Christine Lahti
Ruth Oakley
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From the DVD 'Sondheim - A Celebration At Carnegie Hall' - 1992
- 7 min
- 11.6K
- Some Days You're Barbra
A Weekend in the Country Lyrics: Look, ma'am / An invitation— / Here, ma'am / Delivered by hand / And, ma'am, I notice the stationery's / Engraved and very grand / Petra, how too exciting!
Watching little things grow. A weekend in the country. Go, my darling, we'll simply say no, oh. A weekend, how very amusing. A weekend but also inept. A weekend, of course we're refusing. Au contraire, you must accept. Oh, no, a weekend in the country. But it's frightful.
A weekend in the country-- PETRA: We're invited? ANNE: What a horrible plot! A weekend in the country-- PETRA: I'm excited! ANNE: No, you're not. PETRA: A weekend in the country, just imagine-- ANNE: It's completely depraved. PETRA: A weekend in the country! ANNE: It's insulting.
Apr 7, 2024 · The meaning behind “A Weekend in the Country” lies in the characters’ contemplation of whether to attend the event or not. It explores themes of social expectations, desire for change, and the perils of engaging with people they despise.
