"We Raise Our Cups" lyrics
(performed by Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Hadestown Original Broadway Company)
(from "Hadestown (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" soundtrack)
[Persephone:]
Pour the wine and raise a cup
Drink up, brothers, you know how
And spill a drop for Orpheus
Wherever he is now
[Persephone & Eurydice:]
Some birds sing when the sun shines bright
Our praise is not for them
[Persephone:]
But the ones who sing in the dead of night
We raise our cups to them
[Persephone & Eurydice:]
Wherever he is wandering
Alone upon the earth
Let all our singing follow him
[Persephone:]
And bring him comfort
[Company, Persephone & Eurydice:]
Some flowers bloom where the green grass grows
Our praise is not for them
But the ones who bloom in the bitter snow
We raise our cups to them
[Company:]
We raise our cups and drink them up
[Persephone:]
We raise 'em high and drink 'em dry
[Company:]
To Orpheus and all of us
[Persephone:]
Goodnight, brothers, goodnight
Pour the wine and raise a cup
Drink up, brothers, you know how
And spill a drop for Orpheus
Wherever he is now
[Persephone & Eurydice:]
Some birds sing when the sun shines bright
Our praise is not for them
[Persephone:]
But the ones who sing in the dead of night
We raise our cups to them
[Persephone & Eurydice:]
Wherever he is wandering
Alone upon the earth
Let all our singing follow him
[Persephone:]
And bring him comfort
[Company, Persephone & Eurydice:]
Some flowers bloom where the green grass grows
Our praise is not for them
But the ones who bloom in the bitter snow
We raise our cups to them
[Company:]
We raise our cups and drink them up
[Persephone:]
We raise 'em high and drink 'em dry
[Company:]
To Orpheus and all of us
[Persephone:]
Goodnight, brothers, goodnight
