[MULAN] (singing)
LOOK AT ME:
I WILL NEVER PASS FOR A PERFECT BRIDE,
OR A PERFECT DAUGHTER.
(FA LI and GRANDMOTHER FA enter and watch MULAN from a distance.)
[ANCESTORS, FA LI, & GRANDMOTHER FA]
CAN IT BE
SHE'S NOT MEANT TO PLAY THIS PART?
[MULAN]
NOW I SEE
THAT IF I WERE TRULY TO BE MYSELF,
[ANCESTORS, FA LI, & GRANDMOTHER FA]
SHE WOULD BREAK HER FAM'LY'S HEART.
[MULAN]
WHO IS THAT GIRL I SEE
STARING STRAIGHT BACK AT ME?
WHY IS MY REFLECTION SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW?
SOMEHOW I CANNOT HIDE
WHO I AM, THOUGH I'VE TRIED.
WHEN WILL MY REFLECTION SHOW
WHO I AM INSIDE?
WHEN WILL MY REFLECTION SHOW
WHO I AM INSIDE?
(FA ZHOU enters. He puts his arm around MULAN and hands her a cherry blossom.)
[FA ZHOU] (spoken)
My, my. What beautiful blossoms we have this year. Oh, look, it seems that this one's late. But I'll bet when it blooms, it will be the most beautiful of all.
[ANCESTORS, FA LI, & GRANDMOTHER FA] (singing)
WHEN WILL YOUR REFLECTION SHOW
WHO YOU ARE INSIDE?
[MULAN]
WHEN WILL MY REFLECTION SHOW
WHO I AM INSIDE?