Kurt Weill
Finale Ultimo: Live, Love, and Laughter
[NARRATOR, spoken]
Ottaviano's in his place
And Angela's enamored face
Beams out. Such closure surely warrants
A toast to the firebrand of Florence

[CELLINI]
Heaven or hell
Who can tell
What comes after?
This I know:
Of joys I've had my share

[COMPANY]
And so, unflinching we face the shadows
And if the future sings this glad refrain:
"He lived life, he loved love, he laughed laughter"
He's / I've not lived or loved or laughed in vain
And so, unflinching we face the shadows
And if the future sings this glad refrain:
"He lived life, he loved love, he laughed laughter"
He's / I've not lived or loved or laughed in vain