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*During the song, when [[Anna]] is eating the chocolate, it is arranged as [[Sugar Rush|Cola Mountain]] from ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''. |
*During the song, when [[Anna]] is eating the chocolate, it is arranged as [[Sugar Rush|Cola Mountain]] from ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''. |
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+ | *Another Disney song that this could be compared to in terms of notes, melody, and tone is [[Mine, Mine, Mine]] from ''[[Pocahontas (film)|Pocahontas]]''. |
*A possible goof in this song is that when Anna enters the room with paintings there are only benches and no couches visible. Later Anna jumps on a couch to mimic "The Swing", which wasn't visible in previous shots. |
*A possible goof in this song is that when Anna enters the room with paintings there are only benches and no couches visible. Later Anna jumps on a couch to mimic "The Swing", which wasn't visible in previous shots. |
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*''Frozen: The Broadway Musical''<nowiki/>'s take of the reprise incorporates elements from Demi Lovato's version of "Let It Go," albeit with slightly modified lyrics. |
*''Frozen: The Broadway Musical''<nowiki/>'s take of the reprise incorporates elements from Demi Lovato's version of "Let It Go," albeit with slightly modified lyrics. |
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Revision as of 20:35, 18 November 2018
"For the First Time in Forever" is a song from the animated film Frozen sung by Anna (Kristen Bell) and Elsa (Idina Menzel). The song expresses Anna's delight at being able to see people again due to her sister's coronation. Meanwhile, it discloses Elsa's fear of accidentally revealing her ice powers to everyone.
Later, in the song's reprise, Anna tries to convince Elsa to return home to Arendelle to remove the wintery curse she accidentally put on the kingdom and be friends with her again, but Elsa admits that she doesn't know how, so she refuses, thinking Anna will be better off without her. Finally, as Anna's pleas and Elsa's fear intensify, she accidentally blasts Anna in the heart with her powers, which would eventually fatally freeze her.
Lyrics
Anna:
The window is open, so's that door
I didn't know they did that anymore
Who knew we owned eight thousand salad plates?
For years I've roamed these empty halls
Why have a ballroom with no balls?
Finally, they're opening up the gates
There'll be actual real live people
It'll be totally strange
Wow, am I so ready for this change?
'Cause for the first time in forever
There'll be music, there'll be light
For the first time in forever
I'll be dancing through the night
Don't know if I'm elated or gassy
But I'm somewhere in that zone
'Cause for the first time in forever
I won't be alone
I can't wait to meet everyone! (Gasps) What if I meet the one?
Tonight, imagine me gown and all
Fetchingly draped against the wall
The picture of sophisticated grace
I suddenly see him standing there
A beautiful stranger, tall and fair
I wanna stuff some chocolate in my face
But then we laugh and talk all evening
Which is totally bizarre
Nothing like the life I've led so far
For the first time in forever
There'll be magic, there'll be fun
For the first time in forever
I could be noticed by someone
And I know it is totally crazy
To dream I'd find romance
But for the first time in forever
At least I've got a chance
Elsa:
Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, put on a show
Make one wrong move and everyone will know
Elsa: (Anna:)
But it's only for today
(It's only for today)
It's agony to wait
(It's agony to wait)
Tell the guards to open up the gate...
(The gate...)
Anna: (Elsa:)
For the first time in forever
(Don't let them in, don't let them see)
I'm getting what I'm dreaming of
(Be the good girl you always have to be)
A chance to change my lonely world
(Conceal)
A chance to find true love
(Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know)
Anna:
I know it all ends tomorrow
So it has to be today
'Cause for the first time in forever
For the first time in forever
Nothing's in my way...
Anna:
You don't have to protect me. I'm not afraid!
Please don't shut me out again
Please don't slam the door
You don't have to keep your distance anymore
'Cause for the first time in forever
I finally understand
For the first time in forever
We can fix this hand in hand
We can head down this mountain together!
You don't have to live in fear
'Cause for the first time in forever
I will be right here
Elsa:
Anna...
Please go back home, your life awaits
Go enjoy the sun and open up the gates
Anna: Yeah, but-
Elsa:
I know!
You mean well, but leave me be
Yes, I'm alone but I'm alone and free!
Just stay away and you'll be safe from me
Anna: Actually, we're not
Elsa: What do you mean you're not?
Anna: I get the feeling you don't know
Elsa: What do I not know?
Anna: Arendelle's in deep, deep, deep, deep snow
Elsa: What?
Anna: You've kind of set off an eternal winter... everywhere
Elsa: Everywhere?
Anna: It's okay, you can just unfreeze it
Elsa: No, I can't. I— I don't know how!
Anna: Sure you can! I know you can!
Anna: (Elsa:)
'Cause for the first time in forever
(Oh, I'm such a fool, I can't be free)
You don't have to be afraid
(No escape from the storm inside of me)
We can work this out together
(I can't control the curse)
We'll reverse the storm you've made
(Anna, please, you'll only make it worse!)
Don't panic
(There's so much fear)
We'll make the sun shine bright
(You're not safe here)
We can face this thing together
(No...)
We can change this winter weather
(I...)
And everything will be all right!
(I can't!)
Anna:
The window is open, so's that door
I didn't know they did that anymore
And there's two nice ladies helping me get dressed
Thank you. Thanks!
For years I've roamed these empty halls
Why have a ballroom with no balls?
Coronation day is just the best!
There'll be actual real live people
It'll be totally strange
Wow, am I so ready for this change?
For the first time in forever
There'll be music, there'll be light
For the first time in forever
I'll be dancing through the night
Don't know if I'm elated or gassy
But I'm somewhere in that zone
'Cause for the first time in forever
I won't be alone
I can't wait to meet everyone! (Gasps) What if I meet the one?
Tonight, imagine me gown and all
Fetchingly draped against the wall
The picture of sophisticated grace
I suddenly see him standing there
A beautiful stranger, tall and fair
I wanna stuff some chocolate in my face
But then we laugh and talk all evening
Which is totally bizarre
Nothing like the life I've led so far
For the first time in forever
There'll be magic, there'll be fun
For the first time in forever
I could be noticed by someone
And I know it is totally crazy
To dream I'd find romance
But for the first time in forever
At least I've got a chance
Elsa:
Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, put on a show
Make one wrong move and everyone will know
Elsa: (Anna:)
But it's only for today
(It's only for today)
It's agony to wait
(It's agony to wait)
Tell the guards to open up the gate...
(The gate...)
Chorus: The gate, the gate, the gate
Anna: (Elsa:)
For the first time in forever
(Don't let them in, don't let them see)
I'm getting what I'm dreaming of
(Be the good girl you always have to be)
A chance to leave my lonely world
(Conceal)
A chance to find true love
(Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know)
Chorus:
For the first time in forever
We're no longer shut outside
For the first time in forever
The gates are open wide
Anna: (Chorus:)
I know it all ends tomorrow
So it has to be today
'Cause for the first time in forever
(The first time...)
For the first time in forever
(The first time in forever)
Nothing's in my way...
(Today...)
Elsa:
Standing frozen in this life I've chosen
Please don't find me, the past is all behind me
Leave me in the snow
Let me go
Anna: I don't wanna let you go.
Elsa: I'm just trying to protect you.
Anna:
You don't have to protect me. I'm not afraid!
Please don't shut me out again
Please don't slam the door
You don't have to keep your distance anymore
'Cause for the first time in forever
I finally understand
For the first time in forever
We can fix this hand in hand
We can head down this mountain together!
You don't have to live in fear
'Cause for the first time in forever
I will be right here
Elsa:
Anna...
Please go back home, your life awaits
Go enjoy the sun and open up the gates
Anna: Yeah, but-
Elsa:
I know!
You mean well, but leave me be
Yes, I'm alone but I'm alone and free!
Just stay away and you'll be safe from me
Anna: Actually, we're not
Elsa: What do you mean you're not?
Anna: I get the feeling you don't know
Elsa: What do I not know?
Anna: Arendelle's in deep, deep, deep, deep snow
Elsa: What?
Anna: You've kind of set off an eternal winter... everywhere
Elsa: Everywhere?
Anna: But it's okay, you can just unfreeze it
Elsa: No, I can't. I don't know how!
Anna: Sure you can! I know you can! I'll help you!
Anna: (Elsa:)
And for the first time in forever
(Oh, I'm such a fool, I can't be free)
You don't have to be afraid
(No escape from the storm inside of me)
We can work this out together
(I can't control the curse)
We'll reverse the storm you've made
(Anna, please, you'll only make it worse!)
Don't panic
(There's so much fear)
We'll make the sun shine bright
(You're not safe here)
We can face this thing together
(No...)
We can change this winter weather
(I...)
And everything will be all right!
(I can't!)
Other versions
| Performers | Title | Translation | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Koleci & Antonela Çekixhi | "Se veç sot po vetëm sot po" | "Because for today, yes only today" | Albanian |
| شروق صلاح, نسمة محجوب (Shoruogh Salah & Nesma Mahjoub) | "لأول يوم بعمري" (Li Awali Yawmen Bi-'Omri) | "For The First Time In My Life" | Arabic |
| Gabi Porto & Taryn Szpilman | "Uma Vez na Eternidade" | "Once in Eternity" | Brazilian Portuguese |
| Весела Бонева & Надежда Панайотова Vesela Boneva & Nadezhda Panayotova |
"За първи път от цяла вечност" (Za pŭrvi pŭt ot tsyala vechnost) | "For The First Time In Forever" | Bulgarian |
| Véronique Claveau & Anaïs Delva | "Le renouveau" | "The renewal" | Canadian French |
| 黃山怡 (Candy Wong) & 白珍寶 (Jobelle Ubalde) | "從未出現的感覺" (Cung Mei Ceot Jin Di Gam Gaau) Reprise : "誰能脫去無形心鎖" (Seoi Nang Tyut Heoi Mou Jing Sam So) |
"The Feelings That Never Appeared Before" Reprise : "Who Can Take Off The Invisible Heart Lock" |
Cantonese |
| Carmen López & Gisela | "Por primera vez en años" | "For the first time in years" | Castilian Spanish |
| Paula Ribó & Gisela | "Per Primer Cop Des De Fa Segles" | "For The First Time For Centuries" | Catalan |
| Sementa Rajhard & Nataša Mirković | "Prvi puta otkad pamtim" | "For The First Time Since I Remember" | Croatian |
| Tereza Martinková & Monika Absolonová | "Právě Ted'" Reprise: "Právě Ted' Jak Nikdy" |
"Right now" Reprise: "Right Now As Ever" |
Czech |
| Kristine Yde Eriksen & Maria Lucia Heiberg Rosenberg | "Jeg Har Ventet Alt for Længe" | "I have waited too long" | Danish |
| Noortje Herlaar & Willemijn Verkaik | "Voor Het Eerst Na Al Die Jaren" | "For The First Time After All These Years" | Dutch |
| Hele Kõrve & Hanna-Liina Võsa | "Esmakordselt Ajameres" | "For The First Time In The Sea Of Time" | Estonian |
| Saara Aalto & Katja Sirkiä | "Ensi kertaa ikuisuuteen" | "For The First Time In Forever" | Finnish |
| Aline Goffin & Elke Buyle | "Voor het eerst in heel mijn leven" | "For the First Time in my Life" | Flemish |
| Emmylou Homs & Anaïs Delva | "Le renouveau" | "The renewal" | French |
| Pia Allgaier & Willemijn Verkaik | "Zum ersten Mal Seit Ewigkeiten" | "For the First Time in Ages" | German |
| Βάσια Ζαχαροπούλου (Vassia Zacharopoulou) & Σία Κοσκινά (Sía Koskiná) | "Τα όνειρά μου Ζωντανεύουν" (Ta ónirá mou Zontanévoun) Reprise: "Τα όνειρά μου Ζωντανεψαν" (Ta ónirá mou Zontanepsan) |
"My Dreams Are Coming to Life" Reprise: "My Dreams Came to Life" |
Greek |
| Einat Azulay (עינת אזולאי) & Mona Mor (מונה מור) | "סוף כל סוף" (Sof Kol Sof) | "Finally" | Hebrew |
| Aishwarya Majmudar (ऐश्वर्या मज्मुदार) & Sunidhi Chauhan (सुनिधि चौहान) | "आया पहली बार ये लम्हा" (Āyā pahalī bāra yē lamhā) | "This moment has come for the first time" | Hindi |
| Vágó Bernadett & Farksházi Réka | "Mától mindörökké" | "From Now and Forever" | Hungarian |
| Þórdís Björk Þorfinnsdóttir & Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir | "Því nú loks er allt að gerast" | "Because Finally Everything is Happening" | Icelandic |
| Mikha Sherly Marpaung & Nadia Rosyada | "Kerna 'tuk Pertama Kalinya" | "Because For the First Time" | Indonesian |
| Serena Rossi & Serena Autieri | "Oggi, per la prima volta" | "Today, For the First Time" | Italian |
| 神田沙也加、松たか子 (Sayaka Kanda & Takako Matsu) | "生まれて初めて" (Umarete Hajimete) | "First time since birth" | Japanese |
| Гергъокъаланы Халимат (Gerğoqalanı Xalimat) & Гергъокъаланы Халимат (Gerğoqalanı Xalimat) | Reprise: Жашау Бизге Оң Бергенди (Žaşau Bizge Oñ Bergendi) |
Karachay-Balkar | |
| 박지윤, 박혜나 (Jiyun Park & Hye-Na Park) | "태어나서 처음으로" (Taeeonaseo Cheoeum-Eulo) | "For the First Time Since Birth" | Korean |
| Romina Marroquín Payró & Carmen Sarahí | "Finalmente y Como Nunca" | "Finally and Like Never" | Latin American Spanish |
| Beāte Zviedre & Jolanta Strikaite | "Šodien Pirmo Reizi Mūžā" | "Today For the First Time in Their Lives" | Latvian |
| Neringa Nekrašiūte & Girmantė Vaitkutė | "Pirmą Kart Gyvenime Šiam" | "For The First Time In This Life" | Lithuanian |
| Amylea Azizan & Marsha Milan Londoh | "Untuk Pertama Kalinya" | "For the First Time" | Malay |
| 李潇潇（Eva Li) & 胡维纳 (Weina Hu) | "好久没在我生命里" (Hǎojiǔ méi zài wǒ shēngmìng lǐ) | "Not In Life For So Long" | Mandarin |
| May Kristin Kaspersen & Lisa Stokke | "Første Gang på Lenge" | "First Time in a Long Time" | Norwegian |
| ثمین مظفری، سارینا سیاح (Samin Mozafari & Sarina Sayah) | "نخستین بار بعد یک عمر"(Nokhostin Baar Baade Yek Omr) | "The First Time After a Lifetime" | Persian Glory (Unofficial) |
| Magdalena Wasylik & Katarzyna Łaska | "Pierwszy raz jak sięga pamięć" | "The First Time I Can Remember" | Polish |
| Isabel Jacobetty & Ana Encarnação | "Pela Primeira Vez Pr'a Sempre" | "For the First Time in Forever" | Portuguese |
| Cătălina Chirțan & Dalma Kovacs | "După atât amar de vreme" | "After so much time" | Romanian |
| Наталия Быстрова (Natalia Bystrova) & Анна Бутурлина (Anna Buturlina) | "Ведь в этот вечер" (Ved’ v ètot večer) Alternative Title : "Ведь впервые в этот вечер" (Ved’ vpervye v ètot večer) Reprise : "Ведь первый раз за эту вечность" (Ved’ pervyj raz za ètu večnost’) |
"After all, in this evening" Alternative Title : "For the First Time This Evening" Reprise : "For the First Time In The Eternity" |
Russian |
| Лејла Хот (Lejla Hot) & Јелена Гавриловић (Jelena Gavrilović) | "Први пут у свом животу" (Prvi put u svom životu) | "For the First Time in My Life" | Serbian |
| Lucia Bugalová & Andrea Somorovská | "Prvý krát za večnosť celú" | "For the First Time In Eternity" | Slovak |
| Tanja Ravljen & Nuška Drašček Rojko | "Prvič v življenju" | "For the First Time in Life" | Slovene |
| Mimmi Sandén & Annika Herlitz | "För Förstä Gången Någonsin" | "For The First Time In Forever" | Swedish |
| 劉軒蓁(Ray Liu) & 林芯儀 (Shennio Lin) | "前所未有的感覺" (Qiánsuǒwèiyǒu de gǎnjué) Alternative Title: "這種感覺是前所未有" (Zhè zhǒng gǎnjué shì qiánsuǒwèiyǒu) |
"The Feelings That (I) Never Had Before" Alternative Title: "This feeling is Unprecedented" |
Taiwanese Mandarin |
| Unknown Singer & Owen Caling | "At Ngayon Lang Sa Aking Buhay"
Reprise: "At Ngayon Lang Sa Ating Buhay" |
"For The First Time In My Life"
Reprise: "For The First Time In Our Life" |
Tagalog (Semi-Official TV5 Dub) |
| หนึ่งธิดา โสภณ (Nuengthida Sophon), วิชญาณี เปียกลิ่น (Wichayanee Pearklin) | "เป็นครั้งแรกที่รอมาเนิ่นนาน" (Bpen kráng râek têe ror maa nêrn naan) | "For The First Time That Have Waited For So Long" | Thai |
| Deniz Sujana & Begüm Günceler | "İlk Defa Hayatımda" | "For The First Time in my Life" | Turkish |
| Марія Яремчук (Maria Yaremchuk) & Шаніс (Shanis) | "За сто років це уперше" (Za sto rokiv tse uperše) | "For The First Time in Hundred Years" | Ukrainian |
| Võ Hạ Trâm & Dương Hoàng Yến | "Cho giây phút lần đầu và mãi mãi" | "For The First Time In Forever" | Vietnamese |
Trivia
- In a June 2014 presentation at Williams College (later posted to YouTube), the Lopezes revealed that this song and its reprise were among the last songs composed for the film, in June 2013 (five months prior to the film's already-announced release date).
- One of the lyrics is similar to the second reprise of a song, "When Will My Life Begin", from Tangled. Both songs also carry a similar message; the start of a new phase in life. Rapunzel makes a cameo appearance with Flynn in Frozen during the song as well.
- Interestingly enough, in the reprise to "When Will My Life Begin", Rapunzel sings "For like the first time ever" which reflects the title to the song.
- One of the paintings that Anna imitates while jumping in the air is a remodeled version of "The Swing" originally by the French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard, a painting which greatly inspired Tangled according to Glen Keane, one of the animators.
- Before the final script, the original lyrics were "There'll be real, actual people"/"There'll be happy, smiling people", later replaced by "There'll be actual, real live people". Also, "For years I have roamed these empty halls" was contracted to "For years I've roamed these empty halls", "I hope that I don't vomit in his face" became "I wanna stuff some chocolate in my face" (because Disney came back to the songs' writers and told them that they couldn't have that sort of bodily fluid lyric, which was written by one of their daughters, so their daughter decided on the lyric that the film now has), and "A chance to leave my sister's world" was changed to "A chance to change my lonely world."
- This song sounds similar to "I See the Light" from Tangled in certain parts. For example, "For the first time in forever!" sounds similar to "And at last I see the light." However, they are inherently different being that the line "For the first time in forever" is based on the chord progression I (tonic) then IV (subdominant), while "And at last I see the light" follows the chords IV then I. There are also significant differences in notation such as the melody line and rhythm, as well as the orchestration, tempo and mood, making "For the First Time in Forever" a very original tune in its own right.
- At the end of the film and on the home video's main menu, this song and "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?" are heard in instrumental form. The "For the First Time in Forever" instrumental reprise could possibly be a deep meaning at the end how, "for the first time in forever", Anna and Elsa were finally reconnecting with each other, the gates are open, and peace and happiness is finally restored in Arendelle.
- In Disney's Frozen on Ice, the first notes of the song's chorus are heard as the coronation bells.
- During the song, when Anna is eating the chocolate, it is arranged as Cola Mountain from Wreck-It Ralph.
- Another Disney song that this could be compared to in terms of notes, melody, and tone is Mine, Mine, Mine from Pocahontas.
- A possible goof in this song is that when Anna enters the room with paintings there are only benches and no couches visible. Later Anna jumps on a couch to mimic "The Swing", which wasn't visible in previous shots.
- Frozen: The Broadway Musical's take of the reprise incorporates elements from Demi Lovato's version of "Let It Go," albeit with slightly modified lyrics.
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