@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
Maria:
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
Child (Gretl):
ABC
Maria:
When you sing you begin with do re mi
Children:
Do re mi
Maria:
Do re mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do re mi
Children:
Do re mi
Maria:
Do re mi fa so la ti
Oh let's see if I can make it easier hmmm:
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name i call myself
Far- a long long way to run
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do oh oh oh
Child:
Do
Maria:
A deer, a female deer
Children:
Ray
Maria:
A drop of golden sun
Children:
Me
Maria:
A name I call myself
Children:
Far
Maria:
A long long way to run
All:
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La
Maria:
A note to follow so
Tea
Children:
A drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Children:
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name i call myself
Far- a long long way to run
All:
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Do re mi fa so la te do so do
Now children do re mi fa so and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Onces you have these notes in your head
You can sing a million different tones by mixing them up
Like this: so do la fa mi do re
Can you do that
Children:
So do la fa mi do re
Maria:
So do la ti do re do
Children:
So do la ti do re do
Maria:
Now put it all together
All:
So do la fa mi do re, so do la ti do re do
Maria:
Good
Child (Brigitta):
But it doesn't mean anything
Maria:
So we put in the words.
One word per every note.
Like this:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together:
All:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Gretl & Maria:
Dooooooe
All:
A deer, a female deer
Marta:
Raaay
All:
A drop of golden sun
Brigitta:
Meee
All:
A name I call myself
Kurt:
Faaar
All:
A long long way to run
Louisa:
Seeew
All:
A needle pulling thread
Friedrich:
Laaaa
All:
A note to follow so
Liesl:
Teeea
All:
A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to dooo
Do re mi fa so la ti do do ti la so fa mi re
Do mi mi
Mi so so
Re fa fa
La ti ti
Do mi mi)
Mi so so)
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) When you know the
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) notes to sing
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) You can sing most
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
All:
Anything things
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name I call myself
Far- a long long way to run
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So do la fa mi do re (Maria goes up scale DoReMeFa)
So do la fa (Maria SoLTiiiii) (la sooooo) (ti faaaa) (mi reeee) ti dooooo
So do
Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with
Child (Gretl):
ABC
Maria:
When you sing you begin with do re mi
Children:
Do re mi
Maria:
Do re mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do re mi
Children:
Do re mi
Maria:
Do re mi fa so la ti
Oh let's see if I can make it easier hmmm:
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name i call myself
Far- a long long way to run
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to do oh oh oh
Child:
Do
Maria:
A deer, a female deer
Children:
Ray
Maria:
A drop of golden sun
Children:
Me
Maria:
A name I call myself
Children:
Far
Maria:
A long long way to run
All:
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La
Maria:
A note to follow so
Tea
Children:
A drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Children:
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name i call myself
Far- a long long way to run
All:
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
Maria:
That will bring us back to do
Do re mi fa so la te do so do
Now children do re mi fa so and so on
Are only the tools we use to build a song
Onces you have these notes in your head
You can sing a million different tones by mixing them up
Like this: so do la fa mi do re
Can you do that
Children:
So do la fa mi do re
Maria:
So do la ti do re do
Children:
So do la ti do re do
Maria:
Now put it all together
All:
So do la fa mi do re, so do la ti do re do
Maria:
Good
Child (Brigitta):
But it doesn't mean anything
Maria:
So we put in the words.
One word per every note.
Like this:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together:
All:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Gretl & Maria:
Dooooooe
All:
A deer, a female deer
Marta:
Raaay
All:
A drop of golden sun
Brigitta:
Meee
All:
A name I call myself
Kurt:
Faaar
All:
A long long way to run
Louisa:
Seeew
All:
A needle pulling thread
Friedrich:
Laaaa
All:
A note to follow so
Liesl:
Teeea
All:
A drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to dooo
Do re mi fa so la ti do do ti la so fa mi re
Do mi mi
Mi so so
Re fa fa
La ti ti
Do mi mi)
Mi so so)
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) When you know the
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) notes to sing
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
Do mi mi)
Mi so so) You can sing most
Re fa fa)
La ti ti)
All:
Anything things
Doe- a deer, a female deer
Ray- a drop of golden sun
Me- a name I call myself
Far- a long long way to run
Sew- a needle pulling thread
La- a note to follow so
Tea- a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
So do la fa mi do re (Maria goes up scale DoReMeFa)
So do la fa (Maria SoLTiiiii) (la sooooo) (ti faaaa) (mi reeee) ti dooooo
So do
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