Changes: Dance of the Robe

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"Dance of the Robe" is the ninth song in Elton John's and Tim Rice's musical Aida.

Mereb leads Aida to the Nubian slave camp, where her people immediately recognize her. While she is worried about how they will take the fact that their Princess is now an Egyptian slave as well, her subjects instead offer their praises to her and perform a ritual dance in her honor.

Lyrics

Aida:
It's knowing what they want of me that scares me,
It's knowing, having followed, I must lead.
It's knowing that each person there compares me,
To those in my past whom I now succeed
But how can whatever I do for them now be enough?
Be enough?

Nubians:
Aida! Aida!
All we ask of you,
Is a lifetime of service, wisdom, courage,
To ask more would be selfish, but nothing less will do.
Aida! Aida!

Nehebka:
Your robe should be golden, your robe should be perfect,
Instead of this ragged concoction of thread,
But may you be moved by its desperate beauty,
To give us new life, for we'd rather be dead.
Then live in the squalor and shame of the slave,
To the dance! To the dance!

Nubians:
Aida! Aida!
All we ask of you,
All we ask is a lifetime of service, wisdom, courage,
To ask more would be selfish, but nothing less will do.
Aida! Aida!

Aida...!

Aida! Aida!
Aida! Aida!
Aida!

Aida:
I know expectations are wild and almost
Beyond my fulfillment, but they won't hear
A word of a doubt or see signs of a weakness.
My nigh on impossible duty is clear,
And if I can rekindle our ancestors' dreams, it's enough.
It's enough.
It's enough.

Nubians:
Aida! Aida! Aida!
Aida! Aida! Aida!

Aida: It's enough!

Nubians: Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah...

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+{{Infobox Song
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+|name = Dance of the Robe
-"'''Dance Of The Robe'''" is the ninth song in [[Elton John]]'s and [[Tim Rice]]'s musical ''[[Aida (musical)|Aida]].''
+|image =Aida5.jpg
+|composer = [[Elton John]]
+|lyrics_by = [[Tim Rice]]
+|attractions = [[Aida (musical)]]
+|singer = [[Aida (character)|Aida]] ([[Heather Headley]])<br>Nubians
+}}
+"'''Dance of the Robe'''" is the ninth song in [[Elton John]]'s and [[Tim Rice]]'s musical ''[[Aida (musical)|Aida]].''
+Mereb leads [[Aida (character)|Aida]] to the Nubian slave camp, where her people immediately recognize her. While she is worried about how they will take the fact that their Princess is now an Egyptian slave as well, her subjects instead offer their praises to her and perform a ritual dance in her honor.
 ==Lyrics==
 <poem>
+'''Aida''':
-'''''Aida''''': It's knowing what they want of me that scares me<br />
-It's knowing, having followed, I must lead<br />
+It's knowing what they want of me that scares me,
-It's knowing that each person there compares me<br />
+It's knowing, having followed, I must lead.
+It's knowing that each person there compares me,
-To those in my past whom I now succeed<br />
+To those in my past whom I now succeed
-But how can whatever I do for them now be enough?<br />
+But how can whatever I do for them now be enough?
-Be enough<br />
+Be enough?
-'''''Nubians''''': Aida! Aida!<br />
+'''Nubians''':
+Aida! Aida!
-All we ask of you<br />
+All we ask of you,
-Is a lifetime of service, wisdom, courage<br />
+Is a lifetime of service, wisdom, courage,
-To ask more would be selfish, but nothing less will do<br />
+To ask more would be selfish, but nothing less will do.
-Aida! Aida!<br />
+Aida! Aida!
+'''Nehebka''':
-'''''Nehebka''''': Your robe should be golden, your robe should be perfect<br />
+Your robe should be golden, your robe should be perfect,
-Instead of this ragged concoction of thread<br />
+Instead of this ragged concoction of thread,
-But may you be moved by its desperate beauty<br />
+But may you be moved by its desperate beauty,
-To give us new life, for we'd rather be dead<br />
+To give us new life, for we'd rather be dead.
-Then live in the squalor and shame of the slave<br />
+Then live in the squalor and shame of the slave,
-To the dance! To the dance!<br />
+To the dance! To the dance!
-'''''Nubians''''': Aida! Aida!<br />
+'''Nubians''':
+ Aida! Aida!
-All we ask of you<br />
-All we ask is a lifetime of service, wisdom, courage<br />
+All we ask of you,
+All we ask is a lifetime of service, wisdom, courage,
-To ask more would be selfish, but nothing less will do<br />
+To ask more would be selfish, but nothing less will do.
-Aida! Aida!<br />
+Aida! Aida!
-Aida...!<br />
+Aida...!
-Aida! Aida!<br />
+Aida! Aida!
-Aida! Aida!<br />
+Aida! Aida!
-Aida!<br />
+Aida!
+'''Aida''':
-'''''Aida''''': I know expectations are wild and almost<br />
+I know expectations are wild and almost
-Beyond my fulfillment, but they won't hear<br />
+Beyond my fulfillment, but they won't hear
-A word of a doubt or see signs of a weakness<br />
+A word of a doubt or see signs of a weakness.
-My nigh on impossible duty is clear<br />
+My nigh on impossible duty is clear,
-And if I can rekindle our ancestors' dreams, it's enough<br />
+And if I can rekindle our ancestors' dreams, it's enough.
-It's enough<br />
-It's enough<br />
+It's enough.
+It's enough.
-'''''Nubians''''': Aida! Aida! Aida!<br />
+'''Nubians''':
-Aida! Aida! Aida!<br />
+Aida! Aida! Aida!
+Aida! Aida! Aida!
-'''''Aida''''': It's enough!<br />
+'''Aida''': It's enough!
-'''''Nubians''''': Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah...
+'''Nubians''': Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah...
 </poem>
 [[Category:Songs]]
 [[Category:Musical songs]]
-[[Category:Aida]]
+[[Category:Aida songs]]
+[[Category:Group songs]]