Beautiful Dreamer
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- This article is about the song. For the anime film, see Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer.
For the 2006 film, see Beautiful Dreamer (film).
"Beautiful Dreamer" is a popular American song, the last known song written by Stephen Foster. It was published posthumously in 1864, the year Foster died.[1]
Recordings include:
- Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter & his Orchestra
- Decca 3118 (matrix DLA 1967-B)
- Recorded Los Angeles March 22, 1940
- Steve Conway with Jack Byfield & his Orchestra
- Columbia(England) FB3233 (matrix CA 20117-1)
- Released August 1946
- Thomas Hampson with Jay Ungar (mandolin), David Alpher (piano), and Molly Mason (guitar)
- EMI Classics 41645
- Released November 8, 2005
- US Army Chorus
- A Capella and Otherwise
- Released April 20, 2006
An instrumental of the song appears prominently as theme music during Eddie Lawrence's comedy routine "The Old Philosopher".
The song is also referenced by film composer Danny Elfman in the 1989 score for the motion picture Batman (directed by Tim Burton). The use of the music seems to be a somewhat ironic take on the character of the Joker's infatuation for the female lead, Vicki Vale.
[edit] Lyrics
Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me,
Starlight and dewdrops are waiting for thee;
Sounds of the rude world, heard in the day,
Lull'd by the moonlight have all pass'd away!
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song,
List while I woo thee with soft melody;
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, out on the sea
Mermaids are chanting the wild lorelie;
Over the streamlet vapors are borne,
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn.
Beautiful dreamer, beam on my heart,
E'en as the morn on the streamlet and sea;
Then will all clouds of sorrow depart,
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
