Sophie Milman is a Russian born jazz vocalist who currently resides in Cana… Read Full Bio ↴Sophie Milman is a Russian born jazz vocalist who currently resides in Canada. After emigrating from Russia in the early 1990s, Sophie spent most of her childhood years in Israel where she listened extensively to jazz. Her self-titled debut album was released to critical acclaim on October 12th, 2004 in Canada via Linus Entertainment. The same album will be released on March 21st, 2006 in the USA on the Koch record label.

Sophie Milman is a student of commerce at the University of Toronto.

I Feel Pretty
Sophie Milman Lyrics

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I feel pretty
Oh, so pretty
I feel pretty and witty and bright!
And I pity
Any girl who isn't me tonight

I feel charming
Oh, so charming

It's alarming how charming I feel!
And so pretty
That I hardly can believe I'm real

See the pretty girl in that mirror there
Who can that attractive girl be?
Such a pretty face
Such a pretty dress
Such a pretty smile
Such a pretty me!

I feel stunning
And entrancing
Feel like running and dancing for joy
For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy!

Have you met my good friend Maria
The craziest girl on the block?
You'll know her the minute you see her
She's the one who is in an advanced state of shock

She thinks she's in love
She thinks she's in Spain
She isn't in love
She's merely insane

It must be the heat
Or some rare disease
Or too much to eat
Or maybe it's fleas

Keep away from her
Send for Chino!
This is not the
Maria we know!

Modest and pure
Polite and refined
Well-bred and mature
And out of her mind!

I feel pretty
Oh, so pretty
That the city should give me its key
A committee
Should be organized to honor me

La la la la

I feel dizzy
I feel sunny
I feel fizzy and funny and fine
And so pretty
Miss America can just resign!

La la la la

See the pretty girl in that mirror there

What mirror where?

Who can that attractive girl be?

Which? What? Where? Whom?

Such a pretty face
Such a pretty dress
Such a pretty smile
Such a pretty me!

Such a pretty me!

I feel stunning
And entrancing
Feel like running and dancing for joy

For I'm loved
By a pretty wonderful boy!

Overall Meaning

The song "I Feel Pretty" from the musical "West Side Story" is a song about a young woman named Maria feeling confident and beautiful. The song begins with Maria feeling pretty, witty and bright, and pitying any other girl who isn't her tonight. She then goes on to explain how charming and stunning she feels, almost too pretty to believe that she's real. She sings about a pretty wonderful boy who loves her and makes her feel even better about herself. The song then transitions to a comedic interlude about Maria's friend who is in an advanced state of shock, dramatically thinking she's in love and in Spain when she isn't. The song ends with Maria feeling so pretty that she suggests the city should give her its key and a committee should be organized to honor her.

"I Feel Pretty" is a song about self-confidence, and how feeling beautiful and loved can help someone's self-esteem. Throughout the song, there's a clear indication that Maria's beauty is not just physical, but emotional, as she is loved by a wonderful boy. The song is meant to be a light-hearted and fun addition to the musical. However, it also portrays the pressure society puts on women to look and feel pretty, and how it can be empowering for a woman to feel confident in her own skin.

Line by Line Meaning

I feel pretty
I feel beautiful and attractive.

Oh, so pretty
Very pretty and lovely.

I feel pretty and witty and bright!
I feel charming, intelligent, and full of life.

And I pity Any girl who isn't me tonight
I feel so pretty that I feel bad for any other woman who's not feeling as lovely as I am tonight.

I feel charming Oh, so charming It's alarming how charming I feel!
I feel sweet and lovely and it's kind of surprising how great I feel about myself.

And so pretty That I hardly can believe I'm real
I feel so pretty that I have a hard time believing that it's real.

See the pretty girl in that mirror there Who can that attractive girl be?
Looking in the mirror, I see an attractive girl and I wonder who she could be.

Such a pretty face Such a pretty dress Such a pretty smile Such a pretty me!
I have a pretty face, a pretty dress, a pretty smile and I am feeling so pretty myself.

I feel stunning And entrancing Feel like running and dancing for joy For I'm loved By a pretty wonderful boy!
I'm feeling stunningly beautiful and charmingly entrancing, I want to run and dance with joy because I am loved by a wonderful boy who also finds me quite attractive.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim

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