at a chateau! |
| «Requested"--etcet'ra, etcet’ra |
| «Madame Leonora Armf--» Oh, no! |
| A weekend in the country-- |
| We’re invited? |
| What a horrible plot! |
| A weekend in the country-- |
| I’m excited! |
| No, you’re not |
| A weekend in the country, just imagine-- |
| It’s completely depraved |
| A weekend in the country! |
| It’s insulting |
| It’s engraved |
| It’s that woman, it’s that Armfeldt! |
| Oh, the actress? |
| No, the ghoul! |
| She may hope to make her charm felt |
| But she’s mad if she thinks I would be such a fool |
| As to weekend in the country |
| How insulting! |
| And I’ve nothing to wear |
| A weekend in the country-- |
| Here! |
| The last place I’m going is there |
| Guess what? |
| An invitation! |
| Guess who? |
| Begins with an «A.» |
| «Armfeldt"--is that a relation |
| To the decrepit Desiree? |
| Out of the blue isn’t it strange |
| Well but it’s true we need a change |
| Oh, no! |
| A weekend in the country |
| Would be charming |
| And the air would be fresh |
| A weekend with that woman? |
| In the country-- |
| In the flesh |
| A weekend in the country |
| Smelling jasmine |
| Watching little thing grow |
| A weekend in the country |
| My darling, we’ll simply say no |
| Oh |
| A weekend! |
| How very amusing |
| A weekend! |
| But also inept |
| A weekend; |
| of course we’re refusing |
| Au contraire! |
| You must accept! |
| Oh, no! |
| A weekend in the country-- |
| But it’s frightful! |
| No, you don’t understand |
| A weekend in the country |
| Is delightful |
| If it’s planned |
| Wear your hair down, and a flower |
| Don’t use makeup, dress in white |
| She’ll grow older by the hour |
| And be hopelessly shattered by Saturday night |
| Spend a weekend in the country |
| We’ll accept it! |
| I’d a feeling you would |
| A weekend in the country-- |
| Yes, it’s only polite that we should |
| Good |
| Well? |
| I’ve an intriguing little social item-- |
| What? |
| Out of the Armfeldt family manse |
| Well, what? |
| Merely a weekend, still, I thought it might am- |
| Use you to know |
| Who’s invited to go |
| This time with his pants |
| You don’t mean… |
| I’ll give you three guesses |
| She wouldn’t… |
| Reduce it to two |
| It can’t be… |
| It nevertheless is |
| Egerman! |
| Right! |
| Score one for you |
| A weekend in the country |
| We should try it |
| How I wish we’d been asked |
| A weekend in the country |
| Peace and quiet-- |
| We’ll go masked |
| A weekend in the country… |
| Uninvited? |
| They’ll consider it odd |
| A weekend in the country |
| I’m delighted |
| Oh, my god |
| And the shooting should be pleasant |
| If the weather’s not too rough |
| Happy birthday, it’s your present |
| But-- |
| You haven’t been getting out nearly enough |
| And a weekend in the country-- |
| It’s perverted! |
| Pack my quiver and bow |
| A weekend in the country-- |
| At exactly 2: 30, we go |
| We can’t |
| We shall! |
| We shan’t! |
| I’m getting the car |
| And we’re motoring down |
| Yes, I’m certain you are |
| And I’m staying in town |
| Go and pack my suits! |
| We’ll go |
| I won’t |
| My boots! |
| We will? |
| Pack everything I own that shoots! |
| We should |
| No! |
| Pack everything white |
| Charlotte! |
| Ma’am, it’s wonderful news! |
| I’m thinking it out. |
| Are you sure it’s all right? |
| Charlotte! |
| We’d be rude to refuse |
| We are? |
| Charlotte! |
| We’ll take the car! |
| All right, then-- |
| We’ll bring champagne and caviar! |
| We’re off on our way |
| What a beautiful day |
| For a weekend in the country |
| Taking rambles |
| Having leisurely chats |
| A weekend in the country |
| With the brambles |
| And the gnats! |
| A weekend in the country |
| Full of craning to see? |
| in their nests |
| A weekend in the country |
| Entertaining other guests |
| I’ll recieve them in the red room |
| Then impress them with a feast |
| Then retire to my bedroom |
| Where I am planning to stay |
| Until monday a least! |
| A weekend in the country |
| Rising early to go out and lie down |
| A weekend in the country |
| Where-- |
| A weekend in the country, the bees in their hives |
| The shallow worldly figures, the frivolous lives |
| The devil’s companions know not whom they serve |
| It might be instructive to observe |
| Charlotte! |
| We’re off! |
| A weekend in the country |
| The bees |
| In their hives… |
| I’m thinking We are? |
| It out |
| We’ll take |
| Charlotte! |
| The car |
| There’s no need We’ll bring champagne We’re off! |
| We are? |
| To shout. |
| And caviar! |
| We’ll take the car! |
| We’ll bring |
| Champagne |
| And caviar… |
| We’re off on our way |
| What a beautiful day |
| We’re laying our plans We’re off on The bees in |
| While we’re playing croquet, Our way, Their hives… |
| With riotous laughter we quietly suffer |
| The season in town, which is reason enough for |
| A weekend in the country |
| A refresher for the body and mind |
| A weekend in the country |
| With the pressure far behind |
| A weekend in the country |
| Gently gliding over manicured lawns |
| A weekend in the country |
| Gently hiding little yawns… |
| With the pheasants in the thickets |
| And the peasants mowing hay |
| In the presence of the crickets |
| We’ll be laying our plans while we’re playing croquet |
| A weekend in the country |
| With umbrellas to avoid getting brown |
| A weekend in the country |
| Where |
| Twice as upset as in… |
| Are you sure? |
| We’re going! |
| Town! |