Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Farewell Kabarista, artist - Vagabond Opera. Album song The Zeitgeist Beckons, in the genre Музыка мираDate of issue: 08.05.2009
Record label: Orchard
Song language: English
Farewell Kabarista |
| The year was 1933 |
| We stood there, you and me |
| As the smoke cleared from the train |
| There were puddles in the street |
| We strolled to (Bwatwodmete?) |
| To watch the cabaret |
| Oh petticoats and boots and blush |
| There’s life in lights so grand and lush |
| Now fading into dreams |
| And on the stage Kashner and Fink |
| Still sing your tributes as the diva |
| Of the silver screen |
| Oh what a dream! |
| The night we met you sang into my heart |
| My Cleopatra from the start |
| Donning lashes and a cane |
| For yards men buskers and bourgeoise |
| You table danced a coup d'état |
| While sipping pink champagne |
| The air grew cold and whispers told |
| Of walls lurking beneath the fold |
| We knew we couldn’t stay |
| There were flowers in your hair |
| I grabbed one tossed one in the air |
| You sang like Lady Day |
| What did you say? |
| Farewell Kabarista |
| Your requiem’s been played |
| You reached up to the moon |
| Poured stars onto the stage |
| Farewell Kabarista |
| The writing’s on the wall |
| Der Letzte beißen die Hunde |
| It’s your final curtain call |
| Kabarista, farewell |
| Kabarista, farewell |
| You grabbed me by the hand |
| And danced among the band |
| Painted pictures on the wall |
| Soon the sky was filled of light |
| Hell came in with the night |
| We’d soon watch Europe fall |
| With all the madness of a dream |
| We pulled the curtain on the scene |
| And fled for brighter days |
| America you called our name |
| And so we sailed into the rain |
| Onto our last brigade |
| A week across a stormy sea |
| Hello, Lady Liberty |
| Your promises are grand |
| Two loves from out across the swill |
| We’ve come to ring our bells |
| Plant seeds within your sands |
| One day again the sun will rise |
| When fascist walls meet their demise |
| And topple into spring! |
| And you and I shall raise our flags |
| In memory of those who died in drag |
| And for who we sing |
| Farewell Kabarista! |
| Your requiems been played |
| You reached up to the moon |
| Poured stars onto a stage |
| Farewell Kabarista! |
| The writing’s on the wall |
| Der Letzte beißen die Hunde |
| It’s your final curtain call |
| Kabarista farewell |
| Kabarista farewell |
| Kabarista farewell |
| Kabarista farewell |