Somewhere over the rainbow
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Somewhere over the rainbow
Somewhere over the rainbow The song "Over the Rainbow" (music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg) was written to showcase Judy Garland's talents in the star vehicle movie The Wizard of Oz, and it became her lifelong theme song. She would forever be called upon to sing it in all her public appearances. The song's plaintive melody and simple lyrics depict a pre-adolescent girl's desire to escape from the "hopeless jumble" of this world, from the sadness of raindrops to the bright new world "over the rainbow." It expresses the childlike faith that Heaven will magically "open a door" to a place where "troubles melt like lemon-drops". Along with Irving Berlin's "White Christmas", the song was adopted by the American troops in Europe in World War II as a symbol of the United States, the faraway land that, after long years of war, seemed like a dream beyond the rainbow. Modern listeners may be unaware that the song had an introductory stanza, as this was not sung in the film by Garland. The song has come to epitomize the gesture of the rising octave, which makes its opening so distinctive. Sight-singing instructors and other musicians use the song as an example and a reference point for hearing the interval Lyrics: The song is often referred to as Somewhere Over The Rainbow, however the actual title of the song is simply, Over The Rainbow. Somewhere over the rainbow way up high There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true One day I'll wish upon a star And wake up where the clouds are far behind me Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly Birds fly over the rainbow Why oh why can't I Da qualche parte oltre l'arcobaleno, in alto lassù, c'è una terra di cui sentii parlare una volta in una ninna nanna... Da qualche parte oltre l'arcobaleno i cieli sono blu, e i sogni che si fanno diventano davvero realtà... Un giorno esprimerò un desiderio su una stella e mi sveglierò dove le nuvole sono lontane dietro di me, dove i problemi si sciolgono come gocce di limone sulle cime dei camini... E' lì che mi troverete. Da qualche parte oltre l'arcobaleno gli uccelli blu volano, gli uccelli volano oltre l'arcobaleno, allora perchè? Perchè io non posso?