Bali Ha’I (1949)
(w) Oscar Hammerstein II (m) Richard Rodgers. (I) Musical: South Pacific by Juanita Hall. Film version 1953 by Muriel Smith dubbing for Juanita Hill (P) Perry Como. (CR) Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra.
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 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!

Someday you’ll see me floatin’ in the sunshine,
My head stickin’ out from a low flyin’ cloud,
You’ll hear me call you, singin’ to the sunshine,
Sweet and clear as can be:
“Come to me, here am I, come to me.”
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!