Pretty Women ....

Some time back I had a CD or cassette of Sondheim's music from Broadway. At that time I did not know who Sondheim was and where his music was played. But that record was really jazzy and mellow. Wonder where it is now, maybe Abe would know. But this one song always had my attention. On the plane from San Francisco to Hong Kong, I watched Sweeney Todd and then I found out how this song came to be.

Pretty Women
by Stephen Sondheim
from Sweeney Todd

Pretty women
Fascinating...
Sipping coffee,
Dancing... pretty women
Pretty women
Are a wonder.
Pretty women!

Sitting in the window or
Standing on the stair
Something in them cheers the air.

Pretty women
Silhouetted...
Stay within you,
Glancing... stay forever,
Breathing lightly...
Pretty women,
Pretty women!

Blowing out their candles or
Combing out their hair,
Even when they leave
They still are there.
They're there

Ah! Pretty women, at their mirrors,
In their gardens,
Letter-writing,
Flower-picking,
Weather-watching.
How they make a man sing!

Proof of heaven as you're living,
Pretty women! Yes, pretty women!
Here's to pretty women,
Pretty women,
Pretty women,
Pretty women

[update]
I remember now. It is this CD.


Abe, what happened to it?
Anyone want to get it for me? Here. My birthday is 15th June.

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Saw this ad on Facebook today. It's in Malay, I'm guessing that's how it got past the censors. Too bad for you who do not understand.