X: 1 T: Youkali R: tango habanera C: Music: Kurt Weill C: Lyrics: Roger Fernay N: Written in 1934 while Weill was exiled in France, as incidental music N: for the play Marie Galante. The lyrics were added some time later. %%topmargin 1.0cm %%staffsep 40 M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: Dm |: A ^GAFE | "Dm"D4 D4 \ w: 1.~C'est presqu' au bout du mon-de, w: 2.~Et la vie nous en-tra\^i-ne, "E"z3E FED^C | "Dm"D4 D4 | w: ma bar-que va-ga-bon-de, w: las-san-te, quo-ti-dien-ne, "E"z3E FED^C | "Dm"D4 D4 \ w: er-rant au-gr\'e de l'on-de, w: mais la pauvre \^ame hu-mai-ne, "A7"z3^C DEFG | "Dm"A8 | w: m'y con-dui-sit un jour. w: cher-chant par-tout l'ou-bli. z3 A cAFD | "Gm"(c3B) B4- \ w: L'\^ile est tou-te pe-ti-*te, w: A, pour quit-ter la ter-*re, "C7"B3G BGEC | "F"(B3A) A4- | w: *mais la f\'ee qui l'ha-bi-*te w: *su trou-ver le mys-t\`e-*re "Dm"A3F AFDB, | "Gm"(A3G) G4- \ w: *gen-ti-ment nous in-vi-*te w: *o\`u nos r\^e-ves se ter-*rent G3D ^CDEF | "A7"G8- | G6 ^G2 || w: *\`a en fai-re le tour.* You- w: *en quel-que You-ka-li.* You- "Dm"A4 A4- | A3A GFED \ w: ka-li,* c'est le pa-ys de "Gm"E3F E4- | E6 E2 \ w: nos d\'e-sirs.* You- "Gm"[d4B4] [d4-B4-] | w: ka-li, [d3B3][dB] [cA][BG][AF][GE] | "Dm"[A3F3][BG] [A4-F4-] \ w: *c'est le bon-heur, c'est le plai-sir. [A6F6] A2 | "A7"[e4G4] [e4-G4-] | w: *You-ka-li, [eG][dF][dF][^cE] [cE][BD][BD][A^C] | "Gm"[GD]F2E [D4-B,4] | [D4B,4] [d4B4] | w: *c'est la terre o\`u l'on quit-te tous les sou-cis.* C'est, "Dm"[BF][A2F][^GF] [A2F2][A2F2] | [BF][A2F][^GF] [A2F2][A2F2] | "A7"[BE][A2E2][^GE] [A4-E4-] | w: dans no-tre nuit, comme une \'e-clair-cie, l'\'e-toi-le qu'on suit. [A4E4] [f4A4] | "Dm"[e3G3][dF] [d4F4] \ w: *C'est You-ka-li! z4 z2D2 | "Bb"[d4B4] [d4-B4-] | [dB][dB][ec][fd] [ge][fd][ec][dB] | w: You-ka-li,* c'est le res-pect de tous les "F"[dB][c2A2][=B^G] [c4-A4-] | [c6A6] C2 \ w: voeux \'e-chan-g\'es.* You- "Gm"[B4G4] [B4-G4-] | [BG][BG][cA][dB] [ec][dB][cA][BG] | w: ka-li,* c'est le pa-ys des beaux a- "Dm"[BG][A2F2][^GE] [A4-F4-] | [A4F4] [d4A4] \ w: mours par-ta-g\'es.* C'est "Gm"[A3F3][GD] [G4-D4-] | [G2D2][GE][AF] [BG][BG][AF][GE] | w: l'es-p\'e-ran-ce qui est au coeur de tous P: Youkali p.2 "Dm"[B3G3][AF] [A4-F4-] | [A4F4] [d4A4] | "Gm"[A3F3][GD] [G4-D4-] \ w: les hu-mains,* la d\'e-li-vran- [G2D2][GE][AF] [BG][BG][AF][GE] | "A7"[B3G3][AG] [A2-G2][A2-F2] | w: ce que nous at-ten-dons tous pour de-main. [A6E6] A2 | "Dm"[f4A4] [f4-A4-] \ w: You-ka-li, [f2A2]([eG][fA]) [gB][fA][eG][dF] | "Gm"[e3G3][fA] [e4-G4-] \ w: *c'est* le pa-ys de nos d\'e-sirs. [e6G6] G2 | "A7"[e4G4] [e4-G4-] | w: *You-ka-li, [e2G2]([^d^F][eG]) [gB][fA][fA][eG] | "Dm"[d3F3][eG] [d4-F4-] \ w: *c'est* le bon-heur, c'est le plai-sir. [d2F2]z2 [f4A4] | "Bb7"[e3c3][dB] [d4-B4-] | [d2B2]z2 [f4B4] | "F"[d3B3][cA] [c4-A4-] | w: *Mais c'est un r\^eve,* u-ne fo-lie. [c2A2]z2 C4 | "Gm"[A3C3][GB,] [G4-B,4] \ w: *Il n'y a pas "C7"[G4C4-] [A4C4] | "F"[G3B,3][FA,] [F4-A,4-] | [F2A,2]z2 [f4A4] \ w: *de You-ka-li!* Mais "Bb7"[e3c3][dB] [d4-B4-] | [d2B2]z2 [f4B4] | "F"[d3B3][cA] [c4-A4-] | [c2A2]z2 C4 | w: c'est un r\^eve,* u-ne fo-lie.* Il |1 "Gm"[A3C3][GB,] [G4-B,4] | "C7"[G4C4-] [A4C4] | "F"[G3B,3][FA,] [F4-A,4-] | [F2A,2]z \ w: n'y a pas* de You-ka-li! :|2"Gm"[A3C3][GB,] [G4-B,4-] | "C7"[G2B,4]z2 D4 | "F"F8- | w: n'y a pas* de You- "G7"f8- | "F"f8- | "G7"f8- | "F"f8- | "G7"f8- | "F7"f4 z2 | z8 |] w: --ka-li! % W: Translation by A. Reaux: W: W: Verse 1: W: Near the end of the world, my vagabond ship, W: Wandering at the whim of the waves, directed me there one day, W: This island is very small, but the fairy who lives there W: Gently invited us to take a tour. W: Refrain: W: Youkali, it is the land of our desires, W: Youkali, it is happiness, it is pleasure, W: It is the land where one leaves all cares, W: It is, in our night, like a bright light, W: A star which one follows - It is Youkali! W: Youkali, it is the respect of exchanged vows. W: Youkali, it is the land of beautiful lovers. W: It is the hope Which is at the heart of all humans, W: The deliverance we want for tomorrow. W: Youkali, it is the land of our desires, W: Youkali, it is happiness, It is pleasure - W: But it is a dream, a folly. There is no Youkali. W: Verse 2: W: And life goes on, weariness everyday, but the poor human soul W: Looks everywhere to forget it, to leave the earth, to find the mystery. W: We dream on earth to live on some Youkali. W: Refrain: W: Youkali, ... W: Translation by Michele Spadaro: W: W: Verse 1: W: Lost at sea, afloat, my wandering little boat, W: drifting with the waves, led me to a place. W: A tiny scrap of island, but the girl that lived there smiled and W: invited me to open my heart to Youkali. W: Refrain: W: Youkali, the land of our desire and dreams, W: Youkali, where everything is what it seems, W: Youkali, a place where one can leave all cares and regrets, W: A star in the night, a path shining bright, W: a hope that we might find Youkali. W: Youkali, it is the home of all we hold in our prayers, W: Youkali, it is the country of the love that we share, W: It's the hope that lives inside the heart of all mankind, W: the answer that we wait for 'til the end of time, W: Youkali, the land of our desire and dreams, W: Youkali, where everything is what it seems, W: but it isn't real, it's just a dream, it isn't there in Youkali. W: We only see what we want to see, not really there in Youkali. W: Verse 2: W: Only weariness survives our cold and hardened lives, W: when hope has all but died, we still seek to forget, W: to leave our earthly sorrows, find solace in tomorrows, W: the mystery that enthralls those who search for Youkali. %%sep 0 1 8cm X: 2 T: Youkali R: tango habanera C: Music: Kurt Weill C: Lyrics: Roger Fernay N: Written in 1934 while Weill was exiled in France, as incidental music N: for the play Marie Galante. The lyrics were added some time later. %%topmargin 1.0cm %%staffsep 35 M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: Gm |: d ^cdBA | "Gm"G4 G4 \ w: 1.~C'est presqu' au bout du mon-de, w: 2.~Et la vie nous en-tra\^i-ne, "A"z3A BAG^F | "Gm"G4 G4 | w: ma bar-que va-ga-bon-de, w: las-san-te, quo-ti-dien-ne, "A"z3A BAG^F | "Gm"G4 G4 \ w: er-rant au-gr\'e de l'on-de, w: mais la pauvre \^ame hu-mai-ne, "D7"z3^F GABc | "Gm"d8 | w: m'y con-dui-sit un jour. w: cher-chant par-tout l'ou-bli. z3 d fdBG | "Cm"(f3e) e4- \ w: L'\^ile est tou-te pe-ti-*te, w: A, pour quit-ter la ter-*re, "F7"e3c ecAF | "Bb"(e3d) d4- | w: *mais la f\'ee qui l'ha-bi-*te w: *su trou-ver le mys-t\`e*re "Gm"d3B dBGE | "Cm"(d3c) c4- \ w: *gen-ti-ment nous in-vi-*te w: *o\`u nos r\^e-ves se ter-*rent c3G ^FGAB | "D7"c8- | c6 ^c2 |[| w: *a en fai-re le tour.* You- w: *en quel-que You-ka-li. "Gm"d4 d4- | d3d cBAG \ w: ka-li,* c'est le pa-ys de "Cm"A3B A4- | A6 A2 \ w: nos d\'e-sirs.* You- "Cm"[g4e4] [g4-e4-] | w: ka-li, [g3e3][ge] [fd][ec][dB][cA] | "Gm"[d3B3][ec] [d4-B4-] \ w: *c'est le bon-heur, c'est le plai-sir. [d6B6] d2 | "D7"[a4c4] [a4-c4-] | w: *You-ka-li, [ac][gB][gB][^fA] [fA][eG][eG][d^F] | "Cm"[cG]B2A [G4-E4] | [G4E4] [g4e4] | w: *c'est la terre o\`u l'on quit-te tous les sou-cis.* C'est, "Gm"[eB][d2B][^cB] [d2B2][d2B2] | [eB][d2B][^cB] [d2B2][d2B2] | "D7"[eA][d2A2][^cA] [d4-A4-] | w: dans no-tre nuit, comme une \'e-clair-cie, l'\'e-toi-le qu'on suit. [d4A4] [b4d4] | "Gm"[a3c3][gB] [g4B4] \ w: *C'est You-ka-li! z4 z2G2 | "Eb"[g4e4] [g4-e4-] | [ge][ge][af][bg] [c'a][bg][af][ge] | w: You-ka-li,* c'est le res-pect de tous les "Bb"[ge][f2d2][=e^c] [f4-d4-] | [f6d6] F2 \ w: voeux \'e-chan-g\'es.* You- "Cm"[e4c4] [e4-c4-] | [ec][ec][fd][ge] [af][ge][fd][ec] | w: ka-li,* c'est le pa-ys des beaux a- "Gm"[ec][d2B2][^cA] [d4-B4-] | [d4B4] [g4d4] \ w: mours par-ta-g\'es.* C'est "Cm"[d3B3][cG] [c4-G4-] | [c2G2][cA][dB] [ec][ec][dB][cA] | w: l'es-p\'e-ran-ce qui est au coeur de tous P: Youkali p.2 "Gm"[e3c3][dB] [d4-B4-] | [d4B4] [g4d4] | "Cm"[d3B3][cG] [c4-G4-] \ w: les hu-mains,* la d\'e-li-vran- [c2G2][cA][dB] [ec][ec][dB][cA] | "D7"[e3c3][dc] [d2-c2][d2-B2] | w: ce que nous at-ten-dons tous pour de-main. [d6A6] d2 | "Gm"[b4d4] [b4-d4-] \ w: You-ka-li, [b2d2]([ac][bd]) [c'e][bd][ac][gB] | "Cm"[a3c3][bd] [a4-c4-] \ w: *c'est* le pa-ys de nos d\'e-sirs. [a6c6] c2 | "D7"[a4c4] [a4-c4-] | w: *You-ka-li, [a2c2]([^g=B][ac]) [c'e][bd][bd][ac] | "Gm"[g3B3][ac] [g4-B4-] \ w: *c'est* le bon-heur, c'est le plai-sir. [g2B2]z2 [b4d4] | "Eb7"[a3f3][ge] [g4-e4-] | [g2e2]z2 [b4e4] | "Bb"[g3e3][fd] [f4-d4-] | w: *Mais c'est un r\^eve,* u-ne fo-lie. [f2d2]z2 F4 | "Cm"[d3F3][cE] [c4-E4] \ w: *Il n'y a pas "F7"[c4F4-] [d4F4] | "Bb"[c3E3][BD] [B4-D4-] | [B2D2]z2 [b4d4] \ w: *de You-ka-li!* Mais "Eb7"[a3f3][ge] [g4-e4-] | [g2e2]z2 [b4e4] | "Bb"[g3e3][fd] [f4-d4-] | [f2d2]z2 F4 | w: c'est un r\^eve,* u-ne fo-lie.* Il |1 "Cm"[d3F3][cE] [c4-E4] | "F7"[c4F4-] [d4F4] | "Bb"[c3E3][BD] [B4-D4-] | [B2D2]z \ w: n'y a pas* de You-ka-li! :|2"Cm"[d3F3][cE] [c4-E4-] | "F7"[c2E4]z2 G4 | "Bb"B8- | w: n'y a pas* de You- "C7"b8- | "Bb"b8- | "C7"b8- | "Bb"b8- | "C7"b8- | "B7"b4 z2 | z8 |] w: --ka-li! % W: Translation by A. Reaux: W: W: Verse 1: W: Near the end of the world, my vagabond ship, W: Wandering at the whim of the waves, directed me there one day, W: This island is very small, but the fairy who lives there W: Gently invited us to take a tour. W: Refrain: W: Youkali, it is the land of our desires, W: Youkali, it is happiness, it is pleasure, W: It is the land where one leaves all cares, W: It is, in our night, like a bright light, W: A star which one follows - It is Youkali! W: Youkali, it is the respect of exchanged vows. W: Youkali, it is the land of beautiful lovers. W: It is the hope Which is at the heart of all humans, W: The deliverance we want for tomorrow. W: Youkali, it is the land of our desires, W: Youkali, it is happiness, It is pleasure - W: But it is a dream, a folly. There is no Youkali. W: Verse 2: W: And life goes on, weariness everyday, but the poor human soul W: Looks everywhere to forget it, to leave the earth, to find the mystery. W: We dream on earth to live on some Youkali. W: Refrain: W: Youkali, ... W: Translation by Michele Spadaro: W: W: Verse 1: W: Lost at sea, afloat, my wandering little boat, W: drifting with the waves, led me to a place. W: A tiny scrap of island, but the girl that lived there smiled and W: invited me to open my heart to Youkali. W: Refrain: W: Youkali, the land of our desire and dreams, W: Youkali, where everything is what it seems, W: Youkali, a place where one can leave all cares and regrets, W: A star in the night, a path shining bright, W: a hope that we might find Youkali. W: Youkali, it is the home of all we hold in our prayers, W: Youkali, it is the country of the love that we share, W: It's the hope that lives inside the heart of all mankind, W: the answer that we wait for 'til the end of time, W: Youkali, the land of our desire and dreams, W: Youkali, where everything is what it seems, W: but it isn't real, it's just a dream, it isn't there in Youkali. W: We only see what we want to see, not really there in Youkali. W: Verse 2: W: Only weariness survives our cold and hardened lives, W: when hope has all but died, we still seek to forget, W: to leave our earthly sorrows, find solace in tomorrows, W: the mystery that enthralls those who search for Youkali.