The Music Of The Night

This song is beautiful. One of the very few love songs that never becomes corny or cheap. I read somewhere that it was Andrews love song to Sarah Brightman, the original Christine and his wife either at the time or soon after.

The Phantom is, literally, telling Christine to open up her mind. Christine is your average 19th century girl. She is faced with the option of choosing Raoul, a good-looking, kind hearted man, or the Phantom. The Phantom is a freak-genius who dwells under the opera house with no place in society; where as Raoul seems to come from either middle or high social class. Raoul is just about the ideal 19th century lover. The Phantom is telling Christine to open her mind and forget everything she's been told or taught about the world/society and that she'll be able to live freely. If she is able to give all of that away, she could be happy with Phantom. However, in the end Christine goes with what she's told and picks Raoul. The reason why I feel this way is because, in the movie at least, several times Christine seems enchanted and speechless, in a complete state of awe by the Phantom. Not once does she experience this passion with Raoul, yet she finds him to be the better pick, hinting that it must be some sort of societal influence (along with the fact that the Phantom starts killing people, of course).

This is the most beautiful love song in the world.

I love this song so much. It is positively the most gorgeous thing to listen to with earphones and eyes closed. There are different versions of it, depending on cast of the musical and what country it's performed in...but wichever one I listen to, it never fails to touch me every time. Especially since I'm a die-hard fan of opera, and the Phantom musical itself. Truly one of the most beautiful songs I know.

hmmmm the original cast recording has completely different lyrics......i guess there are different versions.....

this song is apart of my favourite part of the movie.... i love from the mirror part, where the phantom takes christine down to the dungeon area for the first time, up till when she takes the mask off really..

I've only seen the 2004 movie with Butler's voice and man... he makes me want to be his lover, especially with this song. I would so succumb to him and his music if I were Catherine. XD

"Die Musik Der Nacht"

Nachts erwachen alle dein Sinne Träume wachsen, Zweifel halten inne Frei von Ängsten steigen Gefühle heraus dem Schweigen

Fühl den dunklen Schleier, der dich streichelt Fass ihn, spür ihn, wie er dich umschmeichelt Schütze dein Gesicht Vor dem grellen Tageslicht Denk an nichts mehr, was die Seele traurig macht Und höre nur noch die Musik der Nacht

Schließ die Augen und gib dich deiner Sehnsucht hin Flieh weit fort vor dem Zweifel und dem Tag Schließ die Augen und schweb im Geíst davon Und verlier dich im Reich der Illusion

Leise wird Musik in dir erklingen Hör sie, lass sie zärtlich dich durchdringen Lös dich von der Welt Die dein Herz gefangen hält Widerstrebe nicht der unbekannten Macht Den dunklen Drängen der Musik der Nacht

Wir reisen in eine and're Wirklichkeit Wo die Seele sich reinigt und befreit Lass dich treiben, lass alles hinter dir Denn erst dann wirst du ein Teil von mir

Komm und spür den süßen Rausch des Schwebens Komm, berühr mich, trink vom Quell des Lebens Lass den Traum geschehen Versuche zu verstehen Durch zärtliche Musik in mir erwacht Und such mit mir nach der Musik der Nacht

Andrew Lloyd Webber is a genius. :)