Lyrics send in the clowns

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Lyrics submitted by LuckyWilshire , edited by fridgeelephant. She spent her younger years "tearing around" with a bunch of men and never actually settled down. One of the men was Fredrik, who wanted a committed relationship from her when they were younger. He truly loved her. She turned down his proposal because she was not yet ready to be "on the ground. Years later, they find each other. Fredrik has a very young and very beautiful but very naive wife.

Lyrics send in the clowns

Among other things, she looks back on an affair years earlier with the lawyer Fredrik, who was deeply in love with her, but whose marriage proposals she had rejected. Meeting him after so long, she realizes she is in love with him and finally ready to marry him, but now it is he who rejects her: He is in an unconsummated marriage with a much younger woman. The song is structured with four verses and a bridge, and uses a complex compound meter. It became Sondheim's most popular song after Frank Sinatra recorded it in and Judy Collins ' version charted in and Subsequently, numerous other artists recorded the song, and it has become a standard. The "clowns" in the lyrics and title does not specifically refer to circus clowns , as Sondheim explained in a interview:. I get a lot of letters over the years asking what the title means and what the song's about; I never thought it would be in any way esoteric. I wanted to use theatrical imagery in the song, because she's an actress, but it's not supposed to be a circus [ As I think of it now, the song could have been called "Send in the Fools". She lived her life dramatically, flitting from man to man. A few months before the play begins, Fredrik married a beautiful young woman who at 18 years old was much younger than he. She tells Fredrik that he needs to be rescued from his marriage, and she proposes to him. She is, in effect, using the song "to cover over a moment when something has gone wrong on stage. Midway through the second Act she has deviated from her usual script by suggesting to Fredrik the possibility of being together seriously and permanently, and, having been rejected, she falters as a show-person, finds herself bereft of the capacity to improvise and wittily cover. I wanted to write short phrases, so I wrote a song full of questions" and the song's melody is within a small music range: [3].

Lyrics submitted by LuckyWilshireedited by fridgeelephant. A few months before the play begins, Fredrik married a beautiful young woman who at 18 years old was much younger than he. And where are the clowns Send in the clowns Don't bother, they're here.

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Lyrics submitted by haley. When a king was feeling down, he'd call for the clowns, the jesters, the players, the whores: anything to cheer him up. I wanted to use theatrical imagery in the song, because she's an actress, but it's not supposed to be a circus. It's a theater reference meaning "if the show isn't going well, let's send in the clowns"; in other words, "let's do the jokes. I haven't seen A Little Night Music but i know that this is sung by Desiree, who is an aging lounge singer or performer of some kind. I just saw Ruthie Henshall sing this on tv and thought it was incredibly poignant. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display.

Lyrics send in the clowns

PDF Playlist. Among other things, she looks back on an affair years earlier with the lawyer Fredrik, who was deeply in love with her but whose marriage proposals she had rejected. Meeting him after so long, she realizes she is in love with him and finally ready to marry him, but now it is he who rejects her: he is in an unconsummated marriage with a much younger woman. The song is structured with four verses and a bridge, and uses a complex compound meter. It became Sondheim's most popular song after Frank Sinatra recorded it in and Judy Collins' version charted in and Subsequently, numerous other artists recorded the song, and it has become a jazz standard.

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More Judy Collins Lyrics. Stephen Sondheim. She spent her younger years "tearing around" with a bunch of men and never actually settled down. Retrieved 3 November And is it not ironic that he too is the clown for trying to hold onto his past youth with such a very young and very naive as was Desiree bride. Retrieved 17 October General Comment Someone wanted to marry her, but she was too busy having fun - not wanting to settle down. Isn't it rich? Lyrics powered by LyricFind. General Comment This song is about a relationship in which she thought she'd found what she had been looking for, but the other person did not have the same feelings for her. My favourite by Judy Collins. Why not add your own? Send in the Clowns, by Barbra Streisand. Lyrics submitted by LuckyWilshire , edited by fridgeelephant. I mean, the first person to sing it was Bobby Short , who happened to see the show in Boston, and it was exactly his kind of song: He's a cabaret entertainer.

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Morning Has Broken. Retrieved 6 September General Comment This song is about a relationship in which she thought she'd found what she had been looking for, but the other person did not have the same feelings for her. Thank you for the detailed explanation. She is furious, but she doesn't want to make a scene in front of Fredrik because she recognizes that his obsession with his 18 year-old wife is unbreakable. General Comment A certain someone is always there for her, but she's too busy doing her own thing. General Comment Basically, the singer is saying that her love life is in shambles, and to cover it up she uses the metaphor of clowns. The web led me to some rather in depth info and interviews the Stephen Sondheim, the writer of the song for the original musical: en. One of the men was Fredrik, who wanted a committed relationship from her when they were younger. Isn't it rich? Grammy Award for Song of the Year. So she gives up; so it's a song of regret and anger, and therefore fits in with short-breathed phrases.