Chess (Complete Cast Album)
Текст песни Quartet

MOLOKOV
We wish,
No must
Make our
Disgust
At this
Abuse perfectly clear

We're here
For chess
Are the
US
If so
Why foul the atmosphere?

MOLOKOV (simultaneous with FLORENCE lines below)
We wish,
No must
Make our
Disgust
At this
Abuse perfectly clear

We're here
For chess
Are the
US
How can
You have such a claim?

FLORENCE (simultaneous with MOLOKOV lines above)
I must protest,
Our delegation has a host of valid points to raise
Our player's sporting attitude's beyond all praise,
As any neutral would attest

But we concede,
The fact his master's bend the rules is not a player's fault
We'll overlook their cold political assault,
And under protest will proceed

ARBITER (simultaneous with MOLOKOV lines below)
I can
Distune
No one's immune
To my
Power
In this hall!

MOLOKOV (simultaneous with ARBITER lines above)
If
Your man's so sweet
Than why his fighting talk? If
He's not a cheat
Then why earth
Did he go take a walk?

MOLOKOV (simultaneous with FLORENCE lines below)
Violent
Recluse
Will soon reduce
This great
Event
To a crawl

FLORENCE (simultaneous with MOLOKOV lines above)
I
Am not surprised
He wanted fresher air once
He realized
There was no hope
Of your lot playing fair.

FLORENCE (simultaneous with MOLOKOV lines below)
How sad
To see
What used
To be

MOLOKOV (simultaneous with FLORENCE lines above)
It's very sad
to see the ancient and distinguished game that used to be

FLORENCE AND MOLOKOV
A model of decorum and tranquility
Become like any other sport,
A battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee.

MOLOKOV (simultaneous with ANATOLY lines below)
We wish,
No must
Make our
Disgust
At this
Abuse perfectly clear

We're here
For chess
Are the
US
How can
You have such a claim?

ANATOLY (simultaneous with MOLOKOV lines above)
I
Would say with regard to
Him it is hard to
Rebut

With
The growing suspicion
My opposition's
A nut

ARBITER (simultaneous with FLORENCE lines below)
I must
Insist
That you
Desist
If you
Value your livelihood

FLORENCE (simultaneous with ARBITER lines above)
I don't suppose
You'd understand the strain or pressure
Getting where he's got
For then you'd simply call him highly-strung
And not imply that he was one of those

ANATOLY (simultaneous with MOLOKOV lines below)
But how
Can you
Work for
One who
Treats you
Like dirt
Pay must good

MOLOKOV (simultaneous with ANATOLY lines above)
It seems to us
There's little point in waiting here all night for his return,
And since a peaceful match is our sole concern
We won't make an official fuss

MOLOKOV (simultaneous with FLORENCE lines below)
In short we rise
Above your guise
Tantrums
Dramas
Dirty tricks!

FLORENCE (simultaneous with MOLOKOV lines above)
I'm
Not getting rich
My only interest is
In something which
Gives me the chance
Of working with the best

ARBITER (simultaneous with ANATOLY lines below)
Yet this
great eye
will not stand by
while you
play at
politics!

ANATOLY (simultaneous with ARBITER lines above)
I
can only say
I hope your dream comes true to.
That far-off day
I hope you cope
with helping number two.

ANATOLY/FLORENCE (simultaneous with ARBITER/MOLOKOV lines below)
How sad
to see

ARBITER/MOLOKOV (simultaneous with ANATOLY/FLORENCE lines above)
It's very sad
to see the ancient and distinguished game that used to be

ALL
a model of decorum and tranquility
become like any other sport,
a battleground for rival ideologies to slug it out with glee.

ARBITER
Enough of this pious waffle. If the players do not return to the arena within 24 hours, the match is null and void. The game is greater than its players.