Why We Tell The Story New Broadway Cast of Once On This Island

[ALL (EXCEPT TI MOUNE)]
Ooo – ooo huh hoo...

[ASAKA, spoken]
A tree that sprang up and cracked the walls of the Hotel Beauxhomme, so that its gates could never close again

[AGWE, spoken]
A tree that lived forever, sheltering peasants and grands hommes alike

[PAPA GE, spoken]
A tree that watched over Daniel for his lifetime

[DANIEL, spoken]
A tree in which his children played

[ANDREA, spoken]
And one day, as Daniel’s young son sat in the shade of the tree, he noticed a beautiful young peasant girl high in its branches, looking out at the world

[ERZULIE, spoken]
And the spirit of Ti Moune touched their hearts and set them free...

[ALL (EXCEPT TI MOUNE), spoken]
...to love!

[ASAKA]
And she stands against the lightning and the thunder