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Original lyrics
Poor Unfortunate Souls
Ursula: The only way to get what you want is to become a human yourself.
Ariel: Can you do that?
Ursula: My dear, sweet child. That's what I do. It's what I live for.
To help unfortunate merfolk like yourself.
Poor souls with no one else to turn to.
I admit that in the past I've been a nasty
They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a witch
But you'll find that nowadays, I've mended all my ways
Repented, seen the light and made a switch
True? Yes
And I fortunately know a little magic
It's a talent that I always have possessed
And here lately, please don't laugh, I use it on behalf
Of the miserable, lonely and depressed
Pathetic
Poor unfortunate souls, in pain, in need
This one longing to be thinner
That one wants to get the girl
And do I help them? Yes, indeed
Those poor unfortunate souls, so sad, so true
They come flocking to my cauldron
Crying "Spells, Ursula, please"
And I help them? Yes, I do
Now, it's happened once or twice
Someone couldn't pay the price
And I'm afraid I had to rake 'em 'cross the coals
Yes, I've had the odd complaint
But on the whole I've been a saint
To those poor unfortunate souls
Have we got a deal?
Ariel: If I become human, I'll never be with my father or sisters again.
Ursula: But you'll have your man. Life's full of tough choices, isn't it?
Oh, and there is one more thing.
We haven't discussed the subject of payment.
Ariel: But I don't have...
Ursula: I'm not asking much, just a token really, a trifle.
What I want from you is... your voice.
Ariel: But without my voice, how can I...?
Ursula: You'll have your looks, your pretty face.
And don't underestimate the importance of body language.
The men up there don't like a lot of blabber
They think a girl who gossips is a bore
Yes, on land it's much preferred for ladies not to say a word
And after all, dear, what is idle prattle for?
Come on, they're not all that impressed with conversation
True gentlemen avoid it when they can
But they dote and swoon and fawn on a lady who's withdrawn
It's she who holds her tongue who get's a man
Come on, you poor unfortunate soul
Go ahead, make your choice
I'm a very busy woman and I haven't got all day
It won't cost much, just your voice
You poor unfortunate soul, it's sad, but true
If you want to cross the bridge, my sweet
You've got the pay the toll
Take a gulp and take a breath
Go ahead and sign the scroll
Flotsam, Jetsam, now I've got her, boys
The boss is on a roll
This poor unfortunate soul
Beluga, sevruga
Come winds of the Caspian Sea
Larynxes glossitis et max laryngitis
La voce to me
Now, sing.
Keep singing.
Submitted by 
heightinthesky on 2014-02-08
heightinthesky on 2014-02-08Last edited by 
FrozenHeart on 2024-02-02
FrozenHeart on 2024-02-02Translation
Pobres Almas Desafortunadas
Admito que en el pasado era desagradable
No bromeaban cuando me llamaban, bueno, bruja
Pero encontrarás que al día de hoy, he enmendado mi camino
Arrepentida, vi la luz e hice un cambio
¿Cierto? Sí
Y afortunadamente conozco un poco de magia
Es un talento que siempre he poseído
Y ahora, por favor no te rías, lo uso en favor
De los miserables, solitarios y deprimidos
Patéticos
Pobres almas desafortunadas en dolor, en necesidad
Ésta anhela ser más delgada
Este otro quiere una chica
¿Y los ayudé? sí, por supuesto
Esas pobres almas desafortunadas, tan triste, tan cierto
Vienen acudiendo a mi caldero
Pidiendo "¡Hechizos, Úrsula, por favor!"
¿Y los ayudo? Sí, lo hago
Ahora ha pasado una o dos veces alguien no pudo pagar el precio
Y me temo que tuve que meterlos a las brasas
Si, he tenido quejas
Pero en general he sido una santa
Para esas pobres almas desafortunadas
A los hombres de allá arriba no les gusta mucho hablar
Creen que una mujer que chismea es aburrida
Si, en tierra es preferido que las mujeres no digan nada
Y después de todo, cariño, ¿para qué es una charla?
Vamos, no se impresionan con conversaciones
Los caballeros verdaderos las evitan cuando pueden
Pero ellos adoran y se desvanecen por chicas retraídas
La que mantiene su boca cerrada es la que obtiene al hombre
Vamos, tú
Pobre alma desafortunada
Adelante, haz tu elección
Soy una mujer muy ocupada y no tengo todo el día
No costará mucho, sólo tu voz
Tú, pobre alma desafortunada, es triste, pero cierto
Si quieres cruzar ese puente, dulzura, tienes que pagar el peaje
Toma un trago y un respiro, adelante y firma el contrato
Flotsam, Jetsam, ahora la tengo, chicos
El jefe está en el contrato
Esta pobre alma desafortunada
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