Story Behind the Song
From "Cyrano's Song", A Musical Comedy by Bruce Cantwell, Based on the Play "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand. Bruce Cantwell (Cuigy), Tom Quinn (De Guiche), John Hacker (Christian), Fred Goudy (Cyrano).
Lyrics
CUIGY
THE COLONEL HAS A SPANISH SPY AS LOYAL AS OUR VERY OWN.
DE GUICHE
AND HE WILL FAITHFULLY TRANSMIT ANY BIT OF OUR PLANS
THAT I CHOOSE TO MAKE KNOWN.
IT SO HAPPENS SUCH A PLAN COULD BE UNFOLDING AS WE SPEAK.
AND IT WOULD BE TO MY ADVANTAGE IF NEWS WERE TO LEAK.
CUIGY
THE MARSHAL'S TAKEN ALL OUR TROOPS UPON A MISSION TO DOURLENS.
DE GUICHE
THEY'RE BRAVELY MOVING NOW BEHIND LINES
TO FREE OUR SUPPLY LINES SO WE MIGHT FIGHT ON.
LEFT BEHIND ARE VERY FEW. JUST ONE DIVISION: NAMELY YOU.
CHRISTIAN
GOOD THING THAT THE SPANISH DON'T KNOW.
DE GUICHE
MY DEAR BOY, BUT THEY DO!
SO KINDLY LAY DOWN YOUR LIVES TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE DIVERSION.
SO THE EXCURSION OF YOUR FELLOW SOLDIERS CAN SAFELY MOVE THROUGH.
OH, YOU MIGHT THINK THAT I'M BEING CRUEL
BUT I AFFIRM THAT YOU WILL
RECEIVE EXACTLY WHAT IS COMING TO YOU.
MEDALS, THOUGH POSTHUMOUS IN NATURE, NOW READILY AWAIT YOUR
HEROIC LITTLE DEED.
CUIGY
YOU WON'T THINK THAT WE'RE SO ROTTEN
WHEN YOU'RE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
DE GUICHE
THE TIME HAS COME TO SAY ADIEU,
FOR NOW OUR BUSINESS HERE IS THROUGH.
BUT AS WE GO TO CAST A NET AROUND OUR SPANISH THREAT
WE'LL BE THINKING OF YOU.
(He starts to exit).
OH, THERE'S ONE MORE LITTLE THING:
SOME WORDS TO READ BEFORE OUR KING.
SO, CYRANO, PLEASE DO THE HONORS.
I PROMISE, THEY'LL SING.
NOW, IF YOU'LL UTILIZE YOUR PEN,
I'LL LET YOU EULOGIZE YOUR MEN.
CYRANO
SIR, I WILL SEE YOU ROT IN HELL FIRST.
DE GUICHE
OH, REALLY? HOW WELL VERSED.
(He steps toward the exit.)
'TIL THEN!
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