Musicals - Chess - Molokov And Anatoly Lyrics
Molokov: [Spoken]The man is utterly mad. Believe me, Anatoly, you'rePlaying a lunatic.Anatoly: [Spoken]That's the problem. He's a brilliant lunatic, and you can'tTell which way he'll jump. Like his game, he's impossibleTo analyze. You can't predict him, dissect him, which ofCourse means he's not a lunatic at all.Molokov:What we've just seen'sA pathetic displayFrom a man who'sBeginning to crack.He's afraid--He knows he isn'tThe player he was,And he won't get it back.Anatoly:Nonsense!Why do you peopleAlways want to believeThird-rate propaganda?Molokov:My friend, please relax,We're all on your side.You know how you need us.Anatoly:I don't need my armyOf so-called advisors,And helpersTo tell me the manWho's revitalized chessSingle-handedIs more or less out of his brain,When it's very clearHe's sane.Molokov:Listen, we don'tUnderestimate Trumper.We won't get caughtIn that trap.After all, winning or losingReflects on us all.Anatoly:Oh, don't give me that crap.I win, no one else does,And I take the rap if I lose.Molokov:It's not quite that simple--The whole world's tuned in,We're all on display.We're not merely sportsmen.Anatoly:Oh, please don't startSpouting that old party line.Yes, I know it's you job,But just get out and get meMy chess-playing second.In 36 hours we begin--That is if you want to win!Molokov: [Spoken]Wanting is not sufficient. We have to know. We haveTo make sure. All men have a weakness. His is thatWoman. Take her, and you win the game.Anatoly: [Spoken]So you think I can't win otherwise?Molokov: [Spoken]I'm not saying that. I'm just making certain. And sheIs attractive. Then there's her intriguing family history--Hungary, 1956 and all that.Anatoly: [Spoken]I'm a chess player, Mr. Molokov. You go and playThese other games.