"Some Enchanted Evening" is a song featured in the 1958 film South Pacific with music composed by Richard Rodgers and lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. In the song, Emile de Becque (Rossano Brazzi) recalls the moment when he first saw Nellie Forbush (Mitzi Gaynor) just two weeks before and plainly expresses his love for her.
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Some enchanted evening
You may see a stranger,
You may see a stranger
Across a crowded room.
And somehow you know,
You know even then,
That somewhere you’ll see her again and again.
Some enchanted evening
Someone may be laughing,
You may hear her laughing
Across a crowded room—
And night after night,
As strange as it seems,
The sound of her laughter will sing in your dreams.
Who can explain it?
Who can tell you why?
Fools give you reasons—
Wise men never try.
Some enchanted evening,
When you find your true love,
When you feel her call you
Across a crowded room—
Then fly to her side
And make her your own,
Or all through your life you may dream all alone.
Once you have found her,
Never let her go.
Once you have found her,
Never let her go!
Emile de Becque • Nellie Forbush • Joseph Cable • Luther Billis • Bloody Mary • Liat • George Brackett • William Harbison • Rob McCaffrey • Henry • Ngana • Jerome • Stewpot
