Olivia Newton-John - Send In The Clowns songtekst

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Het lied is geschreven voor de musical 'A Little Night Music' uit 1970.

'The clowns' is geen verwijzing naar circus clowns. De schrijver, Stephen Sondheim, heeft het lied speciaal voor Glynis Johns geschreven die het dus in de musical zingt. Zij is in feite geen zangeres, maar een theater actrice. Het gebeurt wel eens dat een voorstelling niet echt 'loopt'. Als dat het geval is..."let's send in the clowns"; in other words, "let's do the jokes." I always want to know, when I'm writing a song, what the end is going to be, so "Send in the Clowns" didn't settle in until I got the notion, "Don't bother, they're here", which means that "We are the fools."

In een interview uit 2008 zegt hij: As I think of it now, the song could have been called "Send in the Fools".

Isn't it rich, are we a pair?
Me here at last on the ground, you in midair
Where are the clowns?

Isn't it bliss, don't you approve?
One who keeps taring around, one who can't move
Where are the clowns? 
There ought to be clowns

Just when I stopped opening doors
Finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours
Making my entrance again with my usual flair
Sure of my lines, no one is there

Don't you love farce, my fault I feel
I thought that you'd want what I want, sorry my dear
Where are the clowns? 
Send in the clowns 
Don't bother they're here

What a surprise, who could foresee?
I've come to feel about you what you felt about me
Why only now when I see that you've drifted away
Oh, what a surprise
What a cliche

Isn't it rich, isn't it queer?
Losing my timing this late in my career
Where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns
Well, maybe next year

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Auteur: Stephen Sondheim

Componist: Stephen Sondheim

Publisher: ONJ Productions, Ltd.

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Uitgegeven in: 2015

Taal: Engels

Komt voor op: Indigo: Women of Song (2004)

Toegevoegd door keeskees op Saturday 20th of July 2013 05:36

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