Enchantment Passing Through (Broadway Cast Recording)

To sail away to half discovered places
To see the secrets so few eyes have seen
To see moments of enchantment on our faces
The moments when we smile and those between

Are you talking about Nubia now?

Yes, in a way.

If I could leave this place then I'd go sailing
To corners of my land where there would be
Sweet southern winds of liberty prevailing
A beauty so majestic and so free

I will take you sailing. South, you can be my guide.

There'd be no ties of time and space to bind me

And no horizon I could not pursue

I leave the world's misfortunes far behind me

I put my faith and trust in something new

But why should I tell you this.

A stranger I just met.

A woman whom I hardly know at all and should forget

A journey we can only dream of
Enchantment passing through
And how is it I say these things
So easily to you

I'll never take you sailing. I'm never going to leave
Egypt again.
You talk as though you've been enslaved.
If you don't like your fate, change it. You are your own
master. There are no shackles on you. So don't expect any pity or
understanding from this humble palace slave.
But why did I tell her this?
A stranger I've just met
A woman who I hardly know at all and will forget
Anonymous and gone tomorrow
Enchantment passing through
And all I've done is tell her things
she already knew
She knew...
She knew...