The original Broadway production starred Derek Klena and Christy Altomare.
How can I desert you? How to tell you why? Coachmen, hold the horses Stay, I pray you Let me have a moment Let me say goodbye To bridge and river Forest and waterfall Orchard sea and sky Harsh and sweet and bitter to leave it all I'll bless my homeland till I die How to break the tide? We have shared our tears And shared our sorrows Though the scars remain And tears will never dry I'll bless my homeland till I die [ANYA] Never to return [DMITRY] Finally breaking free [ANYA & DMITRY] You are all I know You have raised me [VLAD] How to turn away? How to close the door? [ANYA, DMITRY & VLAD] How to go where I have never gone before? [ALL] How can I desert you How to tell you why? Coachmen, hold the horses Stay, I pray you Let me have a moment Let me say goodbye [COUNT IPOLITOV] Aah (Ooh) Aah (Ooh) [ALL] Harsh and sweet and bitter to leave it all I'll bless my homeland till I die [ANYA, DMITRY, AND VLAD] I'll bless my homeland [ANYA AND DMITRY] I'll bless my homeland [ANYA] I'll bless my homeland till I die