Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by: Richard Rodgers
From the Film: South Pacific (1949)
Label: Columbia Records
Recorded: February 28, 1949
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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 will like to be.
Bali-Hai may call you, any
night, any day,
In your heart you hear it call
you, "Come away, come away!"
Bali-Hai will whisper on the
wind of the sea,
"Here am I, your special
island. Come to me, come to me."
Your own special home, your own
special dream,
Loom on the hillside, and shine
in the stream.
If you try, you'll find it,
where the sky meets the sea,
"Here am I, your special
island, come to me, come to me."
Bali-Hai, Bali-Hai, Bali-Hai!
Someday you'll see me, loafing
in the sunshine,
My head sticking out from a lone
vine and bough,
You'll hear me calling you,
singing to the sunshine,
Sweet and clear as can be.
Come to me, here am I, don't you
see,
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-Hai, Bali-Hai, Bali-Hai!