Some Enchanted Evening
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This article is about the song. For other uses, see Some Enchanted Evening (disambiguation).
"Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. It has been described as "the single biggest popular hit to come out of any Rodgers and Hammerstein show."[1] Andrew Lloyd Webber describes it as the "greatest song ever written for a musical".[2]
Quick Facts Song, from the album South Pacific ...
"Some Enchanted Evening" | |
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from the album South Pacific | |
Published | 1949 |
Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
Lyricist(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II |
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The song is a three-verse solo for the leading male character, Emile, in which he describes first seeing a stranger, knowing that he will see her again, and dreaming of her laughter. He sings that when you find your "true love", you must "fly to her side, and make her your own, / Or all through your life you may dream all alone."