As much as I hate Kevin for not approving Nina’s love for Benny, I don’t blame him for wanting to provide for her and Camila. And my dad never slapped my face. Yet he followed in my grandpa’s footsteps and ran our family business!
Tbh it makes me really sad that the audio quality for the recordings of all these songs is a bit funny, cause a lot of the songs (particularly ones like these) would’ve been so much more emotional to listen to with high quality recordings
[KEVIN]
This isn’t happening
Inútil! Useless
Just like my father was before me:
Inútil! Useless
And every day
He cut the cane
He came home late and prayed for rain
Prayed for rain
And on the days
When nothing came
My father’s face was lined with shame
He’d sit me down beside him and he’d say,
“My father was a farmer,
His father was a farmer,
And you will be a farmer.”
But I told him, “Papi, I’m sorry, I’m going farther.
I’m getting on a plane.
And I am gonna change the world someday!”
And he slapped my face
He stood there, staring at me, useless
Today my daughter’s home and I am… useless
And as a baby she amazed me with
The things she learned each day
She used to stay on the fire escape
While all the other kids would play
And I would stand beside her and I’d say:
“I’m proud to be your father
‘Cuz you work so much harder
And you are so much smarter
Than I was at your age.”
And I always knew that she would fly away
That she was gonna change the world someday
I will not be the reason
That my family can’t succeed
I will do what it takes
They’ll have everything they need
Or all my work, all my life
Everything I’ve sacrificed will have been useless
I got shocked when the word inutil was said since I hear it alot especially as a person whose language is a mix of Spanish and English(Tagalog). this song struck so much.
This song just captured the strength and the love a father gives to his family especially in the Latin and the Filipino community. I can see why outsiders might think Latin and Filipino fathers looked intimidating and strict (Just like what Benny thought at first) but in reality, they just want what’s best for their family.
This song captures the amazing fathers who give the world to their families. It captures what it’s like to be an extremely proud father trying so hard to show their love for their family even though he didn’t have to prove it to them from the very start. Kudos to this kind of Dads
(Forgive me if some parts aren’t good, English isn’t my first language)
KEVIN
This isn’t happening
Inutil.
Useless.
Just like my father was before me
Inutil.
Useless.
And everyday he cut the cane
He came home late and prayed for rain, prayed for rain
And on those days when nothing came
My father’s face was lined with shame
He’d sit me down beside him and he’d say,
"My father was a farmer,
His father was a farmer,
And you will be a farmer."
But I told him,
"Papi, I’m sorry, I’m going farther.
I’m getting on a plane
And I’m gonna change the world someday."
And he slapped my face
He stood there, staring at me
Useless.
Today my daughter’s home and I am
Useless
And as a baby she amazed me with the things she learned each day
She used to stay on the fire escape while all the other kids would play
And I would stand beside her and I’d say,
"I’m proud to be your father
Cuz you worked so much harder
And you are so much smarter
Then I was at your age."
And I always knew
That she would fly away
That she was gonna change the world someday
I will not be the reason that my family can’t succeed
I will do what it takes
They’ll have everything they need
Or all my work, all my life
Everything I’ve sacrificed will have been useless
I will not be the reason that my family can’t succeed
I will do what it takes
They’ll have everything they need
Or all my work, all my life
Everything I’ve sacrificed will have been
A dear friend of mine is performing this role in our school’s production of this show this year and I’m sooo excited for him, and I’m also really proud of him as well!!! He’s going to do so well and I can’t wait to hear him sing this 😀
I always play dad characters in theater class, and I always listen to this song when I do,, when I put myself into his shoes I feel what he sacrificed was insane, it made me feel so much – and of course, this sounds amazing as usual
@vannie8131 It’s a shame too. This song is such a perfect depiction of the true strength of a fathers love for their daughters especially in the Latin community. Latin fathers may seem strict and somewhat intimidating from an outsider’s perspective (Like Benny) but this song catches the true character of so many great men who have made so many sacrifices for their families. It captures what it means to be a truly proud father trying so hard to do the right thing. Love it. <3
This song inspired George Takei to help put together the show Allegiance which he calls his legacy. It seems promising, look into it.
these words are so strong!
even if this is a rather depressing it is a powerful song.. it’ is so good!
Me gusta este musical pero sería hasta mejor si mas del diálogo sería en español
tsotso pisare?
As much as I hate Kevin for not approving Nina’s love for Benny, I don’t blame him for wanting to provide for her and Camila. And my dad never slapped my face. Yet he followed in my grandpa’s footsteps and ran our family business!
this is such a great but its so sad 🙁
Tbh it makes me really sad that the audio quality for the recordings of all these songs is a bit funny, cause a lot of the songs (particularly ones like these) would’ve been so much more emotional to listen to with high quality recordings
I dont mind my own life here to stay here there by now
[KEVIN]
This isn’t happening
Inútil! Useless
Just like my father was before me:
Inútil! Useless
And every day
He cut the cane
He came home late and prayed for rain
Prayed for rain
And on the days
When nothing came
My father’s face was lined with shame
He’d sit me down beside him and he’d say,
“My father was a farmer,
His father was a farmer,
And you will be a farmer.”
But I told him, “Papi, I’m sorry, I’m going farther.
I’m getting on a plane.
And I am gonna change the world someday!”
And he slapped my face
He stood there, staring at me, useless
Today my daughter’s home and I am… useless
And as a baby she amazed me with
The things she learned each day
She used to stay on the fire escape
While all the other kids would play
And I would stand beside her and I’d say:
“I’m proud to be your father
‘Cuz you work so much harder
And you are so much smarter
Than I was at your age.”
And I always knew that she would fly away
That she was gonna change the world someday
I will not be the reason
That my family can’t succeed
I will do what it takes
They’ll have everything they need
Or all my work, all my life
Everything I’ve sacrificed will have been useless
This is deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
The piano sounds like a sped up version of satisfied…I’m hamiltrash
Check out my performance of this!!!!!!!
This song had me in tears when I heard it in the theaters. Amazing.
Oh my fucking god Lin recycled the Father-Farther-Harder-Smarter rhyme in Hamilton holy shit
"Dear Theodosia"
Jayzus this is some *MAD* file compression
I got shocked when the word inutil was said since I hear it alot especially as a person whose language is a mix of Spanish and English(Tagalog). this song struck so much.
I swear this song is my dads life story
This remember me to Dear Theodosia, i don’t know why.
1:51 reminds me of ‘got a lot farther by working a lot harder by being a lot smarter’ oOOOOO
*wheeze* AND HE SLAPPED MY FACE
it’s like a happier dear theodosia
Okay but this is incredibly sad. ;[
This song just captured the strength and the love a father gives to his family especially in the Latin and the Filipino community. I can see why outsiders might think Latin and Filipino fathers looked intimidating and strict (Just like what Benny thought at first) but in reality, they just want what’s best for their family.
This song captures the amazing fathers who give the world to their families. It captures what it’s like to be an extremely proud father trying so hard to show their love for their family even though he didn’t have to prove it to them from the very start. Kudos to this kind of Dads
(Forgive me if some parts aren’t good, English isn’t my first language)
This is so amazing.
when he says "and as a baby she amazed me with the things she learned each day" it gets me so hard. amazing!
Inutil is the only word I recognized in this entire play.
A guy who threw away his shot
This song inspired George Takei to help put together the show "Allegiance" which he calls his legacy.
incredible
This is kinda like dear theodosia
I thought this was the pants song from be more chill at first
KEVIN
This isn’t happening
Inutil.
Useless.
Just like my father was before me
Inutil.
Useless.
And everyday he cut the cane
He came home late and prayed for rain, prayed for rain
And on those days when nothing came
My father’s face was lined with shame
He’d sit me down beside him and he’d say,
"My father was a farmer,
His father was a farmer,
And you will be a farmer."
But I told him,
"Papi, I’m sorry, I’m going farther.
I’m getting on a plane
And I’m gonna change the world someday."
And he slapped my face
He stood there, staring at me
Useless.
Today my daughter’s home and I am
Useless
And as a baby she amazed me with the things she learned each day
She used to stay on the fire escape while all the other kids would play
And I would stand beside her and I’d say,
"I’m proud to be your father
Cuz you worked so much harder
And you are so much smarter
Then I was at your age."
And I always knew
That she would fly away
That she was gonna change the world someday
I will not be the reason that my family can’t succeed
I will do what it takes
They’ll have everything they need
Or all my work, all my life
Everything I’ve sacrificed will have been useless
sittin’ there, useless as two shits.
I feels speacial for naming on of my fantrolls inutil. fuck. This is so beutiful for him. gotta make an animatic for him!
I will not be the reason that my family can’t succeed
I will do what it takes
They’ll have everything they need
Or all my work, all my life
Everything I’ve sacrificed will have been
A dear friend of mine is performing this role in our school’s production of this show this year and I’m sooo excited for him, and I’m also really proud of him as well!!! He’s going to do so well and I can’t wait to hear him sing this 😀
When he says "I will not" I feel like he is going to say throw away my shot
Who are the 22 haters?
This song is about my mom about me. Holy shit I’m crying
you might want to rephrase that. But its true; the song is very touching.
I love this song
1:45
2:05
I need to see this musical so badly.
This makes me sad.
I have got to stop relating to Nina–
I always play dad characters in theater class, and I always listen to this song when I do,, when I put myself into his shoes I feel what he sacrificed was insane, it made me feel so much – and of course, this sounds amazing as usual
@vannie8131 It’s a shame too. This song is such a perfect depiction of the true strength of a fathers love for their daughters especially in the Latin community. Latin fathers may seem strict and somewhat intimidating from an outsider’s perspective (Like Benny) but this song catches the true character of so many great men who have made so many sacrifices for their families. It captures what it means to be a truly proud father trying so hard to do the right thing. Love it. <3
The trumpets at the end of the song are the best part
I’m proud to be your FATHER
Cuz you work so much HARDER
And you are so much SMARTER
than i was at your age
The ten dollar founding father without a FATHER
Got a lot farther by working a lot HARDER
By being a lot SMARTER
by being a self starter
match it up