Celine: Through the Eyes of the World Page #4

Prisoners entered the camp

through the gate,

with its inscription

This roughly translates as:

"Work liberates. "

In the Sachsenhausen

concentration camp,

between 1936 and 1945,

more than 200,000 people altogether

were imprisoned here,

and tens of thousands died

by forced labor,

by malnutrition, by maltreatment,

and lots of them...

- By disease.

- And by disease.

And lots of them were executed.

This site here, that was actually...

Still the foundation's in there.

That was the site of the gallows.

Hangings were carried out

before the assembled prisoners,

who had to line up on the

roll-call ground for this purpose.

Near the crematorium was a pit

into which the prisoners

of the crematorium work detachment

emptied the ashes

of the dead prisoners.

Standing at roll call

in the grey morning light,

transfixed, I gaze at the wires.

Sparks dance, glowing and bright,

as another friend's life expires.

How many sparks

have I seen thus fly?

Ashes sinking

into the moss-covered clay?

How many brave men

have I seen thus die?

Might not I also soon choose

to end in this way?

"That's all right, Praha?"

Or:
"That's all right, Praho?"

What is the best one

for Cline to say?

That is "Prague" in Czech.

"Praho. " Calling the people

from Prague "Praho. " Or...

You can say.

That's the people from Prague.

But I think that if she says "Praha,"

everybody:
"Praha!"

You can say "Praha, Praho. " It's...

What is the phrasing?

The whole phrase?

- Like that? "Praha Praho"?

- Yeah, "Praha. "

Like, calling the city:

"Praho" what do you think?

- OK, so...

- "Praho" what do you think?

- OK.

- You should come out onstage, Ren!

That sounds good, really.

Czech 101!

You've just passed Czech 101! OK?

Let's go to lesson two!

- The H, right?

- H. "Praho. "

That's it.

- Yeah. "Praha. "

- No, they said "Praho. "

"Praha" and then "Praho. "

I want to see the passport!

I got the key.

This is our first time here.

We're staying!

I'm sleeping here tonight.

Am I dreaming?

It's a dream!

Hello! Oh, please! Come on, now.

Come on. Don't do that.

- Come on in.

- Can I kiss you?

Of course! Hello.

You are my dream.

My best friend.

- We'll take a picture.

- You are beautiful.

You're so sweet. Thank you.

Through your voice, your music,

I can feel my life,

my love, my passion.

I'm Italian, from Sicily!

- OK, let's take a picture.

- You are my dream! Really!

You are fantastic!

You, my love!

I love you, Cline!

I love you! Thank you!

At least somebody's

a little bit on vacation!

- Yes, a little bit. A little bit.

- You're taking days off?

Oh, hi, sweetie!

You were great!

It was beautiful to see you!

We're glad you didn't

take a break after Vegas!

- Yeah, right!

- How about that?

I thought you were gonna take a break.

Vegas was so exhausting!

I think I got scared

about taking a break

because I think if I took a break,

it would have been a heck of a break.

- We love you, Cline!

- Long live Cline!

We love you, Cline!

He scores!

It was very gracious.

22,000 people went, like...

And I went:
"He scores!"

I didn't think it was funny,

because I think they didn't really

want me to hurt myself.

I told them:
"They're made of steel.

Don't worry about it. It doesn't hurt. "

It's not bad at all.

We had a little bit of

an accident onstage tonight.

The show was going really great.

And then in the middle of

We Will Rock You,

one of our dancers, Aaron Felske,

went down as he was doing

a back flip.

I think... I didn't actually see it.

But he said that

after he flipped and landed,

he heard a snap

or felt a little bit of a pop

and finished out that number.

So tomorrow we have a day off,

and then, somehow,

before the next day,

we need to find somebody,

figure out what numbers that they can

do in that short amount of time,

rehearse them...

Now we just wanna

immobilize the ankle, OK?

- So that's what we're gonna do.

- OK.

In this position.

Can you hold him from there, Michel?

- Yes, my friend. You OK, sir?

- Mm-hmm.

I just feel like I've completely

disappointed everybody, too.

There's not many of us onstage, and...

It just stinks when one person's out.

It's just tough, you know?

For everybody.

And that's the thing

that I feel the worst about, you know?

It's not, you know:

"Oh, woe is me. "

But for everybody else

who has to cover for me. It's...

It's not cool.

I don't know how long

it's gonna take.

The man is a machine.

So normal people,

six to eight weeks.

Aaron, four to six weeks, and he'll

be flying across the stage again.

Chris Houston has come in from Scotland,

all the way from Scotland,

to join the show, to replace me.

And one of the reasons

why he was a great candidate

is because he's an amazing gymnast

and he's really good

at all different styles of dancing.

He's only had

about five days of rehearsal,

and he's learned

almost the entire show already

in a short period of time.

I knew there was a job that had to be

done. They needed someone really quick.

So there was no time to panic.

I had to stay really focused and just

tried to learn as much as I could.

It's been a real crazy experience,

I have to say.

One that I'll never forget, for sure!

My love

We are finally home

You can unbuckle your seatbelt

And get out of the car

I need everybody

to please take a step back, OK?

There is something very special

that I would like to speak

to you about.

A few weeks ago...

...I received a call

from my dear friend Oprah...

...who actually told me...

...about an incredible young singer.

This young lady's name is Charice.

She's 16 years old,

and she's from the Philippines.

Let me tell you, she has a voice

that can literally

blow the roof of Madison Square Garden.

But the real story is how

Charice and her mom escaped

a terrifying experience

and had to leave

Charice's violent father,

you know, to start a life on their own.

Charice vowed to save her mom

from a life of desperation

and despair.

Do you think tonight that you would like

to dedicate this song to your mother?

Yes!

Are you happy?

It went so well! Thank you.

Thank you.

How are you feeling?

- Good. Yeah.

- Are you good?

- All right!

- How are you?

I'm good.

- It's gonna be your last show tonight?

- Last show...

Well, I'll be here for the following

one, but I'm gonna be watching.

She's like:
"I'll be coming.

And I'll turn the knife into the wound.

But I'll wave like that. "

I'll be like:
"Oh my God!

You guys are so wonderful!"

"You screwed up!"

I just wanted to come

and say thank you so much.

Thank you so much

for your amazing talent.

I think we all know here

how talented,

how extraordinary you are.

I have to tell you

that I feel extremely...

...fortunate that I have met you

and that

you could share the stage

and make that show very special,

and that we all went

in your country

and that you had an amazing time.

This is something

that I'm very proud of.

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