Here are a few English translations from Tim de Ligt, with many thanks!

FATHER (Vader)

D'ARTAGNAN:
Father, now you�re dead like a cut tree
You�re no longer the man that I leaned on
Father, you�re passed out like a wrestler
You would break if I would hold on to you

Back then on that summer day
You ran against the wind, like a mighty giant
And you said: Come and get me, come here at my side...
I saw your bright eyes
I could hear your deep dark voice within your laughter
You stood there like a giant
So tall, so strong, so free... Father, I wanted to be just the same as you...

Where has that summer day gone?
When you showed me what a man must do
Now you're standing in my way
And you won't let me go

I want that summer day
I want everything to be just the same as then
You reach for me
And you become one with me
Father, I wanted to be just the same as you...

Father, I wanted to be just the same as you...


NOW (Nu)

D'ARTAGNAN:
This is the day when life starts
I'm d'Artagnan, the one who conquers all evil
I know what I want and I will not hide from danger
From now on, I will follow my dreams...

I'm ready to leave this place behind and ready to start my life
Because the road to Paris is the road to my heart
Yes, I long for battle and for Wealth
I am brave and I'm going on my way with my horse
I will fight for the right with my blazing sword
Soon I will be a true Musketeer
I want honour, Success and a pretty girl
With a little bit of luck it's a piece of cake
The futures looks bright, there is no better life for me!

Now, this is the day
My life is going to start!
Yes, now this is the day
I'm going to enjoy life!

Now, this is the start of great adventure
In whatever I will do, you cannot pass me
I know what I want and I want it right now
I'm d'Artagnan, the one who conquers all evil
This is the day when real life begins
I'm finally living!

I've waited for years but the time is finally here
Now I'm going to leave my home and follow my star
Finally off to the city of my father's stories
I'm brave and strong and ready for battle
When it's not coming for me, I'm going to get it
And all the women in the world will want me
Tell me where the party is and I will be there
The futures looks bright, there is no better life for me!

Now, this is the day
My life is going to start!
Yes, now this is the day
I'm going to enjoy life!
Now, this is the start of great adventure
In whatever I will do, you cannot pass me
I know what I want and I want it right now

Now, this is the day
My life is going to start!
Yes, now this is the day
I'm going to enjoy life!
Now, this is the start of great adventure
In whatever I will do, you cannot pass me
I know what I want and I want it right now

I'm d'Artagnan, the one who conquers all evil
This is the day when real life begins
I'm finally living!
I'm finally living!
I'm finally... living!


LOVE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOUR SIDE (Liefde laat je nooit alleen)

ATHOS:
Don't ask me how true love can survive
Or why he banned her name out of his head
Don't ask how beautiful she looked against the silver moon
Never ask how deep her lies are carved within his mind

Although he may not always like it:
Love will never leave his side
No one knows how long his heart will beat for her
Love will never leave your side

Don't ask how love can turn into bitterness
Or how the pain still cuts his soul like a knife
Although he may not always like it:
Love will never leave his side
No one knows how long his heart will beat for her
Love will never leave your side

In his mind there is still one question:
Why did he ever let her go
His sorrow made his own remarks:
It left his soul to bleed

Can a man ever live with that pain?
Didn't he leave love alone?
Still it will never go away
Love will never leave me...
Love will never leave his -
Love will never leave his side!
Love will never leave your side!

(spoken) I was talking about a friend, understand? This has nothing to do with me? Nothing!


MEN (Mannen)

MILADY DEWINTER
Men are stupid, dumb creatures without any good manners
I can do whatever I want with them, I use them, manipulate them
Until they do exactly what I want of them
All my life they've hurt me and seduced me
Now it's the other way round, and now I'm finally free
When I spread my legs every man is under my spell

Men, Men, Men, Men, Men, Men
Men, Men, Men.. Oh, la, la...

I've been humiliated and abandoned
By all the men in my life
They all are helpless, childish, and without conscience
So I would rather be alone
Now it's the other way round and I can do what normally man would like to do
I force them on their knees, what a lovely sight
And I teach them, like a mistress,
How to be a good boy

Men, Men
Men, Men
Men, Men

But once there was a man, who was not like the others
He seemed so kind and so true
Oh, he loved me so and he would change the world for me
So I put my fate in his hands
But when he had my heart, he wanted to break it
All men are suspicious and weak

A man never does what he promises you to do
They have never heard about being honest
I don't want them, I don't love them, I can't stand them
And I will never believe what they say

I can't live with them or without them
I'd rather be on top of them instead of under them
I seek them, I curse them and just throw them away
I take their toys away
I let them pray for mercy
Because I know exactly how they are

Men, Men
Men, Men
Men, Men

Men, Oh, la, la...


NOT MADE OF STONE (Niet van steen)

RICHELIEU:
You and I together
Amen

It's a shame that I'm standing here all on my own
It's the fate of every soloist
Here I stand all alone in the centre of the devil's playground
Not one person knows my deepest fears

So tell me, Lord, do I have a choice?
I'm not of any use if I doubt myself
Or don't you agree? Don't you agree?

Someone has to rule this land with willpower
So we'll kill every Hugenot
Or don't you agree? Don't you agree?

Lord, you could never blame me for disrespect for life
Because everything I do, I do in you name
I have to lead this land to war
For You my Lord, I'm not to blame

You know, my Lord, our People are dumb and don't know what they're talking about
Or don't you agree? Don't you agree?
So I have to break their passion like a smart fox
Or don't you agree, well!? Don't you agree?

You know that someone has to spy the devil
Or don't you agree, well!?
Don't you agree?
You know that some has to teach Satan a lesson
Or don't you agree, don't you agree?

Lord, I will put a knife against their throat
Because your wish is my command
When I cry, no-one will see my tears
Because I am your servant
So I serve!

I'm not made of stone
My heart's not made of stone
Sometimes I doubt myself,
But I know, I have to go on
Never leave me
Lord, never leave me alone
Because not one person sees me as a man made of flesh
I'm not made of stone
My heart's not made of stone
That's why I, your servant, tell you everything you need to know

I'm not made of stone
Not made of wax, but still alone
And Dear Lord, sometimes I'm scared, so scared
That you'll leave my side
Amen


DOUBT (Twijfel)

QUEEN ANNA:
I don�t know what�s on your mind
I can see how humble you kneel to pray
But do you still pray for me?
Or is that all over now?
I�m still the woman that you loved once
I still love you so much

You wear your crown in loneliness
And you still long for a son
But there will never be a child if you don�t love me
My king, look at me
Tell me what I did wrong

The way of the heart isn�t always what your mind tells you
Your head and your heart aren�t one
But always follow the path your heart tells you
Give no resistance
Without love in your heart, you heart will turn into stone

The way of the heart isn�t always what your mind tells you
Your head and your heart aren�t one
But always follow the path your heart tells you
Give no resistance
My love, don�t leave me alone
I can feel your pain
Will we ever be together?

I am still the one you love
I love you with all my heart and soul


EVERYTHING (Alles)

CONSTANCE
Everything I want, is everything
And everything that I give, is everything
Everything gets a new feeling
And everything suddenly feels right
For everything, I'll put everything aside
Because you, my sweetheart, are everything to me...

D'ARTAGNAN:
Everything I want, is everything
And I will give you everything, oooh, just everything
And everything in life feels new
And everything makes a brand new start
For everything, I�ll put everything aside
Because you, my sweetheart, are everything to me... You...

TOGETHER
Yes, everything I want is you
Everything has a new feeling
And everything suddenly feels right
For everything, I'll put everything aside
Because you, my sweetheart, are everything to me... You...

CONSTANCE
One hundred percent is all I give

D'ARTAGNAN
One hundred perfect as long as I will live

TOGETHER
Because I love you
And you love me
Loneliness will belong to the past!
Just in time!

Everything I want, is everything
And everything that I give, is everything
And everything in life feels new
And everything makes a brand new start
For everything, I'll put everything aside
Because you, my sweetheart, are everything to me...
Everything, everything, oooh, everything...

D'ARTAGNAN
Please come closer to me

CONSTANCE
Please hold me tight

TOGETHER
You really don't know what you do to me...
Because you, my sweetheart, are everything to me...

D'ARTAGNAN:
Everything I want is you..

CONSTANCE
Everything I want...


A WINK FROM GOD (Knipoog van God)

CONSTANCE
Here in this dungeon, cold as stone
I think of him, I hear his voice
Right through al the walls that surround me
I feel free although I'm locked up
Because we are connected for life with each other

We both drink from the same cup
I never felt more certain
There will be more than a thousand roses on our way
And I saw when I kneeled to pray
A wink from God

The best of all...
A Wink from God


WHERE DID THAT SUMMER GO? (Waar bleef de zomer?)

MILADY DE WINTER:
All I could think about were all our lies
The truth came too close
I always hoped that you would return
But where were you
But where were you

Where did that summer go?
Where is the man I loved?
Where is the sun on a summer day?
You were a dreamer
The sky was lit with stars
And you made me touch them
We were happy as little children
And I can still remember when you said:
�Choose me, you are my life�
I can still hear it in my head
I always believed in you
And I would give you everything

But then the cold winter came
And the world became death
And everything seemed so grey and empty
The flowers of our happiness
Died over one night
I called your name, but you didn�t answer my call

Although the wound never healed
I made myself believe
That I could live without you
But the thought of you stayed bright
And still after all those years
Your name rules my heart

That lie could ruin our lives again
And you�re still standing there, so silent
I kept hoping
I kept waiting
But where were you
But where were you

Where did that summer go
Will that summer ever come back
When will the cold go away
Don�t look back, look ahead
Feel the sun on your skin
And give us that second chance

What do you want
What do you want
What do you want...


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