Day 28- Favorite female voice

[broadwayleenie]

I love Kristin Chenoweth and Patti Lupone for different reasons, and so I must say they are both my favorite Broadway women. I wish they would perform together more often. This song is from Leonard Bernstein's comedy operetta entitled "Candide". I have to snicker every time Kristin sings "My memorable mammaries like Alpine Peaks" LOL come on... who wrote that? ^_^ Anyhoo, I'll add the lyrics to the song here as well because I love this song a lot ^_^


We Are Women

CUNEGONDE, OLD LADY
We are women! We are women!
We are women, little women
Little, little women are we!

OLD LADY
Not a man ever born ever could resist
A well-turned calf, a slender wrist
A silhouette as airy as the morning mist
And a dainty dimpled knee

CUNEGONDE
Every male I may meet must acclaim for weeks
My twinkling thighs, my flaxen cheeks
My memorable mammaries like Alpine Peaks
High above a wine-dark sea

OLD LADY, CUNEGONDE
We've necks like swans, and oh, such sexly legs
We're so light-footed we could dance on eggs
(They do)
A pair of nymphs from fairyland
And every day in every way our charms expand!

You may add, if you wish, to that growing list
A mouth so fair, it must be kissed
And parts we cannot mention but we know exist
In a rich abundancy
Not a man ever born ever could resist
A pretty little thing like me

OLD LADY
Not a man ever born ever could resist
A well-turned calf, a slender wrist
A silhouette as airy as the morning mist
And a dainty dimpled knee

CUNEGONDE
Every male I may meet must acclaim for weeks
My twinkling thighs, my flaxen cheeks
My memorable mammaries like Alpine Peaks
High above a wine-dark sea

OLD LADY
We've Giotto hands

CUNEGONDE
We've Giotti hands

OLD LADY
da Vinci smiles

CUNEGONDE
and Mona Lisa smiles

OLD LADY, CUNEGONDE
We are brava divina to balletophiles
(They dance)

OLD LADY, CUNEGONDE
A pair of nymphs from fairyland
And every day in every way our charms expand!

You may add, if you wish, to that growing list
A mouth so fair, it must be kissed
And parts we cannot mention but we know exist
In a rich abundancy
Not a man ever born ever could resist
A pretty little thing like me

We are women! We are women!
We are little, little women,
Little little little women are we!