Stephen Sondheim
Transition (#1)
[GIORGIO]
How can I describe her
The wretchedness
God, the wretchedness
And the suffering
The desperation
Of that poor, unhappy creature
The embarrassment, Clara
Looking at the loneliness
Listening to all that self-pity

[SOLDIERS]
The town
It is remote
Isn't it?
And provincial
Don't you think?
And everything's so brown
The streets
The fields
The river, even
Of course there is the castle
The ruined castle