Sunday Night Sondheim – ‘The Miller’s Son’
Sondheim’s lyrics – besides being well-crafted – are often just fun to say. One of my favorite examples:
| “It’s a very short road from the pinch and the punch, |
| To the paunch and the pouch and the pension. |
| It’s a very short road from the ten-thousandth lunch, |
| To the belch and the grouch and the sigh.” |
| “In the meanwhile, |
| There are mouths to be kissed before mouths to be fed. |
| And a lot in between in the meanwhile. |
| And a girl ought to celebrate what passes by.” |
This is a wonderful clip from the New York Opera in their 1990 production of A Little Night Music, featuring Susan Terry as Petra:
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