Sunday
Mandy Patinkin Bernadette Peters & Sunday in the Park with George Ensemble Lyrics

Dot, why did you write these words?
George asks Dot why she wrote the words that are on the page.

They are your words, George.
Dot reminds George that the words on the page are his own.

The ones you muttered so often when you worked.
Dot tells George that he used to say these words frequently while he worked.

Order.
One of the words on the page that George frequently used to describe his work.

Design.
Another word on the page that George frequently used to describe his work.

Tension.
Another word on the page that George frequently used to describe his work.

Composition.
Another word on the page that George frequently used to describe his work.

Balance.
Another word on the page that George frequently used to describe his work.

Light.
Another word on the page that George frequently used to describe his work.

Dot, I cannot read this word.
George struggles to read one of the words on the page.

Harmony.
Dot tells George the word that he cannot read is 'Harmony.'

Sunday, by the blue purple yellow red water / So much love in his words
The song describes a park on a Sunday, with vivid colors and words that express love.

Forever with his colors. / On the green purple yellow red grass
The colors in the park seem to stay with the observer forever, and they are reflected in the grass.

How George looks. / As we pass through arrangements of shadows / He can look forever.
The song imagines that George, the artist, is looking at the park and its colors and shadows, and that he could do so indefinitely.

What does he see?
The song asks what George, the artist, sees when he looks at the park.

His eyes, so dark and shiny / Towards the verticals of trees/ So careful, so exact
The song describes George's eyes as he looks at the trees in the park, and suggests that he sees things with great attention to detail.

Forever
A simple expression of the desire for the beauty of the park to last permanently.

By the blue purple yellow red water
A description of the colors of the water in the park.

On the green orange violet mass of the grass
A description of the colors of the grass in the park.

In our perfect park
The song describes the park as perfect.

Made of flecks of light
The song notes that the beauty of the park is created by tiny pieces of light and color.

And dark
This line suggests that there is a balance between light and dark in the park's beauty.

And parasols
The song notes that there are parasols in the park.

People strolling through the trees
The song describes people taking leisurely walks in the park.

Of a small suburban park
The song clarifies that the park is located in a small suburban area.

On an island in the river
The park is located on an island that is in a river.

On an ordinary Sunday
The song notes that the day of the week is nothing special, just an average Sunday.

Sunday
The chorus repeats the title of the song.

Sunday
The chorus repeats the title of the song.

White. A blank page or canvas.
This line describes a blank slate or new beginning, like a white piece of paper or canvas.

His favorite.
The song suggests that this blank canvas is George's favorite kind of beginning.

So many possibilities.
The blank canvas or new beginning offers endless opportunities and creative possibilities.