Prologue: Into the Woods (OST Чем дальше в лес / Into The Woods 2014)
[NARRATOR] Once upon a time In a far-off kingdom There lay a small village At the edge of the woods [CINDERELLA] I wish... [NARRATOR] And in this village [CINDERELLA] More than anything [NARRATOR] Lived a young maiden, [CINDERELLA] More than life... More than jewels... [NARRATOR] A care-free young lad [JACK] I wish... More than life... [NARRATOR] And a childless baker [CINDERELLA & BAKER] I wish... [NARRATOR] With his wife. [CINDERELLA, BAKER & JACK] More than anything More than the moon... I wish... [CINDERELLA] The King is giving a Festival. [BAKER & WIFE] More than life... [JACK] I wish... [CINDERELLA] I wish to go to the Festival. [BAKER & WIFE] More than riches... [CINDERELLA] And the Ball... [JACK] I wish my cow would Give us some milk. [BAKER'S WIFE] More than anything... [BAKER] I wish we had a child. [JACK] Please, pal- [BAKER'S WIFE] I want a child... [JACK] Squeeze, pal... [CINDERELLA] I wish to go to the Festival. [JACK] I wish you'd give us some Milk or even cheese... I wish...
[BAKER & WIFE] I wish we might have a child. I wish... [CINDERELLA] I wish... [STEPMOTHER] You wish to go to the Festival? [NARRATOR] The poor girl' parents had died, [STEPMOTHER] You, Cinderella, the Festival? [ALL THREE] What, you wish to go to the Festival? The Festival? The King's Festival? [NARRATOR] And now she lived with her stepmother [STEPMOTHER] The Festival? Ha! [NARRATOR] Who had two daughters of her own. [FLORINDA] Look at you nails! [LUCINDA] Look at your dress! [STEPMOTHER] People would laugh at you- [CINDERELLA] Nevertheless, We still wish to go to the Festival And dance before the Prince. [NARRATOR] All three were beautiful of face, But vile and black of heart. The young lad had no father, And his mother [JACK'S MOTHER] I wish... [NARRATOR] Well, she was at her wit's end... [JACK'S MOTHER] I wish my son were not a fool. I wish my house was not a mess. I wish the cow was full of milk. I wish the walls were full of gold- I wish a lot of things... [NARRATOR] And then there was a hungry little girl Who always wore a red cape [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD] I wish... It's not for me, It's for my Granny in the woods. A loaf of bread, please- To bring my poor old hungry Granny in the woods... Just a loaf of bread, please... [CINDERELLA] Come little birds Down from the eaves, And the leaves, Over fields, Out castles and ponds... [JACK] No, squeeze, pal... [CINDERELLA] Quick, little birds, Flick through the ashes. Pick and peck, but swiftly, Sift through the ashes, Into the pot... [JACK'S MOTHER] Look at her. There are bugs on her dugs. There are flies in her eyes. There's a lump on her rump Big enough to be a hump- [JACK] But- [JACK'S MOTHER] Son, We've no time to sit and dither, While her wither's wither with her- And no one keeps a cow for a friend! [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD] Into the woods, It's time to go, I hate to leave, I have to, though. Into the woods- It's time, and so I must begin my journey. Into the woods And through the trees To where I am Expected ma'am, Into the woods To Grandmother's house- Into the woods To Grandmother's house- The way is clear, The light is good, I have no fear, Nor no one should. The woods are just trees, The trees are just wood. I sort of hate to ask it, But do you have a basket? Into the woods And down the dell, The path is straight, I know it well. Into the woods, And who can tell What's waiting on the journey? Into the woods To bring some bread