Melodie de Paris

[Christine]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

[Townsperson]
Bonjour, mademoiselle

[Christine]
Bonjour!
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

[Townsperson]
Who is she?

[Townsperson]
I've never seen her before

[Townsperson]
Have you?

[Christine]
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

[Townsperson]
What's she selling?

Christine
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

[Townsperson]
What do you have there for us, Mademoiselle?

Christine
(take out a sheet of paper)
A new song. For sale!
Just published! All about Paris

(everyone seems excited by this)

[Townspeople]
Ah, Paris!
I'd love to hear it

[Christine]
Melody, melody, melody, melody
Sung so melodiously
Melody, melody, my kind of melody
Gentle and flowing and free
Soaring above every rooftop
Whispering under each tree
Melody, melody, my melody de Paris

[Townspeople]
Let me see a copy of that
I'll have one, too

[Christine]
Paris is the rain
Paris is the pain of a lover's goodbye
It's the stare
When your eye meets a stranger
Ever dangerous, Paris

[Townspeople]
Paris is a sun

[Christine]
That's Right!
Paris, if there's one perfect place
I must be
It can only be here in Paris!

[Townspeople]
Melody, melody, melody, melody
Sung so melodiously
Looks! It's The Count De Chandon!
The Count De Chandon!
Bonjour, Monsieur le Count!

[Townspeople]
Melody, melody
My kind of melody
Gentle and flowing and free

[Christine]
Soaring above every rooftop
Whispering under each tree

[Townspeople]
Melody, melody
My melody de Paris

[Women with Philippe, annoyed]
Philippe!

[Philippe]
Mademoiselle, forgive this intrusion
But what is your name?

[Christine]
Christine Daaé

[Philippe]
Christine Daaé, I am Philippe de Chandon
A connoisseur of music and beauty

[Philippe]
You waste your time selling songs

[Christine, shocked]
What?

[Philippe]
It's true, it's not fair
All Paris should hear your voice
That is how good you are
Have you ever considered a career in the opera?

[Christine]
In the Opera?!

[Philippe]
Yes, I can see you have
You'll of course need lessons
A fine, natural voice is not nearly enough
As I'm sure you know
Here is my card, I am one of the Opera's principle patrons
Present this to Gerard Carriere, the company manager
He will take care of you
I would take you there myself
But alas business calls me away

[Women with Philippe, annoyed]
Philippe!

[Philippe]
Yes, yes! I'm coming!
My business associates
Christine! A tout a l'heure

[Townspeople]
The Count de Chandon!
The champagne king!

[Christine]
Me, at the Paris Opera!
Paris is a fool
Paris is a boulangerie on the square
It's the air over fields called "Elysian"
Ah, Parisian air
Paris is l'amour, Paris is donsoule
For there's one place for me
It is only in a sea of Paris

[Christine & Townspeople]
Melody, melody, melody, melody
Sung so melodiously
Melody, melody
My kind of melody
Gentle and flowing and free
Soaring above every rooftop
Whispering under each tree
Melody, melody, my melody de Pa-
Melody, melody
My melody de Paris
De Paris, de Paris