From “South Pacific”, 1949. Words by Oscar Hammerstein II. Music by Richard Rodgers.
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Most people live on a lonely island
Lost in the middle of a foggy sea
Most people long for another island
One where they know they would like to be
Refrain
Bali Ha’i may call you
Any night, any day
In your heart, you’ll hear it call you:
“Come away… Come away.”
Bali Ha’i will whisper
On the wind of the sea
“Here am I, your special island!
Come to me, come to me!”
Your own special hopes
Your own special dreams
Bloom on the hillside
And shine in the streams
If you try, you’ll find me
Where the sky meets the sea
“Here am I, your special island
Come to me, Come to me.”
Bali Ha’i, Bali Ha’i , Bali Ha’i
Some day you’ll see me
Floating in the sunshine
My head sticking out
From a low flying cloud
You’ll hear me call you
Singing through the sunshine
Sweet and clear as can be
“Come to me, here am I, come to me”