Candide - 12 I am easily assimilated (The Old Lady's tango)

From the 2005-"Live on Broadway"-version, with the New York Philharmonic under conductor Marin Alsop.

The Old Lady: Patti LuPone

LYRICS
(Thanks to squeegeebeckenhiem to send me these!)
I was not born in sunny Hispania,
My father came from Rovno Gubernya.
But now I'm here, I'm dancing a tango;
Di dee di! Dee di dee di!
I am easily assimilated.
I am so easily assimilated.

I never learned a human language.
My father spoke a High Middle Polish.
In one half-hour I'm talking in Spanish:
Por favor! Toreador!
I am easily assimilated.
I am so easily assimilated.

It's easy, it's ever so easy!
I'm Spanish, I'm suddenly Spanish!
And you must be Spanish, too.
Do like the natives do.
These days you have to be
In the majority

Tus labios rubi
Dos rosas que se abren a mi,
Conquistan mi corazon,
Y solo con
Una cancion.

Mis labios rubi
Dreiviertel Takt, mon tres cher ami,
Oui ou, si si ja ja ja, yes yes, da da.
Je ne sais quoi!

Me muero, me sale una hernia!

A long way from Rovno Gubernya!

Mis/Tus labios rubi
Dos rosas que se abren a mi,
Conquistan mi corazon,
Y solo con
Una divina cancion.
De tus labios rubi!
Rubi! Rubi!
Hey!

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Candide
• 2005
• Live
• on
• Broadway

[wickedphant0m]

God I freaking love Patti.

Do you have Make Our Garden Grow?

[ALYSSZ]

Ofcourse I have :) I'll upload the whole show (including the dialogues) as soon as I'm returned from my holidays.

If you want to, you can send me a PM, and I can send you the link where you can download the whole concert, so you don't have to wait 'till I'm back :)

[CuriositysCat]

And am the only one who seriously wants her costume?

[eastzoe]

i cant seem to stop watching this song its so funny and patti is so amazing you jsut cant help it

[Sheherezade27]

lupwned.

[14921960]

@JCChotocruz: Thanks for the geography lesson. But this is musical comedy, not geography or sociology. Presumably people in Mexico, Argentina, and Spain have a sense of humor and love of whimsy that would let them enjoy these absurdities in the witty staging of this marvelous song. Do YOU enjoy this?

[JCChotocruz]

Please people:

1) People DO NOT wear Mexican sobreros in Spain

2) Tango is from Argentina NOT SPAIN

[NeuwirthFan]

@ALYSSZ can i have that link please???

[NeuwirthFan]

like. comment. share. subscribe. scream "I LOVE PATTI!". and put a heart at the end <3

[Bigman240]

Patti's got problems with pitch

[BallintheJack1]

Am I the only one who doesn't like her?

[anniesdreaming1]

@ALYSSZ Just wondering, but are you planning on continuing with just the individual songs?

[BenMcCormack91]

I think she was actually made for this part. Which is weird, because she does everything well.

[zzzut]

Patti LuPone IS Broadway! Love her to death! Funny fact: She says "I am Spanish" while she dances an Argentinian tango with guys wearing Mexican sombreros!