A character in The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Miriam quotes from The Prince of Egypt (1998)

6th most-quoted character in The Prince of Egypt (1998): in 4 of its 46 quotes
Most scenes with: Moses (2)

Scenes with Miriam

4 scenes
Miriam

Moses, hear what I say. I've been a slave all my life. And God has never answered my prayers until now. God saved you from the river, He saved you in all your wanderings, and even now, he saves you from the wrath of Pharaoh. God will not abandon you. So don't you abandon us.

God
[whispering]

Moses...

Moses

Here I am.

God

Take the sandals from your feet, Moses, for the place on which you stand is holy ground.

Moses

Who are you?

God

I am that I am.

Moses

I don't understand.

God

I am the God of your ancestors, Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.

Miriam
[disembodied]

You are born of our mother Yocheved! You are our brother!

Moses
[Moses quickly removes his sandals and throws them behind him]

What do you want with me?

God

I have seen the oppression of my people in Egypt, and have heard their cry. [sounds of screams and cracking whips] So I shall stretch forth my hand, and lead them out of Egypt, into a good land. A land flowing with milk and honey. And so, unto Pharaoh, I shall send... you.

Moses

Me? W-who am I to lead these people? They'll never believe me, they won't even listen!

God

I shall be with you, and teach you what to say. [disembodied] Let my people go!

Moses

But I was their enemy. I was the prince of Egypt, the son of the man who slaughtered... their children! You've chosen the wrong messenger! H-how can I even speak to these people?

God

Who made man's mouth? Who made the deaf, the mute, the seeing, or the blind? Did not I? Now go!

God
[Moses falls to the ground, cowering] [soothing, lifting Moses up]

Oh, Moses, I shall be with you when you go to the king of Egypt. But Pharaoh will not listen. So I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all my wonders! Take the staff in your hand, Moses. With it, you shall do my wonders! [whispering] I will be with you, Moses.

[puts scrolls down]

Last night, the gods granted me a vision. I'm not merely going to restore this temple, I will make it more grand, more splendid than any other one in Egypt.

Man
[the slave whip cracks the man's butt, then walking up, then the men continue pulling, then bringing a bag, then the men continue pulling, then knocking the man]

Get up! [whip cracks the bag]

[he walks away by knocking the man]

Moses! Look. Fate has turned our little misadventure into a great opportunity.

Guard
[they both walk]

Get up, old man!

Father will be so pleased...

Guard

Put your back into it! Faster!

[Aaron continues chopping]

This is just the beginning. A gateway will open to an entire new city of white limestone, more dazzling than the sun. And here, a statue of Hapi.

Guard
[whip cracks the man]

I said, hurry!

...two great column halls.

Miriam

Stop it! Somebody's got to stop this!

There's nothing we can do.

[the guard whip cracks the man, then running by looking at a man with a whip crack hitting him] [quietly]

Stop it. [louder] Stop. STOP IT! LEAVE THAT MAN ALONE!

Moses!

Kahma
[Moses attacks the guard by falling down, breaking the wood]

Out of my way. Out of my way. Move! Who did this?

Man

Up there! It's him. Up there.

Miriam
[he pants, then looking at the men, gasping, then running away]

Moses!

[he continues running away, then rolling down, then Rameses grabs Moses]

Moses, what's going on? Moses!

[he continues running away]

Moses! Moses!

Let me go!

No, wait.

You saw what happened. I just killed a man!

We can take care of that! I... I will make it so it never happened!

Nothing you can say can change what I've done.

I am Egypt! The morning and the evening star! If I say day is night, it will be written! And you will be what I say you are! I say you are innocent!

What you say does not matter. You don't understand. I can't stay here any longer...!

Moses!

No! All I've ever known to be true is a lie! I'm not who you think I am.

What are you talking about?

Go ask the man I once called "Father." [walks away]

Moses? Please...

[with sad finality]

Goodbye, brother. [walks away]

Moses! Moses!

Miriam
[singing]

Many nights we've prayed with no proof anyone could hear.
In our hearts a hopeful song, we barely understood.
Now we are not afraid. Although we know there's much to fear.
We were moving mountains long before we knew we could.
There can be miracles when you believe.
Though hope is frail. It's hard to kill.
Who knows what miracles you can achieve.
When you believe somehow you will.
You will when you believe.

[singing]

In this time of fear, when prayers so often proved in vain.
Hope seemed like the summer birds too swiftly flown away.
Yet now I'm standing here.

Miriam
[singing]

Now I'm standing here.

[singing]

With so heart so full I can't explain.

Both
[singing]

Seeking faith and speaking words I never thought I'd say.
There can be miracles when you believe.

Miriam
[singing]

Though hope is frail. It's hard to kill.

[singing]

It's hard to kill.

Both
[singing]

Who knows what miracles you can achieve.
When you believe somehow you will.
You will when you believe.

Child
[singing]

!אָשִׁירָה לַאֲדֹנָי כִּי-גָאֹה גָּאָה (Ášiyráh laĂdonáy kiy-gáoh gááh! "I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously!")
!אָשִׁירָה לַאֲדֹנָי כִּי-גָאֹה גָּאָה (Ášiyráh laĂdonáy kiy-gáoh gááh! "I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously!")
?מִי-כָמֹכָה, בָּאֵלִים אֲדֹנָי (Miy-xámoxáh, báéliym Ădonáy? "Who is like you, O Lord among the gods?")
?מִי כָּמֹכָה, נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ (Miy kámoxáh, neëddár baqqodeš? "Who is like you, glorious in holiness?")

Children
[singing]

!נָחִיתָ בְחַסְדְּךָ עַם-זוּ גָּאָלְתָּ (Nájiyþá vjasddxá 'am-zuw gááltá! "In your unfailing love you will lead this people you have redeemed!")
!נָחִיתָ בְחַסְדְּךָ עַם-זוּ גָּאָלְתָּ (Nájiyþá vjasddxá 'am-zuw gááltá! "In your unfailing love you will lead this people you have redeemed!")
!אָשִׁירָה, אָשִׁירָה, אָשִׁירָה (Ášiyráh, ášiyráh, ášiyráh! "I'll sing it, I'll sing it, I'll sing it!")
!אָשִׁירָה לַאֲדֹנָי כִּי-גָאֹה גָּאָה (Ášiyráh laĂdonáy kiy-gáoh gááh! "I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously!")
!אָשִׁירָה לַאֲדֹנָי כִּי-גָאֹה גָּאָה (Ášiyráh laĂdonáy kiy-gáoh gááh! "I will sing to the Lord for he has triumphed gloriously!")
?מִי-כָמֹכָה, בָּאֵלִים אֲדֹנָי (Miy-xámoxáh, báéliym Ădonáy? "Who is like you, O Lord among the gods?")
?מִי כָּמֹכָה, נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ (Miy kámoxáh, neëddár baqqodeš? "Who is like you, glorious in holiness?")
!נָחִיתָ בְחַסְדְּךָ עַם-זוּ גָּאָלְתָּ (Nájiyþá vjasddxá 'am-zuw gááltá! "In your unfailing love you will lead this people you have redeemed!")
!נָחִיתָ בְחַסְדְּךָ עַם-זוּ גָּאָלְתָּ (Nájiyþá vjasddxá 'am-zuw gááltá! "In your unfailing love you will lead this people you have redeemed!")
!אָשִׁירָה, אָשִׁירָה, אָשִׁירָה (Ášiyráh, ášiyráh, ášiyráh! "I'll sing it, I'll sing it, I'll sing it!")

Chorus
[singing]

There can be miracles when you believe!
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill!

Miriam
[singing]

It's hard to kill.

Chorus
[singing]

Who knows what miracles you can achieve.

Miriam
[singing]

You can achieve.

Chorus
[singing]

When you believe, somehow you will.
Now you will.
You will when you believe.
When you believe.

Miriam
[singing]

You will when you.

[singing]

You will.

Both
[singing]

Believe.

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