Poetry, April 24

[jade_sabre]

I feel as if I have copped out already once this month, but I am still inexplicably fifteen pages away from finishing the original 1721 translation of Aladdin, or, The Wonderful Lamp even though I've been reading it for an hour. And then I have to finish reading about the history of pantomime up till 1935 because apparently nobody anywhere ever decided to write about pantomime after that. WEDNESDAY, HERE I COME. Meanwhile, for you guys, to make it feel less cop-out-y, I typed this from memory. From Tim Rice:



A Whole New World
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess,
Now when did you last
Let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways, and under
On a magic carpet ride

A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming

A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a
Whole new world with you
(Now I'm in a
Whole new world with you)

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky

A whole new world
(Don't you dare close your eyes)
A hundred thousand things to see
(Hold your breath it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

A whole new world
(Every turn a surprise)
With new horizons to pursue
(Every moment red-letter)

I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this
Whole new world with you

A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me