REGELAAR: Als je dood wil gaan in bed Doe dan net als ikke Want ik red het altijd met Een spreuk die 'k nooit vergeet Ga d'r mooi vandoor Voordat je 'n trap kri...

(the ENGINEER enters, looking for KIM) ENGINEER coo-coo princess, look who's here your resurrected Engineer don't ask me how I tracked you down who has the sha...

(A Friday night in April 1975 Backstage at an after-hours club in Saigon Vietnamese bar-girls are getting into costumes) GIRLS one of us will be Miss Saigon ...

They're called Bui-Doi The dust of life Conceived in Hell, And born in strife They are the living reminder of all the good we failed to do We can't forget Must ...

VETERANEN: Ze zijn Bui-doi het vuil der straat Een oorlogskind verwekt in haat Ze doen ons eeuwig herinneren Aan oorlog vol angsten en pijn Dat ieder weet en no...

(CLUB OWNER enters, seeing TAM) CLUB OWNER I thought I said, "no kids around" so what's that brat doing here you better take care, I'm watching both of you you...

MEISJES, KIM: Dju vai ve Vu doi mai Dju vai ve Vao ne mai KIM: U die mij leven gaf, hoor mij aan Schijn uw welwillend licht over hem Wil Uw dochters hart nu ver...

CHRIS: Ze was nergens te vinden Schat, wat scheelt eraan? ELLEN: Kim was hier Ze heeft het moeten horen van mij JOHN: Oh mijn God, het is mijn schuld CHRIS: We ...

CHRIS: In een wereld zonder gevoel Waar geen uitzicht is en geen doel Zag ik jou, Kim Kim, zag ik jou KIM: In een wereld keihard en fel Die rood opvlamt net als...

REGELAAR: He vriend! Dollars? Er was een deal voor Kim Die niet meer telt Ik heb helaas de prijs wat bijgesteld Op de ambassade, daar ben jij bekend Ik wil een ...

GIGI: Vraag niet wat ik van yankees vind Vloekt als een vent, naait als een kind Zonder gevoel alleen maar grof Maar telkens ik ze omhels is het alsof Een film ...

ENSEMBLE: Dit is ons leven Dit is ons land De macht te geven In mijn broeders hand En na de storm Flitst nu fel Fel en hel een rode vlam Een hemel kwam Na onze ...

KIM: Vannacht zag ik hem slapen Heel dicht tegen me aan Toen hij begon te praten En fluisterde heel zacht mijn naam In het schijnsel van de bleke maan Diende zi...

Chris: Kim Kim Chris: What have you done Kim? Why? Kim: The gods have guided you to your son Chris: Please don't die Kim: Hold me, one more time How in One ...

MARINIERS: Heet als de zon is Saigon De meiden stinken naar zweet Een van die gleuven Wordt straks Miss Saigon God, de spanning die stijgt Ja, je ruikt hem wat ...

ELLEN: I don't want this, don't want to fight her What did I do? I didn't come here to meet a girl who loves my husband! Chris has a son, he has to see him But...

JOHN: Ik kom hier voor mijn werk En niet als vriend van toen Het is vreemd dat ik toevallig Jouw dossier moet doen Chris weet alles van jou Wat er te weten is M...

CHRIS: John, ben je daar, jongen, luister naar mij Klink ik soms anders, ja dat hoort erbij Ik heb vannacht mogen leven In het paradijs Meldt me maar af 'k Heb ...

CHRIS: Hier is je geld, neem het maar aan? Wil je soms meer? KIM: Nee, nee, ik neem niks aan van jou CHRIS: Zeg, wat is er nou? KIM: Dit was mijn eerste keer CH...

KIM last night I watched him sleeping my body pressed to him and then he started speaking the name I heard him speakwas Kim yes I know that this was years ago b...

You who I cradled in my arms You, Asking as little as you can Little snip of a little man, I know I'd give my life for you You didn't ask me to be born You, Wh...

KIM you who I cradled in my arms, you asking as little as you can little snip of a little man I know I'd give my life for you you didn't ask me to be born, you...

The ENGINEER is making his way furtively through the city SOLDIERS seem to be everywhere) ENGINEER if you want to die in bed follow my example when you see a c...

KIM: Jij die ik in mijn armen hield Jij kijkt me met grote ogen aan Kleine man jij kunt re van op aan Dat ik voor jou mijn leven geef Jij kwam ter wereld ongevr...

KIM: Pardon mevrouw ELLEN: Ik heb niets nodig KIM: Ik werk hier niet ELLEN: Wat kom je doen dan? KIM: Ik heb me vast in de kamer vergist Het was toch hier Dat i...

KIM: Noem mij maar Kim Ik mag je, Chris CHRIS: Dat hoef je niet te zeggen! KIM: Doe ik het fout? CHRIS: Jij hoort hier niet Hier, neem nou dat geld aan En maak ...

KIM: Regelaar, Thuy is dood Want hij wou mijn kind vermoorden Dus ik schoot REGELAAR: Schoot hem dood? Wie is dat? De politie kan hier zijn elk ogenblik! KIM: I...

OFFICIER: Buitenlandse zaken gaf het bevel Tot evacuatie, verdomde snel Nog voor de ochtend zijn wij hier weg CHRIS: Mijn meisje zit daar! OFFICIER: Washington ...

(as the room darkens, the ghost of THUY appears) THUY did you think I'd gone away this is the face you saw that day staring at you with open eyes you're safe i...

(KIM bursts into the ENGINEER'S shack, carrying TAM) KIM Engineer! Thuy is dead! he was going to kill my baby and I shot ENGINEER you did what? who is that? y...

ELLEN: Het ging goed Het ging goed zolang ik kon denken Deze vrouw bestaat niet echt Het is enkel maar een flirt uit vroeger tijd Zij is hier En mijn hart schre...

KIM: Tam, onze tocht is tenslotte geeindigd Ach Tam, je vader kwam toch nog terug Hij neemt jou straks mee naar huis Onze droom is nu aan hem Lieve schat, ik ka...

I don't want this, don't want to fight her What did I do? I didn't come here To meet a girl who loves my husband Chris has a son, he needs to see him And if he ...

it's alright it's alright when you can just imagine there's no face, she's not real and you can tell yourself it's all okay but she's here and my heart cries t...

ELLEN I don't want this don't want to fight her what did I do I didn't come here to meet a girl who loves my husband Chris has a son he has to see him but if he...

MEISJES: Wie wordt vanavond Miss Saigon? REGELAAR: Ja, ik heb ze geil voor Miss Saigon GIGI: Valt niks te naaien, wat een baan REGELAAR: Bek dicht en doe je hot...

A Friday night in April 1975 Backstage at an after-hours club in Saigon Vietnamese bar-girls are getting into costumes) GIRLS Tonight I will be Miss Saigon GI...

JOHN I'm not here as a friend I have a job to do it's strange to find my work should lead me here to you Chris knows all about you I have shown him all this but...

(A hotel room) KIM good evening, maam ELLEN don't turn the bed yet KIM I'm not the maid ELLEN what do you want then? KIM they must have written the room nu...

** 3 ** THE LAST NIGHT OF THE WORLD CHRIS in a place that won't let us feel in a life where nothing seems real I have found you I have found you KIM in a wor...

KIM you are sunlight and I moon joined by the gods of fortune midnight and high noon sharing the sky we have been blessed, you and I CHRIS you are here like a ...

ENGINEER my father was a tattoo artist in Haiphong but his designs on mother didn't last too long my mother sold her body, high on Betel nuts my job was bringin...

REGELAAR: Mijn vader was tatoeeerder in Hai Phong Toen hij op ma was uitgeprikt Was ik nog jong Mijn ma verkocht haar lichaam Stoned van the beatle nuts Ik brac...

the bar-girls are helping KIM to move into the new room she is to share with CHRIS They set up a small shrine and photos of KIM'S parents KIM and CHRIS appear) ...

(CHRIS and JOHN return) CHRIS we could not find her anywhere honey, what's wrong? ELLEN Kim was here the one who had to tell her was me JOHN oh, my God, it's...

JOHN has seen CHRIS'S interest in KIM and goes off to buy her for the night from the ENGINEER as a surprise for his friend) (Across the room, the ENGINEER spea...

KIM My name is Kim I like you Chris CHRIS Don't talk like that KIM What did I say? CHRIS You shouldn't be here Get the hell out ENGINEER What's going on? Yo...

(At another location, CHRIS and the ENGINEER) ENGINEER my friend we had a deal for Kim, but that's on ice I'm sorry, sergeant, but I've changed the price I nee...

Officer: Sorry sergeant we must eccelerate State department says we evacuate The word is we must be out by dawn Chris: Christ! Officer Sorry sergeant its stra...

Americans The heat is on in Saigon The girls are hotter 'n' hell One of these slits here will be Miss Saigon God, the tension is high, not to mention the smell ...

CHRIS in a place that won't let us feel in a life where nothing seems real I have found you I have found you KIM in a world that's moving too fast in a world w...

It is three years later Saigon has been renamed Ho Chi Minh City A street pageant is celebrating the glorious victory of North Vietnam and the Third Anniversary...

Gigi: They are not nice they're mostly noise They swear like men, they screw like boys I know there's nothing in their hearts but every time i take one in my ar...

CHRIS John, you look great Can I see you alone? I gotta know what you meant on the phone what is this news you received you can only tell me JOHN a lot of group...

KIM: From this picture I keep You my parents look out And your smiles show no scorn I am happy today For I know what to do And my heart is not torn Spirits kno...

(It is the middle of the next day CHRIS is on the telephone) CHRIS John, is that you, buddy? Listen to me do I sound diff'rent? how else could I be? last night...

CHRIS John, is that you, buddy? Listen to me Do I sound diff'rent? how else could I be? Last night I spent a whole lifetime in paradise Hey, tell the CO I'm tak...

(the ENGINEER approaches JOHN) ENGINEER hey monsieur John, how'd you like to get rich go home in style ? JOHN yeah okay, what's the pitch? ENGINEER an US vi...

GIRLS one of us girls is moving on one girl will get out of saigon GIGI so now who's really Miss Saigon GIRLS tv and stereo she gets and Elvis Presley on cass...

The ENGINEER, in peasant clothes, is brought back to the city from a re-education camp by THUY'S soldiers THUY instructs him to find KIM in exchange for its fre...

THIS IS THE HOUR Engineer Are you waiting for them to kill me did you not get what he said? there's a big screw loose inside you I will rip it out of your head...

(KIM wakens CHRIS hands her the money he had left) CHRIS this money's yours please take it all hey, you want more? KIM no, no, I don't want anything CHRIS hey,...

CHRIS This money's yours Please take it all Hey, you want more? KIM No, no, I don't want anything CHRIS Hey, what's wrong with you? KIM I've not done this be...

THUY: Dit is 't moment, ik kom je halen Kim Ik heb vannacht de frontlijn getrotseerd Zeg snel tot ziens, dit feest is nu voorbij Een nieuw begin jij hoort voort...

(the door opens A stranger enters) THUY you're here, at last I've come to take you home all night, I ran I made it through the line Kim, tell your friends, it'...

THUY no one must ever see this thing you're showing me that bastard fouls our name KIM my baby's not to blame for what I've done THUY you must decide upon whi...

REGELAAR: Laat je dat zomaar gaan vermoorden? Hoor je niet wat hij belooft? Zeg ben je soms gek geworden? Ram die dwaasheid uit je hoofd Het is duidelijk die ho...

REGELAAR: Kijk mij nou effe! Mooi jasje, kan je huren, je kan hier alles huren! EIGENAREN: Grijp, grijp je kans, Grijp een meid, lage prijs TOERISTEN: Wat moois...

(A street filled with vendors in Patpong in Bangkok, outside a sleazy night-club called "Le Moulin Rouge" where the ENGINEER is doorman and barker Other DOORME...

Why does Saigon never sleep at night Why does this girl smell of orange trees How can I feel good when nothing's right Why is she cool when there is no breeze V...

KIM: Als jij zon bent, noem mij maan Die allebei hun baan gaan Die oog in oog staan Hoog aan de lucht Eindelijk de wereld ontvlucht CHRIS: Jij die zo uit het n...