"Lost in the Stars"
June 4, 2023
Ron
"Some of the most beautiful poetry ever written in America can be found in the lyrics of our popular songs. One of the most outstanding examples can be found in a song called "Lost in the Stars". Maxwell Anderson's lyric attempts to explain the universe and its creation to a small child in the simplest of terms, and I think you'll find his words to be as inspired and as touching as I always have." ~ Judy Garland (from "The Judy Garland Show" — Episode 24, February 28, 1964).
"LOST IN THE STARS"
[From the Kurt Weill/Maxwell Anderson's Broadway musical "Lost In The Stars" — 1949]
Before Lord God made the sea and the land,
He held all the stars in the palm of His hand.
And they ran through His fingers like grains of sand,
and one little star fell alone.
Then the Lord God hunted through the wide night air
for the little dark star on the wind down there.
And He stated and promised He'd take special care
so it wouldn't get lost again.
Now man don't mind if the stars grow dim
and the clouds blow over and darken him.
So long as the Lord God's watching over him,
keeping track how it all goes on.
But I've walking through the night and day
till my eyes get weary and my hair turns gray.
And sometimes it seems maybe God's gone away,
forgetting the promise that we all heard Him say.
And we're lost out here in the stars.
Little stars, big stars,
blowing through the night.
And we're lost out here in the stars.
Little stars, big stars,
blowing through the night.
And we're lost out here in the stars.
Judy Garland
Todd Duncan
[Original 1949 Cast]
Sarah Vaughan
Frank Sinatra
Lotte Lenya
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