Stay, I Pray You

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"Stay, I Pray You" is a poignant musical number from the stage adaptation of Anastasia, sung as characters plead for safety and a chance to remain in their homeland amid political upheaval.

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Stay, I Pray You canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
associatedWork Anastasia original Broadway cast recording ⓘ
basedOn Anastasia (1997 film) ⓘ
linked to: Anastasia
composer Stephen Flaherty ⓘ
emotionalTone hopeful ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ
poignant ⓘ
firstPerformanceIn Anastasia original stage production ⓘ
genre dramatic song ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalContent plea to be allowed to remain in homeland ⓘ
lyricist Lynn Ahrens ⓘ
medium stage musical performance ⓘ
narrativeFunction ensemble plea for safety ⓘ
orchestrationStyle romantic ⓘ
partOf Anastasia (musical) ⓘ
partOfAct Act I of Anastasia (musical) ⓘ
performedByCharacter Anya (character) ⓘ
linked to: Anya

Dmitry (character) ⓘ
linked to: Dimitri

Vlad (character) ⓘ
ensemble ⓘ
setting Russia ⓘ
settingContext post-revolutionary turmoil ⓘ
theme exile ⓘ
fear ⓘ
hope ⓘ
longing for home ⓘ
political upheaval ⓘ
vocalForces solo and ensemble voices ⓘ

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Anastasia → includesSong → Stay, I Pray You ⓘ
subject linked to: Broadway musical "Anastasia"