A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Soundtrack
Lyrics
Funeral Sequence
(Sondheim)
(Pseudolus)
"Gather around, handmaidens of sorrow."
(Miles)
Sound the flute
Blow the horn
Pluck the lute
Forward morn!
All Crete was at her feet
All Thrace was in her thrall
All Sparta loved her sweetness
And Gaul...
(Pseudolus)
And Spain...
(Miles)
And Greece...
(Pseudolus)
And Egypt...
(Miles)
And Syria...
(Pseudolus)
And Mesopotamia...
(Mourners)
All Crete was at her feet
All Thrace was in her thrall
Oh, why should such a blossom fall?
(Miles)
Speak the spells
Chant the charms
Toll the bells -
(Pseudolus to Hysterium)
Fold the arms!
(Pseudolus)
"Sir, on behalf of the body, I want to thank you for a lovely funeral. I don't
know about you, but I've suffered enough. If you will just give me the contract,
I shall take the body and then..."
(Miles)
Strew the soil
Strum the lyre
Spread the oil
Build the pyre!
(Pseudolus)
"Whoa! A pyre? What kind of pyre?"
(Miles)
"A pyre of fire."
(Pseudolus)
"Oh, a fire pyre."
(Miles)
"She must be burned!"
(Pseudolus)
"Burned? Sir!"
(Miles)
"I want her ashes!"
(Pseudolus)
"Captain, I implore you: It is not for us to destroy such loveliness. The gods
are awaiting her. They would not be happy if we sent up a charred virgin."
(Miles)
"I cannot afford to offend the gods."
(Pseudolus)
"Who can?"
(Miles)
All Crete was at her feet
But I shall weep no more
I'll find my consolation as before
Among the simple pleasures of war!