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Vangelis lyrics - The city lyrics

Vangelis : The city (lyrics)

1   Dawn   4:16        Cover from the Vangelis album:The city
2 Morning Papers 3:55
* 3 Nerve Centre 5:30
* 4 Side Streets 4:12
5 Good To See You 6:51
6 Twilight 4:57
7 Red Lights 3:55
  8 Procession 9:33
  
Total playing time 43:09
 
   
   
  

* = instrumental

Words printed on album sleeve:
"I saw the cities of many men, and learned their manners" (Homer's "Odyssey").

All music composed, arranged, performed and produced by Vangelis.
Recorded at Hotel de la Ville (Rome) and Mega studios (Paris).
Engineers: Frederick Rousseau and Philippe Colonna.
"Twilight" and "Red lights" (voices in Japanese) performed by  Mikamo Yuko and Kimura Rieko.
"Good to see you" performed by Kathy Hill.
Footsteps and voices by: Roman Polanski and Emmanuele Seigner.

Lyrics transcribed from CD recording (lyrics not available on sleeve or in booklet).
Copyright is owned by: WEA Recordings Ltd.

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Dawn / morning papers lyrics

[footsteps]

-"Is the city open?" [voice of Roman Polanski]

-"c'est beau Romain, c'est beau" [voice of Emanuelle Seigner]

-"Are there any morning-papers yet?" [voice of Roman Polanski]
-"Too early"
-"a sandwich"

-"Thanks"

[footsteps fading]

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Good to see you lyrics

[female voice:]
Yeah?
Fine...
Oh, I don't know if I can remember it.
No, no, not at all, no.
[Indistinguishable]
Yeah.
No.
[Laughter]
Oooh...
Yeah.
Yeah, I'll wear it again.
Uhm, no, I'm fine.
Yeah.
I have no idea.
Yeah?
Ah...
I love you.


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Twilight lyrics

[female voice:]
Hi ga Kureru
Sore wa Toki no Mahou
Asu Onaji Toki
Mata Chigau Mahou
Sore wa Iro ga Kaori ni
Kaori ga Iro ni Kawaru Toki
Soshite Kage wa Kagirinai
Ao ni Tokeru
The day falls into the twilight.
It is a magic of time.
The same time tommorrow,
there'll be another magic.
It is when colors turn to flavors,
and flavors turn to colors.
And it is when
shadows melt into deep blue....


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Red lights
lyrics

Doshita doshita [...] korya sa*
[...] korya sa
[...] korya sa
[...] korya sa
[...] korya sa
[...] korya sa
[...] korya sa
Doshita doshita sore kara doshita
[...] korya sa
[...] korya sa
[...] korya sa

* O-hayashi is a way of speaking used in a Matsuri (festival) to emulate the rhythm of taiko drumming.
"Doshita" is "what did" "Korya sa" is used in usual conversation as meaning: "it is", but in the Matsuri it is used without any meaning (just like "shout!")

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Procession lyrics

[footsteps]

-"Is the city open?" [voice of Roman Polanski]

-"C'est beau Romain, c'est beau" [voice of Emanuelle Seigner]

-"Are there any morning-papers yet?" [voice of Roman Polanski]
-"Too early"
-"a sandwich"

-"Thanks"

[footsteps fading]


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