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original off broadway cast of penelope - the letter from hell lyrics

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[penelope, spoken]
“dear pen
what a wild and crazy day it’s been!
a day of warnings, witchery, and wonder
all set in motion by the goddess, circe.”

[sung]
circe told us to consult tiresias, the seer
he would know our future course
so we sailed to an island near
where a cave led down to hades
the home of death’s dark lord

and there i primed our sacrifice
by digging a trench with my sword
we salted it with spice and wine
then slashed two hapless sheep
then filled the hollow with their blood
and called to the breathless deep

[all]
ahh+ahh+ahh+ahh, ahh+ahh+ahh+ahh+ahh+ahh

[penelope]
out of the cave, the sad ones came
but none was the shade we sought
then suddenly i saw someone who should be alive, i thought
seeing that she longed to speak
and spurred by hope and dread
i let her drink from the blood of the sheep
that gives voice to the dead
and this is what she said

[mother]
odysseus
my child, my dear

[penelope]
mother!
why are you here?
i thought you’d live for many and many a year

[mother]
every day while you were gone, i wandered to the shore
hoping to see your ship in the wine+dark churn
but as the years dragged on and on
i couldn’t bear any more
i died of grief
convinced you would never return

[mother and penelope]
every day while you were gone
every day, you went down to the shore
every day
forgive me
i died at last, convinced you would never return
[penelope]
please, forgive me

i tried to hug my mother
but i felt only air
she cried farewell, then she was gone
and tiresias was there
forward he came and drank from the blood
then he said to me

[tiresias]
beware

great captain, i know what you seek
fair winds and the lights of home
for you, it’s not an easy route
for years you’ve had to roam

and all because you blinded
poseidon’s wicked son
but all the gods agree at last
this eye for an eye is done

[others]
oh, odysseus
this eye for an eye is done
[tiresias]
there is one path to ithaca, it goes through a narrow strait

[others]
strait!

[tiresias]
unfortunately, on each side
two monsters lie in wait
they love to feast on the bones of men
and it’s some time since they ate
so steer for the middle as best you can
and don’t you hesitate

[others]
oh, odysseus
don’t you hesitate

[tiresias]
then you pass the rocks where the sirens sing

[others]
ahh+ahh, ahh+ahh

[tiresias]
but don’t you heed their call

[others, spoken]
come on!

[tiresias]
plug up your ears, look straight ahead
if you stop, they’ll k!ll you all

then comes the herd of helios
the sovereign of the sun

[others, spoken]
moo!

[tiresias]
but steer clear of his steer, you hear
’cause if you don’t, you’re done

[mileter]
don’t be a thief

[bassanio]
don’t eat his beef

[daphne]
or you’ll come to grief on a rocky reef

[tiresias]
and if you do, it’s my belief
your men will not come home
sans crew or ship
you’ll end your trip alone

[others]
oh, odysseus
you’ll come home alone

[tiresias]
but rather than the shouts of joy
your journey would deserve
you’ll find your home beset by snakes
with far less brains than nerve

one by one, you’ll slay them all
till like a summer flood the great floors of your palace hall
will run with suitor’s blood

[others]
oh, odysseus
you’ll see lots of blood

[tiresias and others]
beware
all that suitor blood
all that suitor blood
beware
never saw such blood
never saw such blood
beware
swimming pools of blood
swimming pools of blood
beware

[penelope]
then the seer returned to the darkened cave
with the rest of the restless dead
and i swear this on my mother’s grave, i shall do as he said

if we catch the wind, you’ll catch wind of us
hope to see you soon
your odysseus

[others]
ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh

- original off broadway cast of penelope lyrics

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