Lyrics send in the clowns

Judy Collins Lyrics. Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, You in mid-air.

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.

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.

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Sign In Register. Artist: Stephen Sondheim. Album: The Story So Far. Genre: Musical. Isn't it rich? Are we a pair? Me here at last on the ground, You in mid-air.

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

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Where are the clowns? Retrieved 8 July Sondheim explained how the song became a hit:. In later versions, he sang it with minimal accompaniment. Isn't it queer? She says "send in the clowns" because she feels that the situation is so devastating and ridiculous that "there ought to be clowns. General Comment this song is from the musical "a little night music," by Stephen Sondheim. Retrieved 17 October Magical Ed Sheeran. Retrieved 15 January — via Imgur. My Heart Stood Still. There was an error. General Comment Someone wanted to marry her, but she was too busy having fun - not wanting to settle down. General Comment thanks for the new information.

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.

Send in the Clowns, by Barbra Streisand. This is a sequel to 's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly. Fredrik has a very young and very beautiful but very naive wife. One who keeps tearing around, One who can't move, Where are the clowns? Sondheim explained how the song became a hit:. So she gives up; so it's a song of regret and anger, and therefore fits in with short-breathed phrases. The New York Times. Well, maybe next year. Toggle limited content width. Rate These Lyrics. Archived from the original Video Interview on 9 May Sondheim agrees that "[i]t's an awkward moment in the lyric, but that v and that f should be separated.