What Is This Feeling? (From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003)

作词 : Stephen Schwartz

作曲 : Stephen Schwartz

GALINDA

Dearest darlingest Momsie and Popsical...

ELPHABA

My dear Father...

BOTH

THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION

OVER ROOMING HERE AT SHIZ ...

ELPHABA

BUT OF COURSE, I'LL CARE FOR NESSA ...

GALINDA

BUT OF COURSE, I'LL RISE ABOVE IT ...

BOTH

FOR I KNOW THAT'S HOW YOU'D WANT ME TO RESPOND

YES, THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION

FOR YOU SEE, MY ROOM-MATE IS …

Both pause, regard each other, trying to find the words ...

GALINDA

UNUSUALLY AND EXCEEDINGLY PECULIAR

AND ALTOGETHER QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ...

ELPHABA(after a beat)

BLONDE.

GALINDA

WHAT IS THIS FEELING

SO SUDDEN AND NEW?

ELPHABA

I FELT THE MOMENT

I LAID EYES ON YOU ...

GALINDA

MY PULSE IS RUSHING ...

ELPHABA

MY HEAD IS REELING ...

GALINDA

MY FACE IS FLUSHING ...

BOTH

WHAT IS THIS FEELING?

FERVID AS A FLAME

DOES IT HAVE A NAME?

YES!:

LOATHING

UNADULTERATED LOATHING ...

GALINDA

FOR YOUR FACE...

ELPHABA

YOUR VOICE ...

GALINDA

YOUR CLOTHING ...

BOTH

LET'S JUST SAY -- I LOATHE IT ALL!

EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT, HOWEVER SMALL

MAKES MY VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL

WITH SIMPLE UTTER LOATHING

THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION

IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION

IT'S SO PURE! SO STRONG!

THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST

STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST

AND I WILL BE LOATHING

LOATHING YOU

MY WHOLE LIFE LONG!

STUDENTS

DEAR GALINDA, YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD!

HOW DO YOU STAND IT? I DON'T THINK I COULD!

SHE'S A TERROR! SHE'S A TARTAR!

WE DON'T MEAN TO SHOW A BIAS

BUT GALINDA YOU'RE A MARTYR!

WELL ... THESE THINGS ARE SENT TO TRY US!

STUDENTS

POOR GALINDA, FORCED TO RESIDE

GALINDA

WITH SOMEONE SO DISGUSTICIFIED

WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU:

WE'RE ALL ON YOUR SIDE!

WE SHARE YOUR ...

GALINDA AND ELPHABA sing simultaneously with students

WHAT IS THIS FEELING LOATHING

SO SUDDEN AND NEW? UNADULTERATED LOATHING

I FELT THE MOMENT FOR HER FACE, HER VOICE

I LAID EYES ON YOU HER CLOTHING

MY PULSE IS RUSHING LET'S JUST SAY:

MY HEAD IS REELING WE LOATHE IT ALL!

OH, WHAT IS THIS FEELING? EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT

DOES IT HAVE A NAME? HOWEVER SMALL

YES … MAKES OUR VERY FLESH

BEGIN TO CRAWL …

ALL:

AHHH …

LOATHING!

GALINDA AND ELPHABA:

(Here students sing "Loathing" in counter point a number of times)

THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION

IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION

SO PURE, SO STRONG!

STUDENTS

SO STRONG!

GALINDA AND ELPHABA(Students sing back-up "loathing")

THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST

STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST ALL

AND I WILL BE LOATHING

FOR FOREVER LOATHING

TRULY, DEEPLY LOATHING YOU LOATHING YOU

FOR MY WHOLE LIFE LONG!

STUDENTS:

UNADULTERATED LOATHING

ELPHABA

BOO!