Chess [musical] - Merano

[CITIZENS OF MERANO]

O light the heart that lingers in Merano

Merano! The spa no connoisseur of spas would miss

(So healthy)

Highly recommended is this sweet metropolis

(Mental and physical bliss!)

The gods have smiled and blessed is Merano

Merano! There are no fitter burghers to be found

(Such vigour!)

Take the time to taste us

We'll give you a welcome that's typically Tirol

For then we are sure of our ground

Right now we're Italian - we used to be German -

The border keeps shifting around

[MAYOR]

Speaking as one of the patriarchs

I don't mind taking your lira or marks

[CITIZENS]

Oh I get high when I saunter by the mountains of Merano

Rosy-cheeked Merano, flourishing to a fault

The sparkling streams, the bracing air, the therapeutic salt

I'd have to be carried away to call a halt!

Oh I feel great in this bouncing state, o hail to thee, Merano

Hearty hale Merano. Any objections? Nein!

Where breathing in will turn you on, where water tastes like wine

Get out your get up and go and get in line

It's living your life in a show by Rodgers and Hammerstein!

O sad the soul who passes by Merano

Merano! So far no soul has ever passed us by

(They love us)

Why not stay forever?

Oh so many reasons why

(All those in favour say "Aye")

"AYE!"

So sing a song, let's hear it for Merano

Merano! Soprano, alto, tenor, bass agree

(We're wholesome)

What a happy haven

This is a place where your arteries soften

Cholesterol hasn't a chance

From mountain to valley the natural goodness

Is fighting pollution's advance

[MAYOR]

So come to us and feel the force

All major credit cards taken of course

[CITIZENS]

Oh I get high when I saunter by the mountains of Merano

Rosy-cheeked Merano, flourishing to a fault

The sparkling streams, the bracing air, the therapeutic salt

I'd have to be carried away to call a halt

Once in a while all the gods will smile on little old Merano

Humble shy Merano suddenly hits the press

And I report with all the pride and joy that I possess

Half of the world and his wife has our address

Our little town will be rife with games of chess!

[Whistling]

[CITIZENS]

Get up your get up and go and get in line

It's living your life in a show...

[THE AMERICAN]

What a scene! What a joy! What a lovely sight!

When my game is the big sensation

Has the mob's sporting taste altered overnight?

Have they found new sophistication?

Not yet, they just want to see

If the nice guy beats the bum

If it's East-West and the money's sky-high

They all come

You can raise all you want, if you raise the roof

Scream and shout and the gate increases

Break the rules, break the bank, I'm the living proof

They don't care how I move my pieces

I know I'm the best there is

But all they want is a show

Well that's all right, I'll be glad to oblige

S.R.O. S.R.O

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[MAYOR & CITIZENS]

Oh I get high when I saunter by the mountains of Merano

Rosy-cheeked Merano, flourishing to a fault

The sparkling streams, the bracing air, the therapeutic salt

I'd have to be carried away to call a halt

Oh I feel great in this bouncing state, o hail to thee, Merano

Hearty hale Merano. Any objections? Nein!

Where breathing in will turn you on, where water tastes like wine

Get out your get up and go and get in line

It's living your life in a show by Rodgers and Hammerstein!

Now for the sell

We put the ice into paradise, we are the salt of the earth

Sound as a bell

Check out the waters and check out the hygiene at which we excel

Check into an hotel and schnell

Body and soul, get well