"Weil du liebst (Out of Love)" is a song from the musical adaption of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It occurs after Frollo makes his threat against Esmeralda and the Court of Miracles while Phoebus is trying to convince Quasimodo to leave Notre Dame and help him warn her. Unlike the Disney movie, Phoebus is softer and more understanding with Quasimodo’s hesitation. Phoebus understands why Quasimodo does not want to leave and he tells him it is because of love that he must do it. It also interesting to note that Phoebus has not solidified a romance with Esmeralda yet. Unlike the Disney movie, it is the Archdeacon who asks Quasimodo to hide Phoebus.
Lyrics[]
PHOEBUS:
Look, I don't pretend
To be your dearest friend
And I don't like asking anyone for a favor
But Esmeralda's in a trap
And only you can read her map
Don't you think you owe it to her, to save her?
Scared or not
We have got
To try and save her
Life is full of spikes and thorns
Full of things that wound and chafe
So we start the second we're born
Learning how to play it safe
Then one day comes a choice that's clear
Comes a choice you're frightened of
And you pass it by out of fear
Or you do it out of love
GARGOYLES:
Or you do it out of love
PHOEBUS:
I don't say that someone like you
Doesn't have good cause to hide
CHARLES:
Good cause to hide
PHOEBUS:
So much pain so plainly in view
Plainly so much more inside
LONI:
Much more inside
PHOEBUS:
Huddled by this waterspout
ANTOINE:
Waterspout?!
PHOEBUS:
Watching life from far above
PHOEBUS / CHARLES:
Why should you risk venturing out?
PHOEBUS:
You go out there out of love
GARGOYLES:
You go out there out of love
QUASIMODO:
This way...
PHOEBUS:
You like Esmeralda, don't you? After all, she's very beautiful.
QUASIMODO:
Kind.
PHOEBUS:
She's kind. And brave.
QUASIMODO:
Smart.
PHOEBUS:
And smart.
QUASIMODO:
Loyal.
PHOEBUS:
And beautiful.
QUASIMODO:
... Beautiful.
Phoebus:
I like her too. And I believe she likes me.
Quasimodo:
You're handsome.
Phoebus:
And kind, and brave?
Quasimodo:
Handsome.
Phoebus:
Is that the only reason she likes me?
Quasimodo:
Yes.
Phoebus:
Well, I happen to know she likes you too.
Quasimodo:
Likes me?
Phoebus:
She said you were kind.
Quasimodo:
She said me?
Phoebus:
Said you could be trusted.
Quasimodo:
Likes me.
Phoebus:
Quickly, we'd better go now.
Esmeralda, now you'll see
Quasimodo:
Esmeralda...
Phoebus:
How devoted I can seem
QUASIMODO:
The chance is slim
Phoebus:
To save you I'm willing to be
Quasimodo:
But to save you
Phoebus:
Part of this peculiar team
Quasimodo:
I'm helping him
Phoebus:
Will we fail? It's nip-and-tuck
But when push has come to shove
Quasimodo:
But all I'm certain of
Phoebus:
I believe you're out of luck
Only when you're out of love
Quasimodo:
I must do it out of love
Phoebus:
What I do is...
PHOEBUS / QUASIMODO:
Out of love
ESMERALDA:
This should be the saddest night of my life
Lost my home and new-found family too
Things looked black as can be
Then miraculously
All at once I found a home
Anew, in you...
QUASIMODO:
I knew I'd never know
That warm and loving glow
Though I might wish with all my might
No face as hideous as my face
Was ever meant for Heaven's light...
ESMERALDA / PHOEBUS:
In this place of miracles
Here's the strangest wonder yet
QUASIMODO:
Once more, this pain...
ESMERALDA / PHOEBUS:
I've gone solo all of my life
Now I'm part of this duet
QUASIMODO:
I've gone solo all my life
Solo I remain
ESMERALDA:
What a stunning turnabout
PHOEBUS:
Gypsy's hand in soldier's glove
QUASIMODO:
I'm still the crown prince of outcasts
ESMERALDA / PHOEBUS:
Outcasts ready to be cast out
PHOEBUS:
If we're never out of love
ESMERALDA:
All we've done is out of love
QUASIMODO:
I'm doomed to live forever...
ALL THREE:
Out of love
