ANATOLE Waiting at the door Waiting at the door Waiting
Waiting at the door Waiting at the door Waiting
Waiting at the door Waiting at the door Waiting And there she is
(The ball begins; they dance)
NATASHA I am seized by feelings of vanity and fear There is no barrier between us Whispers and moans and ringing in my ear There is no barrier between us Divine, delicious But I do not see or hear anything I'm borne away to a senseless world So strange, so remote I don't know good from bad Anatole Anatole I\\'m so frightened
ANATOLE You are enchanting
NATASHA And as we danced he pressed my waist and hand And told me I was
NATASHA & ANATOLE Bewitching
ANATOLE And I love you
NATASHA & ANATOLE Bewitching
ANATOLE And I love you
NATASHA And during the ecossaise, he
NATASHA & ANATOLE Gazed in my eyes
NATASHA My frightened eyes
Such confident tenderness I could not say what I had to say
ANATOLE Don't lower your eyes I love you I am in love dear I am in love
Gaze in my eyes I love you You are bewitching What can I do Darling what can I do
NATASHA Don't say such things I am betrothed I love another
ANATOLE Don't speak to me of that! When I tell you I am madly, madly, in love with you! Is it my fault that you're enchanting?
NATASHA I'm so frightened I don't understand anything tonight
ANATOLE I'm here now
(Natasha breaks away)
ANATOLE Natalie!
NATASHA I can feel your eyes upon me
ANATOLE Blocking her path, I bring her face close to mine
NATASHA His large, glittering, masculine eyes are so close to mine That I see nothing else
ANATOLE Is it possible that I should never see you again? I love you madly! Can I never? Natalie?
NATASHA You press my arm You press my arm
ANATOLE Natalie?
NATASHA You're hurting my hands
ANATOLE Natalie?
NATASHA I don't understand I have nothing to say
(They kiss)
NATASHA Burning lips press to mine Tell me what just happened
I'm trembling So frightened
Andrey
But I love you Of that there is no doubt How else could all of this have happened? How else could we have kissed? It means that I have loved you from the first It means that you are kind, noble, and splendid And I could not help loving you