And the Gods Heard Her Prayer / Rain

Lyrics
[MAN 2, spoken]

And the gods heard her prayer

[ASAKA]

The peasant girl wants a grand homme to carry her away!

I should...

Find a tree all covered with mangos

Juicy mangos, fat and well-fed —

Pick a mango—

[AGWE]

A juicy mango

[ERZULIE]

A lovely mango

[PAPA GE]

A poison mango—

[ASAKA]

Drop the mango...

[GODS]

Boom!

[ASAKA]

And knock some sense in her head!

[ERZULIE, AGWE, PAPA GE]

And knock some sense in her head!

[AGWE]

Splash her with a wave!

[PAPA GE]

Scare her half to death!

[ERZULIE]

Give her what she wants!

[ASAKA, AGWE, PAPA GE]

Give her what she...?

[ERZULIE]

Give her what she wants

Love has many powers

If the love is true

It can cross the earth

And withstand the storm

It can conquer even you

[PAPA GE, spoken]

Love conquer death? Why, I could stop her heart like that!

[ERZULIE, spoken]

Stop her heart from beating, yes. But not from loving. Not if love is what she chooses

[PAPA GE, spoken]

Ridiculous!

[AGWE, spoken]

Interesting!

[ASAKA, spoken]

More amusing than mangos!

ALL (EXCEPT TI MOUNE, DANIEL, GODS)

La la la la la...

[GODS, spoken]

A journey!

ALL (EXCEPT TI MOUNE, DANIEL, GODS)

La la la la la...

[ERZULIE]

I will give her strength

When the time is right

[ASAKA]

I will guide her way

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[PAPA GE]

I will make her choose!

[AGWE]

And I’ll provide the place

Where two different worlds will meet tonight!

[ERZULIE, PAPA GE, ASAKA, AGWE]

Tonight!

[AGWE]

Let there be no moon

Let the clouds race by

Where the road meets the sea

Let the tide be high

Let there be a girl

Walking by the sea

And let there be...

[PAPA GE, STORYTELLERS (WOMEN)]

Rain!

[MAMA, STORYTELLERS (WOMEN)]

Rain!

[AGWE]

Listen to her prayers

Full of hope and pain

As she stares down the road in the pouring rain

[STORYTELLERS]

Rain

[AGWE]

Rain on the road

Rain on her face—

Rain makes a road

Such a dangerous place...

[AGWE, STORYTELLERS]

Let there be a car (let there be a car)

Racing through the night (racing through the night)

Where the road meets the sea

Let her wait!

Where the road meets the sea

Let him spin!

Where the road meets the sea

Let their fate...

Begin in the...

[AGWE, STORYTELLER (MAN)]

Rain! Rain!

Rain! Rain!