Meadowlark (song)

Meadowlark is a song from the musical The Baker's Wife, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.[1] It has been performed by several famous Broadway singers such as Carole Demas, Patti LuPone, Betty Buckley, Liz Callaway, Alice Ripley, Susan Egan, Judy Kuhn, Julia Murney, Sarah Brightman, Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, Tituss Burgess,[2] and Andrew Rannells.[3]

"Meadowlark"
Song
Written1989
Songwriter(s)Stephen Schwartz

In the musical, it is sung by the character Geneviève, trying to decide whether she should stay with her husband or run off with a younger man. She likens her situation to the fairy tale about a meadowlark who lived with a king who adored her. One day, the sun god approached the meadowlark and urged her to come with him. The meadowlark refused and perished. At the end of the song, Geneviève decides to leave with the younger man.

References
  1. "Watch This Stephen Schwartz-Approved A Cappella Cover of 'Meadowlark'". playbill.com. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "Andrew Rannells, Kimberley Locke, Alex Newell, Tyne Daly Raise $285k for APLA in the 29th Star Studded S.T.A.G.E Gala". The Huffington Post. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  3. "Meadowlark". Musicalschwartz.com. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
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