Omg, the lyrics have me in tears. Thank you for posting this, it is incredibly beautiful. I have an Asian mother and a white dad. "Yours, half of all of this is yours . . . soon you will see the best of you and me in the smile that is shining on the face of your son . . . all our stories combining in this life we've begun." Absolutely heart breaking!
I was lucky enough to be in London at the time "Miss Saigon" was just rocketing to success, and saw the original cast with Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce. I've been a fan of Miss Salonga ever since. It's been interesting seing her mature as a performer over the years, much the same as her Miss Saigon character matured during the program.
Outside there is a war, In here the night is still. The jasmine buds have bloomed, The way the jasmine will. And i have given birth to a speckle of dust, To a sparkle of light To a small hint of life. Frail as a flower in the morning Is this tiny work of art When i see his face before me This is too much for one heart Here like a seedling in the garden Is a world about to start How i need you here to share it This is too much for one heart Yours, half of all of this is yours And i swear it on the moon Soon you will see, the best of you and me In the smile that is shining On the face of your son All alone in my arms i hold such beauty I want time to stop right here Make perfection last forever In which i could disappear, disappear. Yours, half of all of this is yours And now i feel you coming near Here, you will see the best of you and me For life stories combining In this life weve begun I have been living with such wonder That my soul could burst apart, Knowing soon well be together And its too much for one heart.
This is the 1st time I have heard this. And it's amazing, lyrically. I wish they would have kept it in the show as a reprise to "Please". Or split the stage, and blended both songs between the performers at the same time. They're both captivating. And Lea's wonderful.
Outside, there is a war In here the night is still The jasmine buds have bloomed The way the jasmine will And I have given birth to a speckle of dust To a sparkle of light To a small hint of life Frail as a flower in the morning Is this tiny work of art When I see his face before me This is too much for one heart Here like a seedling in a garden Is a world about to start How I need you here to share it This is too much for one heart Yours... Half of all of this is yours And I swear upon the moon Soon, you will see The best of you and me And a smile that is shining On the face of your son All alone in my arms I hold such beauty I want time to stop right here Make perfection last forever In which I could disappear Disappear Yours... Half of all of this is yours And now I feel you coming near Here you will see The best of you and me Both our stories combining In this life we've begun I have been living with such wonder That my soul could burst apart Knowing soon we'll be together And it's too much for one heart
I understand why they put the song "Please" because it is really moving the story of the show. However, this song is so beautiful lyrically and could have been Kim's signature solo. They should have put both songs, with the other one as reprise. People would not mind an extra 3 minute song. I believe it would be one of the famous songs from this show.
Lea is colouring this so well and presenting it so beautifully that my eyes are watering up whenever I listen to it. As I am a parent myself I can feel every word of that song right in my heart. This song is as heartbreaking as "I'd give my life for you" and the scene when she, dying in his arms, tells Chris "The gods have guided you to your son". Lea is a goddess!
Outside there is a war, in here the night is still The jasmine buds have bloomed the way the jasmine will And I have given birth to a speckle of dust, to a sparkle of light, to a small hint of life. Frail as a flower in the morning is this tiny work of art. When I see his face before me this is too much for one heart. Here like a seedling in a garden is a world about to start, how I need you here to share it, this is too much for one heart
I saw her play Kim a day before Miss Saigon closed...The best Kim EVER!! I've seen Miss Saigon 4 times and she by far owns Kim! Amazing, amazing, amazing!
Funny how she mentions the "jasmine buds" 'cause she was the singing voice for Jasmine in "Aladdin," though a few years after "Miss Saigon" so she couldn't have known that at the time this song was written and she originally performed it.
I remember listening to this over and over again a couple years ago. Now I'm listening to it for the first time in a while and I'm like, "STILL LOVE IT!!!!""
I really love Lea! It makes me so proud to be a Filipino! I always loved Miss Saigon since I was a kid and this first came out. Thanx for uploading this.
The first time I found out the tape and the cd will be in the market, i was at the music store very early ine the morning to get it. It is worth the waking up early lol. A very good voice from everyone who participated.
IMHO, I like both Please and Too Much for One Heart, and think both versions should have been included in the musical. But if one had to choose, Please is the better song. There is an emotional climax achieved by the blending of Kim and John’s voices in the final stanza of Please by the unusual overlaying of melodies. The tension builds between these characters and is “resolved” in the final one, with such beauty, that it makes the song unforgettable, sets up the tragedy to come, and is the last melodic song in the musical that descends from this point on into chaos and despair. The second reason Please works better is because the audience knows something the character does not yet know--a secret John has come to tell her that will change everything. We know Kim will never realize her hope of uniting with Chris because Chris has remarried. And we also know why John cannot bring himself to break it to her, for her hope is so unexpected and powerful and beautiful that he realizes he is not the person to deliver the truth to Kim. It must come from Chris. That inner tension which comes from the audience being “in on the secret” lends the song it’s great power. In contrast, Too Much for One Heart, while equally beautiful, is more of an interlude, a mother loving her newborn and looking forward to sharing life again with her child’s father. And it lacks that second melody line in the last stanza of Please (“They don’t say in the files there’s a woman in love here”), and so ends on a calm, rather than climactic note.
I absolutely Love 'please' but Absolutly love this one just as much. Truth is it all depends on the music and the story - hence - no stage shows of predater !!
I understand how they replaced this with "Please" but this song is just so gorgeous it's sad to see it go... If anyone happens to have sheet music for this song, let me know!
Yours, half of all of of this is yours, and now I feel you coming near! Here you will see the best of you and me Both our stories combining in this life we've begun. I have been living with such wonder that my soul could burst apart! Knowing soon we'll be together it is too much for one heart! So there u have it, addaperleluvesyou and anyone else who was wondering. sorry if they're messed up andin the wrong order but those are the lyrics to the fantabulous "Too Much for One Heart"
i'm surprised that this song is not on the CD with the highlights... i'm very happy to find it here. thx for posting it! i defintly will buy the double CD with all songs!
A possible part to add this song may be after the nightmare sequence to replace the sun and moon reprise. Another possible part to insert this song could be right after "Please" before the nightmare sequence. Maybe add it after the entr'acte? Wouldn't make sense with the line "knowing soon we'd be together" though.
The last showing of Miss Saigon with Lea in it was around 2001 at Manila, Philippines. I was lucky enough to watch it but a different actress was doing Kim. I was younger then so I did not appreciate the show as much as I appreciate it now. :D
love it well done lea i wish i could sing like that. iv done it in my singing lessons but it sounds nothing compared to her. shes amazing.thanks for uploading it.
Goosebumps....I did the show for 4 years and I think the way it was changed was perfect as it was. This is GORGEOUS but it doesn't move the story along as the new section did.
Yep, the song didn't make it to the play and is replaced by "Please". If you are still searching for the song, I've got an MP3 file. Send me a PM if you want it :) x
I think this song was suppose to be in the play after she hears that Chris has come to find them, after John visits her and before she takes off to go find him herself -either before or after the dream-probably after. I love this song-wish they hadn't cut it.
I'm really sorry that this was cut... I actully think it would add clarity to the story - I was a little confused when I first saw this show. It's a shame.
This was not included in the actual run of the show and cast recording. Lea says so on her broadway concert dvd.. Can actually hear the applause after the song.
Yours, half of all of this is yours and I swear upon the moon soon you will see the best of you and me in the smile that is shining on the face of your son All alone in my arms I hold such beauty, I want time to stop right here, make perfection last forever, in which I could disappear. Disappear!
your not going to find this song on any cd. She only sang it at a concert she did as a special gift for the audience...you could probably find it on one of those downloading software.
this song does not appear in the australian production nor the UK production it is an extension of the song PLEASE she sings with the character John. i wish they would put it in the other productions as the melody is truly grande
That is the GOAL of Shoenberg and Boublil to move and TELL the story and they realized that this track didn't really do that so they changed it. Its also a repeat of "Please" so we've already heard it. I preferred the new section that stayed and was recorded. Lea IS perfect. No one else came close although Deedee Magno, Emy Baysic and Kristin Remigio were close.
I don't remember if this is in the original london show, i will have to research it, or if i go to broadway to see lea in les mis, then i will ask her when i get her autograph again.
i met lea when i was 4 years old. my parents were invited to her dressing room the night before and i gave her flowers to say thank you.
Omg, the lyrics have me in tears. Thank you for posting this, it is incredibly beautiful.
I have an Asian mother and a white dad.
"Yours, half of all of this is yours . . . soon you will see the best of you and me in the smile that is shining on the face of your son . . . all our stories combining in this life we've begun."
Absolutely heart breaking!
I was lucky enough to be in London at the time "Miss Saigon" was just rocketing to success, and saw the original cast with Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce. I've been a fan of Miss Salonga ever since. It's been interesting seing her mature as a performer over the years, much the same as her Miss Saigon character matured during the program.
Outside there is a war,
In here the night is still.
The jasmine buds have bloomed,
The way the jasmine will.
And i have given birth to a speckle of dust,
To a sparkle of light
To a small hint of life.
Frail as a flower in the morning
Is this tiny work of art
When i see his face before me
This is too much for one heart
Here like a seedling in the garden
Is a world about to start
How i need you here to share it
This is too much for one heart
Yours, half of all of this is yours
And i swear it on the moon
Soon you will see, the best of you and me
In the smile that is shining
On the face of your son
All alone in my arms i hold such beauty
I want time to stop right here
Make perfection last forever
In which i could disappear, disappear.
Yours, half of all of this is yours
And now i feel you coming near
Here, you will see the best of you and me
For life stories combining
In this life weve begun
I have been living with such wonder
That my soul could burst apart,
Knowing soon well be together
And its too much for one heart.
you can actually feel kims innosence and the longing and the love for chris in this song... makes my heart melt. Lea is simply AMAZING.
this song encapsulates Kim's thoughts n her journey
This is the 1st time I have heard this. And it's amazing, lyrically. I wish they would have kept it in the show as a reprise to "Please". Or split the stage, and blended both songs between the performers at the same time. They're both captivating. And Lea's wonderful.
this is a masterpiece!!!!
how could someone so sing perfectly live?!
she's not human!
Goosebumps! She has an angel's voice
Outside, there is a war
In here the night is still
The jasmine buds have bloomed
The way the jasmine will
And I have given birth to a speckle of dust
To a sparkle of light
To a small hint of life
Frail as a flower in the morning
Is this tiny work of art
When I see his face before me
This is too much for one heart
Here like a seedling in a garden
Is a world about to start
How I need you here to share it
This is too much for one heart
Yours... Half of all of this is yours
And I swear upon the moon
Soon, you will see
The best of you and me
And a smile that is shining
On the face of your son
All alone in my arms I hold such beauty
I want time to stop right here
Make perfection last forever
In which I could disappear
Disappear
Yours... Half of all of this is yours
And now I feel you coming near
Here you will see
The best of you and me
Both our stories combining
In this life we've begun
I have been living with such wonder
That my soul could burst apart
Knowing soon we'll be together
And it's too much for one heart
I understand why they put the song "Please" because it is really moving the story of the show. However, this song is so beautiful lyrically and could have been Kim's signature solo. They should have put both songs, with the other one as reprise. People would not mind an extra 3 minute song. I believe it would be one of the famous songs from this show.
Especially when you consider there are entire characters who don’t move the story. Quick tell me what chair Thuy doesn’t exist.
Lea is colouring this so well and presenting it so beautifully that my eyes are watering up whenever I listen to it. As I am a parent myself I can feel every word of that song right in my heart. This song is as heartbreaking as "I'd give my life for you" and the scene when she, dying in his arms, tells Chris "The gods have guided you to your son". Lea is a goddess!
This is stunning and outstanding and breathtaking all at once. Oh Lea you magnificent being!
wow, for years I've been a big fan of Miss Saigon, this is the first time I heard this song, it's amazing, it should have een on the soundtrack.
Outside there is a war, in here the night is still
The jasmine buds have bloomed the way the jasmine will
And I have given birth to a speckle of dust,
to a sparkle of light, to a small hint of life.
Frail as a flower in the morning is this tiny work of art. When I see his face before me this is too much for one heart. Here like a seedling in a garden is a world about to start, how I need you here to share it, this is too much for one heart
All I want now is a DVD record of Miss Saigon with Lea and Simon in it.
She sings in such perfect pitch! Bravo!!!
I saw her play Kim a day before Miss Saigon closed...The best Kim EVER!! I've seen Miss Saigon 4 times and she by far owns Kim! Amazing, amazing, amazing!
Funny how she mentions the "jasmine buds" 'cause she was the singing voice for Jasmine in "Aladdin," though a few years after "Miss Saigon" so she couldn't have known that at the time this song was written and she originally performed it.
such a shame this song was cut :(
It's in the West End revival
Lisa Black not in this form Lisa, its just the melody, the lyrics have been changed beyond recognition :(
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@@MadameCorgi not totally
I remember listening to this over and over again a couple years ago. Now I'm listening to it for the first time in a while and I'm like, "STILL LOVE IT!!!!""
I really love Lea! It makes me so proud to be a Filipino! I always loved Miss Saigon since I was a kid and this first came out. Thanx for uploading this.
I love her. She's perfection. I wish i could see her perform.
bravo.such a great song for such a great singer.
perfection. Adore her since then till now.
yup, it is live, one of her concerts here Manila
this is GOLD. A true masterpiece.
beautiful song. lea salonga really knows how to sing from the heart.
The first time I found out the tape and the cd will be in the market, i was at the music store very early ine the morning to get it. It is worth the waking up early lol. A very good voice from everyone who participated.
Lea is still the best Miss Saigon ever.
Her voice is breaktaking and the song wow!!!!
IMHO, I like both Please and Too Much for One Heart, and think both versions should have been included in the musical. But if one had to choose, Please is the better song. There is an emotional climax achieved by the blending of Kim and John’s voices in the final stanza of Please by the unusual overlaying of melodies. The tension builds between these characters and is “resolved” in the final one, with such beauty, that it makes the song unforgettable, sets up the tragedy to come, and is the last melodic song in the musical that descends from this point on into chaos and despair. The second reason Please works better is because the audience knows something the character does not yet know--a secret John has come to tell her that will change everything. We know Kim will never realize her hope of uniting with Chris because Chris has remarried. And we also know why John cannot bring himself to break it to her, for her hope is so unexpected and powerful and beautiful that he realizes he is not the person to deliver the truth to Kim. It must come from Chris. That inner tension which comes from the audience being “in on the secret” lends the song it’s great power. In contrast, Too Much for One Heart, while equally beautiful, is more of an interlude, a mother loving her newborn and looking forward to sharing life again with her child’s father. And it lacks that second melody line in the last stanza of Please (“They don’t say in the files there’s a woman in love here”), and so ends on a calm, rather than climactic note.
Gorgeous song, though I admit I love the way Tam is revealed during Kim's confrontation with Thuy. Glad there's a recording, thank you for sharing!
I absolutely Love 'please' but Absolutly love this one just as much. Truth is it all depends on the music and the story - hence - no stage shows of predater !!
this should have made the cut, its so beautiful... makes me cry
I agree; it's poetic and no body else can sing it like Lea does. ^^
I LOVE this song, so VERY VERY MUCH!!!
beautiful! just beautiful!
I love her voice. :)
I understand how they replaced this with "Please" but this song is just so gorgeous it's sad to see it go... If anyone happens to have sheet music for this song, let me know!
Yours, half of all of of this is yours, and now I feel you coming near! Here you will see the best of you and me
Both our stories combining in this life we've begun.
I have been living with such wonder that my soul could burst apart! Knowing soon we'll be together it is too much for one heart!
So there u have it, addaperleluvesyou and anyone else who was wondering. sorry if they're messed up andin the wrong order but those are the lyrics to the fantabulous "Too Much for One Heart"
So beauiful. I guess they cut it and just put ''Please '' in as a duet for Kim and John instead. One of my favorite in the show to sing.
i'm surprised that this song is not on the CD with the highlights... i'm very happy to find it here. thx for posting it! i defintly will buy the double CD with all songs!
I love this song..
A possible part to add this song may be after the nightmare sequence to replace the sun and moon reprise. Another possible part to insert this song could be right after "Please" before the nightmare sequence. Maybe add it after the entr'acte? Wouldn't make sense with the line "knowing soon we'd be together" though.
The ability to sing this song so well is something that sets lea apart from most, if not all, other singers. beautiful
wow..im..speechless to her voice.
The last showing of Miss Saigon with Lea in it was around 2001 at Manila, Philippines. I was lucky enough to watch it but a different actress was doing Kim. I was younger then so I did not appreciate the show as much as I appreciate it now. :D
What a wonderful song. I can't believe this was cut!!!
love it well done lea i wish i could sing like that. iv done it in my singing lessons but it sounds nothing compared to her. shes amazing.thanks for uploading it.
I love freakin' love Miss Saigon!! I wish I had this this song on my iPod
'Please' is sung by John and Kim. I really like this... Lea has a beautiful voice.
i love this, thanks for posting it!
I know I've commented before ... but God I love this piece
'please' is actually my fave miss saigon song.
Goosebumps....I did the show for 4 years and I think the way it was changed was perfect as it was. This is GORGEOUS but it doesn't move the story along as the new section did.
im sooo proud to be a filipina!^^, im so inspired by leah^^,
You are right ... a wonderful song.
awww i love dis song, i wish deyd kept it in da musical
I LOVE YOU LEA! I wish I could sing like you
Yep, the song didn't make it to the play and is replaced by "Please". If you are still searching for the song, I've got an MP3 file. Send me a PM if you want it :)
x
if you watch the "Miss Saigon - The Making" videos, this song has been sung there several times (and used as background music too).
you can find this song on Lea sings Broadway CD..and yes i do love this song too
I hope she gets her wish (and mine) to do Eve Peron in Evita.
Thank goodness for UA-cam.
The song was taken out from the show. Lea performed this in her concert.
I was thinking about that too. I don't have this on my cd either.
She has a beautiful voice.
this is live??? get out of here!! no for real???? WOW!! lea really is a great singer!! makes me even more proud to be filipino
I think this song was suppose to be in the play after she hears that Chris has come to find them, after John visits her and before she takes off to go find him herself -either before or after the dream-probably after. I love this song-wish they hadn't cut it.
I'm really sorry that this was cut... I actully think it would add clarity to the story - I was a little confused when I first saw this show. It's a shame.
i freakin'
It's one of those songs that were practiced but were cut for the final show
This was not included in the actual run of the show and cast recording. Lea says so on her broadway concert dvd.. Can actually hear the applause after the song.
@Jyihomichiru It was cut from the show in workshops, but the tune became the basis for the duet between Kim and John, "Please."
It became "Please" sung by Chris and his friend in the current productions.
Yours, half of all of this is yours and I swear upon the moon
soon you will see the best of you and me in the smile that is shining on the face of your son
All alone in my arms I hold such beauty, I want time to stop right here, make perfection last forever, in which I could disappear. Disappear!
your not going to find this song on any cd. She only sang it at a concert she did as a special gift for the audience...you could probably find it on one of those downloading software.
When (in de musical) does she sing this song? I love it! She's great!
I love this song - can't stop playing it, here or in my mind when I am away from my computer. Anybody knows where I can get this downloaded to my mp3?
this song does not appear in the australian production nor the UK production it is an extension of the song PLEASE she sings with the character John. i wish they would put it in the other productions as the melody is truly grande
@tonymedenilla lol she was in miss saigon when she was 18, she's fantine in les miserables on broadway now :)
This is beautiful, but IMO it works better as a duet. Was this in the same place as "Please" before it was cut?
Lea Salonga is Kim. Kim is Lea Salonga! =)
It was replaced with "Please". Lea sang this at one of her concerts.
OMG this is live version? She is unreal.
The production has to cut down some scenes because of the length of the show. This scene unfortunate was cut.
That is the GOAL of Shoenberg and Boublil to move and TELL the story and they realized that this track didn't really do that so they changed it. Its also a repeat of "Please" so we've already heard it. I preferred the new section that stayed and was recorded.
Lea IS perfect. No one else came close although Deedee Magno, Emy Baysic and Kristin Remigio were close.
mine too! its great.
same here :(
@KekoaOnorati I have to admit I still like "please" better, but I absolutely love this song too.
I love this song, does anybody know if there is a site that has this song available for downloading?
wow
We're doing a performance of this with the official score and I have a CD recording, and neither include this song. Whatttt?????
I don't remember if this is in the original london show, i will have to research it, or if i go to broadway to see lea in les mis, then i will ask her when i get her autograph again.
@SLAWVEY123 I actually don't remember this from the tour I saw. I wonder this wasn't put on the sound track?
Does anyone know where I can find piano/vocal sheet music for this?
I have this sheet music, stumbled onto it by accident, lol.
I'm a big fan of Lea Salonga but your comment implies that she is the only person in the world who can sing well. That is pure blindness.
Where can I find this version of this song?
Thanks. Will try that. Do you know if this on any of Lea's CD?