Make Up My Heart

Make Up My Heart

Make Up My Heart is the power ballad from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express. It is performed by Pearl. During the song, she is deciding between the two she has fallen in love with. Electra is strong and has style, whilst Rusty is good and makes me smile.

The song commences during act 1, and was added into the show first for broadway, before being added into the re-written London production. As far as the structure goes it replaced Pearl's other number 'He Whistled At Me', which was moved to another point in the show. It also replaced her previous power ballad 'Only He', which occurred before the duet; Only You.

The German equivalent is 'Hilf Mir Verstehn', which means 'Help Me Understand'. The Spanish equivalent is 'No Resiste Mi Corazón', meaning 'My Heart Does Not Resist'.

Contents

Music and Lyrics

The music is by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics are the work of Richard Stilgoe. The song is in E flat major in most productions, with the exception of Broadway, where it was in F major.

The English language lyrics always start with;

It's time to choose between the two of them
I'd better make a start
Someone help me make up my heart
Tell me how to make up my heart

The German version being far from a translation;

Weiß nicht, für wen ich mich entscheiden soll (I don't know on whom I should decide)
Mit einem muß ich gehn (I have to go with one of them)
Dies Gefühl kann keiner verstehn (This is a feeling no one can understand)
Ich kann mich selbst nicht mehr verstehn (I can't understand it myself)

Recordings

Hilf Mir Verstehn

No Resiste Mi Corazón

  • Maru Dueñas (1997)

References

Starlight Express


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • make one's heart bleed — cause pity, arouse compassion …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Heart of the Ocean — The Heart of the Ocean is the name of the blue diamond in the necklace featured prominently in the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic . It is based on the famous Hope Diamond (which never traveled on the Titanic ). The film In the film, treasure… …   Wikipedia

  • heart — [ hart ] noun *** ▸ 1 organ that pumps blood ▸ 2 area of chest with heart ▸ 3 your feelings ▸ 4 inner central part ▸ 5 shape representing love ▸ 6 suit of playing cards ▸ 7 most important part ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the organ in your chest that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Make No Mistake, She's Mine — Single by Ronnie Milsap from the album Heart Soul (Ronnie Milsap) and I Prefer the Moonlight (Kenny Rogers) B side You re My Love (Rogers) Released …   Wikipedia

  • Make You Happy (song) — Make You Happy Single by Céline Dion from the album Falling into You Released …   Wikipedia

  • Make You Feel My Love — Song by Bob Dylan from the album Time out of Mind Released September 30, 1997 Genre Blues rock Language English …   Wikipedia

  • Make a Scene — Studio album by Sophie Ellis Bextor Released 18 April 2011 …   Wikipedia

  • Make a Secret — Single by BoA from the album Outgrow Released August 31, 20 …   Wikipedia

  • Heart of Huntsville Mall — Location Huntsville, Alabama United States Coordinates 34°43′26″N 86°35′38″W /  …   Wikipedia

  • Make My Day (Mai Kuraki song) — Make My Day Single by Mai Kuraki from the album If I Believe Released December 4, 2002 Format Maxi Single Genre …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”