Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome
Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret
spoken:
Meine Damen und Herren, Mesdames et Messieurs,
Ladies and Gentlemen! Guden Abend, bon soir, good evening
We geht’s? Comment ca va? Do you feel good?
I bet you do! Ich bin euer Confrecier; je suis votre compere.
I am your host! Und sagen
sung: Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome
Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret
(spoken): Leave your troubles outside!
So - life is disappointing? Forget it!
We have no troubles here! Here life is beautiful...
The girls are beautiful... Even the orchestra is beautiful!
(orchestra plays) You see? I told you the orchestra is beautiful!
And now presenting the Cabaret Girls!
Rosie! (Rosie is so called because of the color of her cheeks.) Lulu! (Oh, you like Lulu? Well, too bad! So does Rosie.) Frenchie! (You know I like to order Frenchie on the side. On your side Frenchie! Just kidding!) Texas! (Yes, Texas is from America! But she’s a very cunning linguist!) Fritzie! (Oh, Fritzie, would you stop that! Already this week we have lost two waiters, a table and three bottles of champagne up there.) and Helga! (Helga is the baby. I’m just like a father to her. So when she’s bad, I spank her. And she’s very, very, very, very, very bad.)
Rosie, Lulu, Frenchie, Texas, Fritzie and Helga. Each and every one a virgin! You don’t believe me? Hmm? Well, don’t take my word for it. Go ahead – try Helga!
Outside it is winter. But in here it’s so hot. Every night we have to battle with the girls to keep them from taking off all their clothings. So don’t go away. Who knows? Tonight we may lose the battle!
Kit Kat Girls:
Wir sagen Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome
Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret! (continued)
Emcee:
We are here to serve you!
And now presenting the Kit Kat Boys: Here they are! Bobby! Victor! Or is it Victor! and Bobby... You know, there’s really only one way to tell the difference... I’ll show you later. Hans (Oh Hans, baby, go easy on the sauerkraut!) Herrman (You know the funny thing about Herrman? There’s nothing funny about Herrman!) And, finally, the toast of Mayfir, Fraulein Sally Bowles!
Sally: Hello, darlings!
Emcee: Bliebe, reste, stay!
All: Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome
Emcee: That’s Victor.
All: Im Cabaret, au Cabaret,
(whispered): Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Fremde, etranger, stranger.
Emcee: Hello, stranger!
All: Gluklich, zu sehen, je suis enchante,
Emcee: Enchante, Madame.
All: Happy to see you, Bliebe, reste, stay!
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!
Fremde, etranger, stranger.
Gluklich zu sehen, je suis enchante,
Happy to see you, Bliebe, reste, stay! Wir sagen
Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome
Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret
Emcee: Thank you!
Bobby, Victor, Hans, Herrman, Rosie, Lulu, Frenchie,
Texas, Fritzie, Helga, Sally, and Me!
Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub!