Idina Menzel - Dancing Through Life Lyrics






[Fiyero:]
The trouble with schools is
They always try to teach the wrong lesson
Believe me, I've been kicked out
Of enough of them to know
They want you to become less callow
Less shallow
But I say: why invite stress in?
Stop studying strife
And learn to live "the unexamined life"...

Dancing through life
Skimming the surface
Gliding where turf is smooth
Life's more painless
For the brainless
Why think too hard?
When it's so soothing
Dancing through life
No need to tough it
When you can sluff it off as I do
Nothing matters
But knowing nothing matters
It's just life
So keep dancing through...

Dancing through life
Swaying and sweeping
And always keeping cool
Life is fraught-less
When you're thoughtless
Those who don't try
Never look foolish
Dancing through life
Mindless and careless
Make sure you're where less
Trouble is rife
Woes are fleeting
Blows are glancing
When you're dancing
Through life...
So-what's the most swankified place in town?

[Galinda:]
That would be the Ozdust Ballroom.

[Fiyero:]
Sounds perfect.
Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom
We'll meet there later tonight
We can dance till it's light
Find the prettiest girl...
Give her a whirl
Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom
Come on
Follow me
You'll be happy to be there...

[Students:]
Dancing Through Life
Down at the Ozdust...

[Fiyero:]
If only because dust
Is what we come to

[Students:]
Nothing matters
But knowing nothing matters
It's just life...

[Fiyero:]
So keep dancing through...

[Boq:]
Miss Galinda, I hope you'll save at least one dance for me. I'll be right here. Waiting. All night.

[Galinda:]
Oh-that's so kind. But you know what would be even kinder?
See that tragic'ly beautiful girl
The one in the chair
It seems so unfair
We should go on a spree
And not she
Gee-
I know someone would be my hero
If that someone were
To go invite her...

[Boq:]
Well maybe, I could invite her?

[Galinda:]
Oh, Biq, really?
You would do that for me?

[Boq:]
I would do anything for you Miss Galinda.

[Galinda:]
So...

[Fiyero:]
So I'll be picking you up around eight?

[Galinda:]
After all-
Now that we've met one another

[Galinda & Fiyero:]
It's clear we deserve each other

[Galinda:]
You're perfect...

[Fiyero:]
You're perfect...

[Galinda & Fiyero:]
So we're perfect together
Born to be forever...
Dancing Through Life...

[Nessa:]
Oh, Elphaba-Isn't it wonderful?
Fin'lly for this one night
I'm about to have a fun night
With this Munchkin boy
Galinda found for me
And I only wish there were
Something I could do for her
To repay her
Elphaba, see
We deserve each other
And Galinda helped it come true
We deserve each other
Me and Boq -
Please, Elphaba, try to understand.

[Elphaba:]
I do...
Galinda, listen. Nessa and I were talking about you just now.

[Galinda:]
And I was just talking about you. I thought you might want to wear this hat to the party tonight!
It's really-uh-sharp
Don't you think?
You know black is this year's pink
You deserve each other
This hat and you
You're both so smart
You deserve each other
So here
Out of the goodness of my heart

[Boq:]
Listen, Nessa

[Nessa:]
Yes?

[Boq:]
Uh, Nessa.
I've got something to confess, a
Reason why, well-
Why I asked you here tonight
Now I know it isn't fair...

[Nessa:]
Oh, Boq. I know why.

[Boq:]
You do?

[Nessa:]
It's because I'm in this chair
And you felt sorry for me
Well isn't that right?

[Boq:]
No! no! It's because... uh... because...
Because you are so beautiful

[Nessa:]
Oh, Boq! I think you're wonderful!
And we deserve each other
Don't you see, this is our chance?
We deserve each other
Don't we, Boq?

[Boq:]
You know what?
Let's dance!

[Nessa:]
What?

[Boq:]
Let's Dance!

[Students:]
Dancing Through Life
Down at the Ozdust
If only because dust
Is what we come to
And the strange thing:
Your life could end up changing
While you're dancing
Through!





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  1. Y.... W....

    Okay but *I hope you’ll prove me wrong... I doubt you will* is like one of the sickest burns in all of history lmaooo

  2. E.... F....

    BOQ!!!!! He is so cute!

  3. E.... F....

    I did not like fiyero!

  4. A.... S....

    Ms Mathers is exceptional

  5. P.... R....

    i love the way elpheba looks at her with the hat it's like really bitch tbh wicked though it's got some glaring plot holes is amazing

  6. N.... H....

    Late to this party but DAMN Fiero is Flat.

  7. G.... ....

    🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

  8. A.... D....

    Them trying to keep their fake American accents going is SO DAMN DISTRACTING

    just let them speak/sing normally jeez

  9. R.... M....

    When nessa started singing, it made me think of when they sang Wicked in Glee. Then I thought, I wonder who'd play Nessa in Glee. And then I thought about Archie. And then I thought, I'd love to see a gender swapped backwards broadway version of Wicked. And see how they'd do it.

    My brain everyone 😂 haha

    R.... M....

    AHAHHAHAHAHA LMAO, but his name was Artie, not Archie

  10. J.... H....

    Sounds a little pitchy...

  11. �.... H....

    I feel bad for the guy playing Fiyero. he seemed sick or out of it.

  12. I.... E....

    The Boq is perfect

  13. M.... ....

    Why did Boq's actor not get the part as Fiyero? He sings so well, while Fiyero does not at all.XD

  14. �.... ....

    The trouble with school is
    They always try to teach the wrong lesson
    Believe me, I've been kicked out
    Of enough of them to know
    They want you to become less callow
    Less shallow
    But I say: why invite stress in?
    Stop studying strife
    And learn to live "the unexamined life":

    FIYERO
    学校とのトラブルは、
    彼らは常に間違っていることを教えてください
    私を信じて、私は追い出されてきた
    十分にそれらのうち知っている
    彼らは、あなたは以下の未熟になりたい
    以下の浅い
    しかし、私は言う:ストレスに招待なぜですか?
    停止争いを勉強
    そして、"吟味されない人生を"生きることを学ぶ:


    Dancing through life
    Skimming the surface
    Gliding where turf is smooth
    Life's more painless
    For the brainless
    Why think too hard?
    When it's so soothing
    Dancing through life
    No need to tough it
    When you can sluff it off as I do
    Nothing matters
    But knowing nothing matters
    It's just life
    So keep dancing through

    人生を踊る
    表面をかすめる
    芝生がスムーズに滑空場所
    人生のより無痛
    愚かに
    なぜ、無理と思いますか?
    とき、それはとても心地よいです
    人生を踊る
    必要はありません、それを耐え抜くに
    私のようにいつそれをオフsluffすることができます
    何事項
    しかし、何も問題を知っている
    それはちょうど人生だ
    だからで踊りを保つ


    Dancing through life
    Swaying and sweeping
    And always keeping cool
    Life is fraught-less
    When you're thoughtless
    Those who don't try
    Never look foolish
    Dancing through life
    Mindless and careless
    Make sure you're where less
    Trouble is rife
    Woes are fleeting
    Blows are glancing
    When you're dancing
    Through life:
    (spoken) So - what's the most swankified place in town?

    人生を踊る
    Swaying清掃と
    常にクールな維持
    人生は満ちているレス
    あなたが軽率ているとき
    誰がしようとしない人
    決して愚かに見える
    人生を踊る
    愚かと不注意
    を確認してください君がいる場所を以下の
    問題が蔓延している
    苦境は儚い
    打撃は射ている
    ときに踊っている
    生活を通して:
    (話されて)だから - 町の中で最もswankified場所ですか?


    GALINDA
    (spoken) That would be the Ozdust Ballroom.

    ギリンダ
    (音声)それOzdustボールになります。


    FIYERO
    (spoken) Sounds perfect.
    (sung) Let's go down to the Ozdust Ballroom
    We'll meet there later tonight
    We can dance till it's light
    Find the prettiest girl:
    Give 'er a whirl:
    Right on down to the Ozdust Ballroom
    Come on - follow me
    You'll be happy to be there:

    FIYERO
    (が話されて)完璧なサウンド。
    (歌う)Ozdustボールに下って行きなさいてみましょう
    我々は、今夜遅くも会えるよ
    それは光だまで私たちは踊ることができる
    きれいな女の子を探す:
    'は、回転を小胞体を与える:
    右下Ozdustボールに
    さあ - 私に従う
    あなたはそこにさせていただきます:


    ALL
    Dancing through life
    Down at the Ozdust

    すべて
    人生を踊る
    Ozdust下で


    FIYERO
    If only because dust
    Is what we come to:

    FIYERO
    ほこりだけの場合のため
    我々が来るものです:


    ALL
    Nothing matters
    But knowing nothing matters
    It's just life

    すべて
    何事項
    しかし、何も問題を知っている
    それはちょうど人生だ


    FIYERO
    So keep dancing through:

    FIYERO
    だからで踊ってください:

  15. E.... C....

    I love this Galinda!

  16. S.... ....

    When you think your schools production was better than the official ones (many people think so as well) and then you didn’t get the right to record the show so you have to listen to the other versions and you shead a silent tear because you can never hear it again... just me? Ok....

  17. A.... A....

    You could see how unstable Nessa was... She was about to snap because she hates people too pity her and she was going to snap till Boq said she was so beautiful- But she hates to be so pitied and looked at like she different from everyone else. And I don't blame her. A lot of people who are in her shoes don't like to be treated so differently. She is smart, Caring, and as Glinda said, 'Beautiful'. The only thing different is she can't walk.

  18. �.... ....

    車椅子がステージにあるのすごい!

  19. D.... G....

    6:46 this scene change music is, no joke, my favorite part of Wicked.

    D.... G....

    Doug Glassman i understand its really cool

    D.... G....

    It is so good! That whole section goes hard

    D.... G....

    This is my fav part: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oz8jFoeoXgk

  20. P.... P....

    The orchestra is also pretty mediocre - and this is coming from someone who played with the US national tour of Wicked. TOO many wrong notes.

  21. T.... S....

    ummm... Fiyero's voice... ouch.
    So... if this is the Australian production... why the American accents?
    This takes place in Oz, a fictional place... why can't they use their local accents?

    T.... S....

    Tommy Schwanfelder I agree.

    T.... S....

    Yep, agree like I saw west side story they did good accents there, they had to do America because that’s where the stories set the accents were better there but it is better when they use their normal accents like when I saw Muriel’s wedding which is an Australian musical it actually sounded better. Oz doesn’t have country set in so yeah it should just have people using their accents in shows when the location isn’t part of the story. But my sister saw wicked around 14-15 years ago and said it was amazing. (In Australia)

  22. C.... T....

    WAIT I just realised nessa literally more than breaks boqs heart after he breaks hers 😂

    C.... T....

    Charlotte That girl yeah ikr she traps him

    C.... T....

    İn munckin land

  23. C.... T....

    Right, I love wicked so much but I just want to point out how boq is only with nessa because he wants to impress galinda but she doesn’t realise because she is so caught up in her first chance to go and enjoy her life at this party. His comments like ‘your so beautiful’ are mindless and are just said too make it look and sound real and to not disappoint her and make her feel down on herself. Lol I’m so obsessed with musicals. Just saying.

  24. D.... ....

    Wow, seems like it was a rough performance for Fiyero 😬

  25. C.... C....

    Oh SHIT the Madam was harsh af.

  26. C.... V....

    Is that nz 3 news

  27. M.... P....

    Does anybody know why they decided to go with American accents for the Australian production? I've always been curious about that.

    M.... P....

    they don't exactly do full american its just to tone down if they have strong Australian accents, also people in these international tour production are often not all from one country so they try and generalise

    M.... P....

    Mini Matt thanks!

    M.... P....

    no problem (:

    M.... P....

    Idk why they used it here, but in musicals with a set location like west side story which is set with people who Immigrated to America there’s a whole song about it, when I saw the Australian version of it their American accents they sounded good, on the other hand I saw Muriel’s wedding it was set in Australia so they could just use their normal accents, which did sound better and more nature, but if the west end tried to Australian musical I saw they might struggle putting on the accents. Some musicals like these two it would be hard to change the location so the actors would have to put on accents.

  28. K.... Y....

    woah fiyero is really terrible jesus

    K.... Y....

    like high school performance level

    K.... Y....

    okay sorry it got better a little bit but still not great

    K.... Y....

    yeah like there are some people in my school that can sing better than him, im literally just getting into the industry professionally as a teen and I can sing the same level or better lol

  29. J.... ....

    How the fuck did homeboy get the part? He can’t dance, and can barely sing. This gives me hope of getting into a play one day. Lol

  30. E.... K....

    I’m shipping Elphaba and that hat

    #CoupleGoals

  31. E.... K....

    Nessa’s has the beautiful voice I have ever heard out of all the Nessas in the play (my opinion). Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE all of the casts. But this Nessa has a beautiful voice

  32. E.... K....

    The moment when your single and Wicked shames you:

    “You deserve each other, this hat and you”

    E.... K....

    And I don't even deserve a hat.

  33. E.... K....

    Fiero- MARRY ME YOU ARE SO CUTE😍😍😍

  34. e.... ....

    Ooof this Fiyero sounds pretty sub par here. So many flat notes and shaky parts both in vocal quality and rhythm. Im hoping this was just an off day for him. Sucks it was on press day.

    e.... ....

    The problem is with the cameras picking up the sound from the microphones. Filmed versions of live performances always sound subpar for that reason.

  35. A.... F....

    WHERE WAS I WHEN THIS WAS ON THE AUSTRALIAN STAGES I LIVE IN SYDNEY OMG

    A.... F....

    these are usually in Melbourne

    A.... F....

    I’m pretty sure wicked hasn’t toured since the early 2010’s here.

  36. C.... ....

    Their American accents are so good??? How??
    Hey, a quickie to non- Americans in the comment section: Are American accents easy for you guys to fake?

    C.... ....

    Caroline Tanico American is one of the easiest accents to replicate (I’m from Australia)

    C.... ....

    I'm English and yeah american accents aren't hard but i have a problem with new york/Brooklyn accents idk why

    C.... ....

    I’m Australian and find it quite easy to pull an American accent. Most of us can do good British accents too.

  37. B.... H....

    Boq isn’t even that much shorter than fiyero. So does she hate him because he’s a munchkin or him as a person?

  38. J.... S....

    Lol so am I the only one who actually likes this Fiyero? I think he's hella charismatic

  39. I.... D....

    I love this video with my entire being

  40. a.... c....

    great songs

  41. C.... ....

    Did they record the whole show?

  42. J.... V....

    The fiyero sucks

  43. J.... E....

    8:38 what is the ensemble doing?

  44. J.... E....

    I so want to be Nessa someday. This guy can't sing. His voice lacks power.

  45. E.... F....

    Confession time: I am in love with Fiyero

    E.... F....

    Isn’t everyone?

    E.... F....

    In my school they did wicked as a play and I’m in love with fiyero and the guy who plays him

    E.... F....

    37yo guy straight as an arrow but.... well damn it his character is great lol

    E.... F....

    Oh me tooo!!!

  46. I.... ....

    Fiyero's Vest/Shirt thingy looks a little short ^^;;

  47. J.... E....

    What's wrong with Fiyero's pants? They remind me of our Flounder's pants when we did the Little Mermaid. They were very, VERY tight.

  48. m.... m....

    Is it weird that at the part where Boq is "confessing" his love for Nessa I am like: OH MY GOSH THIS IS SOOOOO AWKWARD! I cant watch!!

  49. m.... m....

    Can we just take a moment to realize how amazing this boq is?

  50. T.... F....

    Still think Norbert is the BEST fiyerro. Please Norbert show this guy the vocals. I'm not trying to be mean. He just doesn't sound like a fiyerro

  51. J.... C....

    DIOS MIO!!! QUE HORRIBLE SUENAN TODOS. BASTA!!!

  52. J.... C....

    Dios mio, que horrible suena, pobre hombre.

  53. N.... G....

    Pro tip: never read the comments if you're a performer. Y'all are so negative.

    N.... G....

    No Gava I love this musical, and bro can’t pull off the part.

  54. J.... P....

    This play is EPIC!!!

  55. D.... R....

    Notice how Fiyero was looking through the book as if studying for a bit.

  56. M.... ....

    Handsome but singing😔 Please teach me his name Fiyero must be sad...

  57. A.... H....

    I love Suzie i can’t remember how life was before wicked

  58. S.... J....

    I did a performance with Jemma Rix, she’s super sweet!!

  59. J.... G....

    Samantha andrzejczyk love you vampire BFFL the LOVE and miss you too and the kids and the LOVE and miss you too and the kids and the kids and the LOVE and vampire

  60. T.... A....

    That Boq is so gay, I love it!!! ♥

    T.... A....

    i mean he spends the entire musical chasing a girl so not really

    T.... A....

    Mini Matt it’s a literal musical, and the actor is gay, and the munchkins IN THE MUSICAL are those spirited and sprite-ly creatures... who come off as gay.

    T.... A....

    @Christian Kovacs
    1. By referring to them as boq and not the actors name means they arent talking about the actual actor
    2. Just because they come off that way doesnt make them 'gay' the only thing that makes someone gay is them having an attraction towards someone of the same genders

    T.... A....

    Mini Matt he said that Boq so he means the actor

  61. A.... H....

    Suzie rocKs!

  62. M.... a....

    *Everyone else deserves boyfriends*
    *I deserve I hat*

    M.... a....

    Accurate

  63. N.... ....

    Fiyero, honey, stop sponging, you're terrible!

  64. S.... M....

    That was a really good Nessa Rose! 💖💖💖💕💕💕

  65. O.... R....

    I now the guy how play Boq

  66. J.... T....

    Wait... Suzie Mathers, she's on West End!!

    J.... T....

    Before she was on the tour 😉

  67. B.... R....

    People say this was a bad Fyeiro right their was a way of pitch black dude.

    B.... R....

    English please.

  68. G.... ....

    I seen this play 2times and I'm going again I like 2 months I love it

  69. B.... D....

    Boq and Nessa are very cute! Congratulations!

  70. P.... B....

    This is my fave cast of Wicked! Was able to see them in Manila 3 years ago :D

  71. G.... T....

    0:42 I really love that lil twirl

  72. M.... C....

    This I so much different from USAs one. Glinda is trying harder here it weird. It's cool at the variety of all the different type of shows there are.

  73. T.... ....

    Can someone please tell me the entire scene of how Fiyero enters? Does the part with Boq chasing Galinda come before that? I can't remember for the life of me and I need to know for an assignment.

  74. S.... M....

    The guy in New York is amazing I loved it

  75. t.... ....

    I hate how Nessa is just SO HAPPY with Boq when he doesn't actually loves her. And it really breaks my heart to see him saying/singing that Nessa is so beautiful, because that makes her fall in love with him even more. Nessa probably doesn't think of herself like that (as we see when she assumes he called her out out of pity for her condition, showing that she probably has low self-steem and thinks of herself as someone who would just be called out if someone felt sorry for her). And, oh, the way we can clearly see when her surprise becomes happiness on the moment he takes her to dance (at 8:30). It feels to me, while i watch it, that this moment is a dream coming true. And it only makes this moment more sad, because you know that in the end, they will break each other's heart

    t.... ....

    Boq was too sweet though Niave to tell her the truth, and Nessa was too eager due to her low self esteem to really see if they're truly compatible. In the end they do sort of... break each others heart lol

    t.... ....

    Waifu Laifu 1. Boq never loved Nessa
    2. Nessa more than breaks Boq's heart 😂😂

    t.... ....

    In the Grimerie, the behind the scenes book, it says that the Nessa/Boq storyline is the most tragic cause Boq goes from having the biggest heart in Oz to having no heart at all.

    t.... ....

    yeaaa nessa was portrayed as basically a shallow slut tbh having her turned down after she could walk was satisfying to watch

  76. n.... ....

    EDDDIIIIEEEEE

  77. 2.... b....

    oh sorry its on the link ( I am so dumb )

  78. 2.... b....

    who is that glinda I'm not sure

    2.... b....

    That's Suzie Mathers. The Elphaba is Jemma Rix

  79. 2.... b....

    he is alright but he could have warmed up a bit

  80. a.... ....

    The pace of this show is faster than the original, sort of like they are in a big hurry to get done. I do like the way they move people in and out of the scenes, tho'.  Shows that the director put some thought into the movements.

  81. G.... A....

    Suzie Mathers is absolutely incredible <3 And their boq is so cute - I've yet to find a good Fiyero :(

    G.... A....

    Ollie Saville from London :)

    G.... A....

    Olliver Saville indeed! And Aaron Tveit was good as well but he's good in anything

    G.... A....

    Sebastian Arcellus....BEST!

  82. S.... L....

    이거 비추천누른사람은 누구지 도대체

  83. r.... b....

    this is a easy song for me on the paino

  84. A.... V....

    Even Suzie Mathers doesn't care about him because of his singing.

  85. A.... V....

    Nessa says Glinda not Galinda, her name changes before they go to the Emerald City.

    A.... V....

    Alexandro Gould-Arocha no. I listened back and she said galinda

    A.... V....

    She says galinda with a GAL 😂😂😂

    A.... V....

    She says it but barely

    A.... V....

    Dante Giello she did

  86. E.... Q....

    I saw a better one in Adelaide

  87. J.... T....

    She got what she wanted? More like, she got what she wand-ed Nyehehehehe!

    J.... T....

    OMG, how did nobody saw this comment beofre. The joke is... Wonderful (pun intended)

  88. J.... J....

    Kinda pitchy dog...

  89. M.... M....

    Why no elphaba dance 😩

    M.... M....

    Muzafar Md Yusof that's probably the best part

    M.... M....

    Yeah its really good i love it

  90. J.... A....

    the show of Brazil is better

    J.... A....

    This is the tour for Australia and Phillipines. Though I've never seen the Brazil Stage, I assume that the Gershin and the stage in the West End is bigger than both.

    J.... A....

    iSelfy- [MatildaTM/Minecraft] Brazil's stage was the biggest of them all

    J.... A....

    I believe that the Brazil stage was the biggest, I know that one of the smallest is the West End (Apollo Victoria Theatre). The Gershwin stage is somewhere in the range of the Brazilian stage ad the British stage.

    J.... A....

    João Alcides the North Carolina one I saw was amazing

    J.... A....

    Federico Peri the west end performance is amazing I was there last week

  91. A.... B....

    Wow, whoever filmed this did a great job! Also I like this cast, they did a good job.

    A.... B....

    I wonder whether you can see the news icon on the video.

  92. c.... ....

    Poor guy this is so terrible

    c.... ....

    What are you talking about lol

  93. A.... C....

    He struggles on the high notes

    A.... C....

    But he's got it down thonlol

    A.... C....

    Not really well

    A.... C....

    +Alex Chung he does got it down. i agree that he sounded pitchy in other parts but the G4 - F4 were great.

  94. k.... ....

    this is terrible... this is what an off off broadway? that guy can't sing

    k.... ....

    How many of you critical pricks performed on ANY stage? What zero? I thought so.

    k.... ....

    I am dieing inside when I see this.... this and popular are my fav songs in this and he just made me hate this wicked cast -.-

    k.... ....

    Nobody can sing :|

    k.... ....

    this was filmed specifically for television so without a proper audience they lack the energy, I saw this cast live and they were 100x better

    k.... ....

    Often when it comes to theatre it's not what you know, but who you know. The Jasmine in the Broadway production of Aladdin isn't that good, and yet she was the original actress for this role (I saw that show live on Broadway a year ago). That said this man isn't the worst I've seen of someone in professional theatre. Sebastian Bach as Jekyll and Hyde, anyone?

  95. l.... w....

    saw this whole show live in Auckland....loved it

  96. N.... A....

    hes good-much better than feminine Lambert!

    N.... A....

    At least Adam can sing.

  97. M.... D....

    The Australian Wicked cast was/is easily the best since the original Broadway show, so glad i got to see it!

  98. s.... ....

    The Munchkin is cute!