Tonight (quintet & chorus)

1961

**Tonight (quintet & chorus)** est une chanson interprétée par les Jets, les Sharks, Anita, Tony, Riff et Maria.

## Paroles

* Brodway, 1957
* Film, 1961
* Film, 2021

**JETS**
The Jets are gonna have their day
Tonight.

**SHARKS**
The Sharks are gonna have their way
Tonight.

**JETS**
The Puerto Ricans grumble: "Fair fight."
But if they start a rumble,
We'll rumble 'em right.

**SHARKS**
We're gonna hand 'em a surprise
Tonight.

**JETS**
We're gonna cut 'em down to size
Tonight.

**SHARKS**
We said, "O.K., no rumpus,
No tricks."
But just in case they jump us,
We're ready to mix
Tonight!

**ALL**
We're gonna rock it tonight,
We're gonna jazz it up and have us a ball.
They're gonna get it tonight.
The more they turn it on the harder they'll fall.

**JETS**
Well, they began it!

**SHARKS**
Well, they began it!

**ALL**
And we're the ones to stop 'em once and for all,
Tonight!

**ANITA**
Anita's gonna get her kicks
Tonight.
We'll have our private little mix
Tonight.
He'll walk in hot and tired,
So what?
Don't matter if he's tired,
As long as he's hot
Tonight.

**TONY**
Tonight, tonight,
Won't be just any night,
Tonight there will be no morning star.
Tonight, tonight,
I'll see my love tonight.
And for us, stars will stop where they are.

Today
The minutes seem like hours,
The hours go so slowly,
And still the sky is light.
Oh moon, grow bright,
And make this endless day endless night.

**RIFF**
*(To Tony)* I'm counting on you to be there
Tonight.
When Diesel wins it fair and square
Tonight.
That Puerto Rican punk'll
Go down.
And when he's hollered "Uncle"
We'll tear up the town!

*(RIFF, TONY, and MARIA sing simultaneously)*

**MARIA**
Tonight, tonight
Won't be just any night,
Tonight there will be no morning star.

**RIFF**
So I can count on you, boy?

**TONY**
All right.

**RIFF**
We're gonna have us a ball.

**TONY**
All right.

**RIFF**
Womb to tomb!

**TONY**
Sperm to worm!

**RIFF**
I'll see you there about eight.

**TONY**
Tonight . . .

**BERNARDO AND SHARKS**
We're gonna rock it tonight!

**ANITA**
Tonight . ..

*(JETS, SHARKS, MARIA, TONY, and ANITA sing simultaneously)*

**BERNARDO AND SHARKS**
We're gonna rock it tonight!
They're gonna get it tonight.
They began it, they began it,
They began it.
We'll stop 'em once and for all.
The Sharks are gonna have their way,
The Sharks are gonna have their day,
We're gonna rock it tonight,

**ANITA**
Tonight, tonight,
Late tonight,
We're gonna mix it tonight.
Anita's gonna have her day,
Anita's gonna have her day,
Bernardo's gonna have his way
Tonight, tonight,
Tonight, this very night,
We're gonna rock it tonight,

**RIFF AND JETS**
We're gonna jazz it tonight!
Tonight!
They began it,
And we're the ones to stop 'em once and for all!
The Jets are gonna have their way,
The Jets are gonna have their day,
We're gonna rock it tonight,

**MARIA**
Tonight, tonight, I'll see my love tonight.
And for us, stars will stop where they are.

**MARIA AND TONY**
Today the minutes seem like hours.
The hours go so slowly,
And still the sky is light.
Oh moon, grow bright,
And make this endless day endless night,

**ALL**
Tonight!

(à venir)

**JETS**
The jets are gonna have their day
Tonight.
The Jets are gonna have their way
Tonight.
The Puerto Ricans grumble,
"Fair fight."
But if they start a rumble,
We'll rumble 'em right.

**SHARKS**
We're gonna hand 'em a surprise
Tonight.
We're gonna cut 'em down to size
Tonight.
We said, "Okay, no rumpus,
No tricks."
But just in case they jump us,
We're ready to mix
Tonight!

**JETS**
We're gonna rock it tonight,
We're gonna jazz it up and have us
A ball.

**SHARKS**
They're gonna get it tonight;
The more they turn it on, the
Harder they'll fall!

**JETS**
Well, they began it --

**SHARKS**
Well, they began it --

**BOTH GANGS**
And we're the ones to stop 'em
Once and for all.
Tonight!

**ANITA**
Anita's gonna get her kicks
Tonight.
We'll have our private little mix
Tonight.
He'll walk in hot and tired,
Poor dear.
Don't matter if he's tired,
As long as he's here
Tonight!

**TONY**
Tonight, tonight
Won't be just any night
Tonight there will be no morning star.
Tonight, tonight
I'll see my love tonight,
And for us, stars will stop
Where they are.

**MARIA**
Today
The minutes seem like hours,
The hours go so slowly,
And still the sky is light . . .
Oh moon, grow bright,
And make this endless day endless night!

*(During the remainder of the number, Tony and Maria will be heard singing together a reprise of the chorus they have just sung individually.)*

**JETS**
The Jets are comin' out on top
Tonight.
We're gonna watch Bernardo drop
Tonight!
That Puerto Rican punk'll
Go down
And when he's hollered Uncle
We'll tear up the town!

**RIFF** *(to Ice)*
We'll be in back of you, boy.

**ICE**
Right!

**RIFF**
You're gonna flatten him good.

**ICE**
Right!

**RIFF**
*(with proper punch)*
ONE, TWO, THREE.

**ICE**
*(with proper punch)*
ONE, TWO, THREE.

**RIFF**
And then we'll have us a ball
Tonight.

**BERNARDO AND SHARKS**
We're gonna jazz it tonight
They're gonna get it tonight --
Tonight.
They began it -- they began it
And we're the ones
To stop 'em once and for all!
The Sharks are gonna have their way,
The Sharks are gonna have their day,
We're gonna rock it tonight --
Tonight!

**RIFF AND JETS**
They began it.
They began it.
We'll stop 'em once and for all
The Jets are gonna have their day,
The Jets are gonna have their way,
We're gonna rock it tonight.
Tonight

(à venir)

**JETS**
The Jets are gonna have their day tonight!
The Jets are gonna have their way tonight!

**RIFF**
The Puerto Ricans grumble,
Fair fight!
But if they start a rumble,
We'll rumble 'em right!

**SHARKS**
We're gonna hand 'em a surprise tonight
We're gonna cut 'em down to size tonight

We said OK no rumpus, no tricks
But just in case they jump us
We're ready to mix

**BERNARDO**
Tonight!

**JETS**
We're gonna rock it tonight,
We're gonna jazz it up
And have us a ball!

**SHARKS**
They're gonna get it tonight,
The more they turn it on,
The harder they'll fall!

**JETS**
Well, they began it!

**SHARKS**
Well, they began it!

**SHARKS & JETS**
And we're the ones to stop 'em
Once and for all!

**RIFF**
Tonight!

**ANITA**
Anita's gonna get her kicks tonight
We'll have our private little mix tonight

He'll walk in hot and tired,
So what?
Don't matter if he's tired,
As long as he's hot

Tonight!

**TONY**
Tonight, tonight
Won't be just any night
Tonight there will be
No morning star

Tonight, tonight
I'll see my love tonight
And for us, stars will stop
Where they are

**MARÍA**
Today, the minutes seem like hours,
The hours go so slowly
And still, the sky is light

**TONY & MARÍA**
Oh moon, grow bright
And make this endless day
Endless night!

**RIFF**
The Jets are comin' out on top tonight!
We're gonna watch Bernardo drop tonight!

That Puerto Rican punk'll go down!
And when he's hollered uncle,
We'll tear up the town!

**MARÍA**
Tonight, tonight,
Won't be just any night

**ICE**
We'll be in back of you boy!

**RIFF**
Right!

**ICE**
We're gonna flatten him good!

**RIFF**
Right!

**MARÍA**
Tonight there will be no morning star

**RIFF**
Womb to tomb?

**ICE**
Sperm to worm

**RIFF**
And then we'll have us a ball!
Tonight!

**MARÍA**
Tonight

**SHARKS**
We're gonna rock it tonight!

**MARÍA**
Tonight

**ANITA**
Tonight

**SHARKS**
We're gonna jazz it tonight!

**MARÍA**
I'll see my love tonight

**ANITA**
Tonight

**MARÍA**
And for us, stars will stop
Where they are

**ANITA**
Late tonight

**SHARKS**
They're gonna get it tonight!

**ANITA**
We're gonna mix it tonight

**JETS**
Tonight!

**MARÍA & TONY**
Today, the minutes seem like hours -

**ANITA**
Anita's gonna have her day -

**SHARKS**
They began it!

**SHARKS & JETS**
They began it!

**MARÍA & TONY**
The hours go so slowly -

**ANITA**
Anita's gonna have her day -

**SHARKS**
They began it!

**JETS**
And we're the ones to stop 'em
Once and for all

**SHARKS**
We'll stop 'em once and for all!

**MARÍA & TONY**
And still the sky is light

**ANITA**
Bernardo's gonna have his way tonight!

**JETS**
We'll stop 'em once and for all!
The Jets are gonna have their way!
The Jets are gonna have their day!

**SHARKS**
The Sharks are gonna have their way!
The Sharks are gonna have their day!

**MARÍA & TONY**
Oh moon, grow bright
And make this endless day
Endless night!

**ANITA**
Tonight, this very night!

**SHARKS & JETS**
We're gonna rock it tonight!

**ALL**
Tonight!

(à venir)

## Vidéos

West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) - Act I- Tonight (Quintet and Chorus)Broadway, 1957West Side Story- Act II- Tonight - QuintetFilm, 1961Tonight (Quintet) (From "West Side Story"-Audio Only)Film, 2021