ClopinMorning in Paris, the city awakes
To the bells of Notre DameThe fisherman fishes, the bakerman bakes
To the bells of Notre DameTo the big bells as loud as the thunder
To the little bells soft as a psalm
And some say the soul of the city'sThe toll of the bells
The bells of Notre DameListen, they're beautiful, no'So many colors of sound, so many changing moods
Because you know, they don't ring all by themselves- They don'tà -No, silly boy.
Up there, high, high in the dark bell towerlives the mysterious bell ringer.
Who is this creature - Who? -What is he? - Whatà? -How did he come to be there - How? -Hush, and Clopin will tell you
It is a tale, a tale of a man and a monster.
Dark was the night when our tale was begun
On the docks near Notre DameMan #1Shup it up, will you!
Man #2We'll be spotted!Gypsy
Hush, little one.Clopin
Four frightened gypsies slid silently under
The docks near Notre DameMan #3Four guilders for safe passage into ParisClopinBut a trap had been laid for the gypsies
And they gazed up in fear and alarm
At a figure whose clutches
Were iron as much as the bells
Man #4Judge Claude FrolloClopinThe bells of Notre DameChorusKyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)Clopin
Judge Claude Frollo longed
To purge the world
Of vice and sinChorus
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)Clopin
And he saw corruptionEv'rywhereExcept withinFrollo
Bring these gypsy vermin to the palace of justiceGuard
You there, what are you hiding?Frollo
Stolen goods, no doubt. Take them from herClopin
She ranChorus
Dies irae, dies illa (Day of wrath, that day)
Solvet saeclum in favilla (Shall consume the world in ashes)
Teste David cum sibylla (As prophesied by David and the sibyl)
Quantus tremor est futurus (What trembling is to be)
Quando Judex est venturus (When the Judge is come)Gypsy
Sanctuary, please give us sanctuaryFrollo
A baby? A monster!ArchdeaconStop!Clopin
Cried the ArchdeaconFrolloThis is an unholy deamon.I'm sending it back to hell, where it belongs.Archdeacon
See there the innocent blood you have spilt
On the steps of Notre DameFrolloI am guiltless. She ran, I pursued.Archdeacon
Now you would add this child's blood to your guilt
On the steps of Notre DameFrolloMy conscience is clearArchdeacon
You can lie to yourself and your minions
You can claim that you haven't a qualm
But you never can run from
Nor hide what you've done from the eyes
The very eyes of Notre DameChorusKyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)Clopin
And for one time in his live
Of power and controlChorus
Kyrie Eleison (Lord have mercy)Clopin
Frollo felt a twinge of fear
For his immortal soulFrollo
What must I do?Archdeacon
Care for the child, and raise it as your ownFrollo
Whatà? I'd be settled with this misshapen ...?Very well. Let him live with you, in your church.Archdeacon
Live here? Where?FrolloAnywhereJust so he's kept locked away
Where no one else can see
The bell tower, perhaps
And who knows, our Lord works in mysterious ways
Even this foul creature may
Yet prove one day to be
Of use to meClopin
And Frollo gave the child a cruel name
A name that means half-formed, QuasimodoNow here is a riddle to guess if you can
Sing the bells of Notre DameWho is the monster and who is the man?
Clopin and ChorusSing the bells, bells, bells, bells
Bells, bells, bells, bells
Bells of Notre Dame
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