Âm nhạc của đêm (The music of the night) trích trong vở Opera Bóng ma trong nhà hát (The Phantom of the Opera) của nhạc sĩ Andrew Lloyd Webber, người Anh.
Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation,
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination,
Silently, the senses abandon their defences.
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour,
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender,
Turn your face away from the garish light of day,
Turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light,
And listen to the music of the night.
Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams,
Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before,
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar!
And you'll live as you've never lived before.
Softly, deftly, music shall surround you,
Feel it, hear it closing in around you,
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind,
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight,
The darkness of the music of the night.
Let your mind start a journey to a strange new world,
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before,
Let your soul take you where you long to be,
Only then can you belong to me.
