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lirik lagu new broadway cast of once on this island - why we tell the story

[all (except ti moune)]
ooo – ooo huh hoo…

[asaka, spoken]
a tree that sprang up and cracked the walls of the hotel beauxhomme, so that its gates could never close again

[agwe, spoken]
a tree that lived forever, sheltering peasants and grands hommes alike

[papa ge, spoken]
a tree that watched over daniel for his lifetime

[daniel, spoken]
a tree in which his children played

[andrea, spoken]
and one day, as daniel’s young son sat in the shade of the tree, he noticed a beautiful young peasant girl high in its branches, looking out at the world

[erzulie, spoken]
and the spirit of ti moune touched their hearts and set them free…

[all (except ti moune), spoken]
…to love!

[asaka]
and she stands against the lightning and the thunder

[agwe]
and she shelters and protects us from above

[erzulie, papa ge]
and she fills us with the power and the wonder

[all (except ti moune)]
of her love…
and this is why we tell the story
why we tell the story
why (why)
we tell the story, (we tell the story)
why we tell the story

[mama]
if you listen very hard you’ll hear her call us

[tonton]
to come share with her our laughter and our tears

[all (except ti moune, agwe, men)]
and as mysteries and miracles befall us

[erzulie, andrea, daniel, armand, asaka, tonton, men, women]
through the years

[little girl, all (except ti moune)]
we tell the story!