Friday, December 01, 2006, 3:14 PM
I've been watching 'Notre Dame De Paris' musicale the whole of yesterday and the day before yesterday!! God, it's such a beautiful musicale i tell you. At some point of time it can actually move you to tears. It doesn't really matter if you understand or not. The music and facial expression is enough!!The musicale is in French anyways. I don't understabd french for nuts, trust me. Haha, but being the curious girl as i am, my sister and i went online to find the verses of the songs (of course translated to English!). All of the songs are damn nice!Anyways this is the synopsis of the play:This is the story of Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell-ringer of Notre-Dame, and his tragic love for Esmeralda, the beautiful gypsy woman. It is a tale of love doomed by injustice and hypocrisy.Quasimodo, watching the world from the spires of Notre-Dame, has fallen in love with Esmeralda, who sings and dances in the square in front of the great cathedral. But Esmeralda loves Phoebus, the handsome captain of the King's cavalry. Phoebus is engaged to Fleur-de-Lys, a young wealthy socialite, but is soon captivated by the exotic sensuality of the gypsy girl.Adding to this complicated emotional web is the lust Esmeralda inspires in the priest, Frollo. It is Frollo who enslaved Quasimodo and kept him in the cathedral. The priest's repressed carnal desires and jealousy lead him to stab Phoebus in order to get rid of his rival.Esmeralda herself is falsely accused of the attempted murder and flung in jail. Frollo takes advantage of Esmeralda's plight and offers her freedom in return for sexual favours. She refuses and, enraged, he plots his revenge.Quasimodo frees Esmeralda and hides her in his realm, the belfry of Notre-Dame. But Clopin, the leader of the refugees, and his people, misunderstand Quasimodo's intentions and storm the cathedral to save the gypsy dancer. In the chaos, Phoebus and his soldiers intervene to quell the riot and Clopin is killed.Thinking that the captain will save Esmeralda, Quasimodo allows Frollo to hand his love over to Phoebus. But, in fact, Phoebus has every intention of seeing Esmeralda hang. In his rage, Quasimodo throws Frollo from the Belfry and sets out to save Esmeralda once again. He is too late. Consumed with grief, the hunchback takes Esmeralda to Paris' mass grave, where he dies at her side.Good God, I'm addicted to this musicale! Haha, i never got sick of it. Lol. There's this particular song which really touched my heart. It tells you about an unrequited love of Quasimodo. Sigh.. It's really sad. Anyways this is the translated version of the song! =)MoonMoonYou who shine your lightBrightOn the Paris nightSee How a manSuffers all for loveClearSolitary starSo farWhen the day returnsPlease hearUp there so highThe cry of the worldPlease hear the cryOf a man in painFor whomAll those million starsDon't shineLike those shining eyesHe lovesWith a mortal loveMoonMoonPlease don't disappearBeforeYou have time to hearJust hearHow cries the heartOf the human beastPlease hear the cryQuasimodo criesHe criesFor his heart is fullHis voiceOver mountain fliesSo highThat I know it flies to youMoonSeeHow this man aspiresTo joinHis poor voice with angelsMoonYou who shine your lightForPoets as they writeHow a manSuffers for loveFor love
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Thinking Cap
If women are supposed to be less rational and more emotional at the beginning of our menstrual cycle when the female hormone is at its lowest level, then why isn't it logical to say that, in those few days, women behave the most like the way men behave all month long?
The bitch
Khairunnisa Elias
31.08.1988
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