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"The Music of the Night " by the impresario,

 

"The Music of the Night" (also labelled as just "Music of the Night") is a major song from the 1986 musical The Phantom of the Opera. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe.Initially made famous by Michael Crawford, the actor who originated the role of the Phantom both in the West End and on Broadway, "The Music of the Night" has appeared on many cast recordings of the musical,[3] sold millions of copies worldwide, and has been translated into many languages.

 

Synopsis

"The Music of the Night" is sung after the Phantom lures Christine Daaé to his lair beneath the Opera House. He seduces Christine with "his music" of the night, his voice putting her into a type of trance. He sings of his unspoken love for her and urges her to forget the world and life she knew before. The Phantom leads Christine around his lair, eventually pulling back a curtain to reveal a mannequin dressed in a wedding gown resembling Christine. When she approaches it, it suddenly moves, causing her to faint. The Phantom then carries Christine to a bed, where he lays her down and goes on to write his music.

 

Composition

Sarah Brightman declared at the London's Royal Albert Hall Concert in 1997, that the song was originally written by Andrew Lloyd Webber for her, the first time he met her. That version had different lyrics and was called "Married Man". The lyrics were later rewritten and the song was added to The Phantom of the Opera.

 

A year before The Phantom Of The Opera opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, the original version of the song was performed at Andrew Lloyd Webber's own theatre at Sydmonton, along with the first drafts of the show. The audience were a specially gathered group of Webber's acquaintances. The Phantom was played by Colm Wilkinson. The lyrics were very different from the ones used in the three variations of the song as lyricist Charles Hart had not yet become involved in the project.

 

Due to similarities between the song and a recurring melody in Giacomo Puccini's 1910 opera, La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West), the Puccini estate filed lawsuit against Webber, accusing him of plagiarism. An agreement was settled out of court and details were not released to the public.

 

 

 

[Christine]

In sleep he sang to me

In dreams he came

That voice which calls to me

And speaks my name

And do I dream again?

For now I find

The phantom of the opera is there

Inside my mind

[Phantom]

Sing on-ce again with me

Our strange duet

My power over you

Grows stronger yet

And though you turn from me

To glance behind

The phantom of the opera is there

Inside your mind

[Christine]

Those who have seen your face

Draw back in fear

I am the mask you wear

[Phantom]

It's me they hear

[Both]

My/Your spirit and my/your voice

In on-e combined

The phantom of the opera is there

Inside my/your mind

[Chorus]

Beware

The phantom of the opera

[Christine]

He's there

The phantom of the opera

[Phantom]

Sing, my angel of music

Sing, my angel !

Sing for me !

André Rieu - The music of the Night (Live in New York City)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uwLELvbzA 

 

 

André Rieu & the Johann Strauss Orchestra performing "The music of the Night"

Live in Radio City Music Hall, New York City.

 

André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃dʁe leɔ̃ maʁi nikɔla ʁijø]; born 1 October 1949) is a Dutch violinist and conductor best known for creating the waltz-playing Johann Strauss Orchestra.

 

 

The Music Of The Night >

 

Night time sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defenses
Helpless to resist the notes I write
For I compose the music of the night

Slowly, gently night unfurls it's splendor
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Hearing is believing, music is deceiving
Hard as lightening, soft as candlelight
Dare you trust the music of the night

Close your eyes for your eyes will only tell the truth
And the truth isn't what you want to see
In the dark it is easy to pretend
That the truth is what it ought to be

Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
Hear it, fear it, secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
This darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night2

Close your eyes, start a journey to a strange new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Close your eyes and let music set you free
Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music that I write
The power of the music of the night

You alone can make the song take flight
Help me make the music of the night

 

 

> 프랑스의 추리작가 가스통 르루(Gaston Leroux)가 1910년에 발표한 소설  (Le Fantome de l’Opera)를

영국의 작곡가 앤드루 L. 웨버(Andrew L. Webber)가 뮤지컬로 만든 작품.

고전적 선율에 의지하여 극 전체의 구성을 오페라의 형태로  끌어가는 오페레타(Operetta) 형식.

 

 > '오페라의 유령'이 크리스틴을 납치하여 마궁으로 노를 저어가는 신비스런 장면에서 울려 퍼지는 타이틀 곡 《오페라 유령》, 수십 개의 촛불 속에서 '오페라의 유령'이 부르는 《밤의 노래》와

크리스틴과 라울의 러브송 《그대에게서 바라는 것은 오직 사랑뿐》 등 감미로운 멜로디와 복고풍의 환상적인 무대장치가 관객을  사로잡는다.

 

> 1986년에 런던 올리버상의 3개 부문에서 수상하였고,

1988년에 뉴욕 토니상의  최우수 뮤지컬작품상, 남우주연상, 감독상 등 7개 부문에서 수상하였다.

 

The Music of the Night - Gerard Butler | Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77umP7IRxD4 

 

The Music of the Night” performed by Gerard Butler as The Phantom from the 2004 film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera.

 

Sarah Brightman / the music of the night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRNphe8VA_o 

 

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Night-time sharpens,

heightens each sensation

Darkness stirs and wakes imagination

Silently the senses abandon their defences....

밤의 시간은

모든 감각을 날카롭게 곤두세우죠.

어둠은 상상력을 휘저어 깨우고,

고요히 감각들은 무장해제?...

 

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendour..

Grasp it, sense it tremulous and tender..

Turn your face away from the garish light of day,

Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light

and listen to the music of the night....

천천히, 부드럽게 밤은 그 날개를 펼쳐요

그것을 붙잡고, 그 전율과 부드러움을 느껴요.

낮의 찬란한 빛으로부터 고개를 돌려요,

차고 무감각한 빛으로부터 생각을 떨쳐요,

그리고 밤의 음악을 들어요....

 

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!

Purge your thoughts of the life

you knew before!

Close your eyes,

let your spirit start to soar!

And you'll live as you've never lived before...

눈을 감고 당신의 가장 어두운 꿈들에 맡기세요,

이전에 알았던 삶에 대한 생각들을 떨쳐버려요!

눈을 감고, 당신의 영혼이 솟아오르게 하세요!

그러면 당신은 이전엔 살아본 적 없는 것처럼 살거예요.......

 

​Softly, deftly, music shall surround you...

Feel it, hear it, closing in around you..
부드럽게, 재빠르게, 음악은 당신을 감쌀 거예요...
느끼고 들어보세요, 당신을 둘러싼 음악을 ...

Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind,
in this darkness which you know you cannot fight
the darkness of the music of the night...
당신의 마음을 열고, 당신의 상상을 날게 해요.
당신이 밤의 노래의 어둠에 대항할 수 없음을 아는

이 어둠속에서.........

Let your mind 

start a journey through a strange, new world!

Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before!

Let your soul
Take you where you long to be!

Only then can you belong to me...

이상하고, 새로운 세상으로 여행을 시작해요
당신의 마음 속으로!
이전까지 당신이 알았던 세상의 모든 생각 떨쳐버려요.
당신의 영혼이 당신이 갈구하던 곳으로 데려가게해요!.
오직 그러면  당신은 나의 것...

 

Floating, falling,

sweet intoxication!

Touch me, trust me,

savour each sensation!

Let the dream begin ,

let your darker side give in to the power of the music that i write

the power of the music of the night...

떠돌며 떨어지는 달콤한 마취!

나를 잡고 나를 믿어요, 모든 감각을 모아요!

꿈을 시작해요,

당신의 어두운 모습을  내가 쓴 밤의 노래의 힘-

음악의 힘에 굴복하게 해요!

 

 

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make
The music of the night
당신 혼자만이 나의 노래를 날게할 수 있어요.
나를 도와주오. 이 밤의 음악을 지을 수  있게.

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"아스라히 밤이 눈을 뜨면
어둠 속에 깨어나는 환영
사라져간 긴장, 다가온 이 은밀함
부드럽게 펼친 밤의 날개
잡힐 듯이 가녀린 이 떨림
이젠 잊어봐. 낯의 현란한 빛을
이젠 더 이상은 기억하지마
자, 이젠 느껴. 밤의 노래를
눈을 감고 어둠 속 꿈에 빠지면
잊으리. 지난 모든 기억들

눈을 감고 영혼을 날게 해
새로운 세상을 갖게 될 테니
달콤하게 감싸주는 음악
들릴듯이 유혹하는 노래
마음 열고서 지금 환상을 위해
결코 거역 못할 너를 느껴봐
이 어둠의 빛, 밤의 노래여!

원하던 모든 꿈을 갖게 되리라
새로운 세상, 또다른 삶을
네 영혼, 나를 원한 이 순간
마침내 내 것이 될 순간
나를, 너를 애무하는 순간
만져질듯 몽롱한 이 쾌감
꿈에 취한 듯, 꿈의 어둠 속에서
나의 위대한 음악을 경배해
이 위대한 힘, 밤의 노래여
내 노래를 날게 해주오
그대 위대한 밤의 노래여"

 

Sarah Brightman performing 'Music Of the Night' at Queen Mother's 90th Birthday Gala 1990

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUzaEsoOlWQ 

 

 

This song was originally written for the voice of Ms. Brightman under the title "A Married Man". She is reclaiming it here and doing so rather flawlessly..

 

I saw here in 1992 or 93 in phantom of the opera in New York City. One of the most spectacular experiences of my life. She’s beyond words….to experience her is a great blessing.

 

it's 22 years old :) she's about 30 here, that's why she seems so different. She's 51 today :)