Her Voice
Alan Menken Lyrics


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Where did she go?
Where can she be?
When will she come again
Calling to me?
Calling to me...
Calling to me...

Somewhere there's a girl
Who's like the shimmer of the wind upon the water
Somewhere there's a girl
Who's like the glimmer of the sunlight on the sea
Somewhere there's a girl
Who's like a swell of endless music
Somewhere she is singing
And her song is meant for me

And her voice
It's sweet as angels sighing
And her voice
It's warm as summer sky
And that sound
It haunts my dreams
And spins me 'round
Until it seems
I'm flying...

Her voice

I can sense her laughter
In the ripple of the waves against the shoreline
I can see her smiling
In the moonlight as it settles on the sand
I can feel her waiting
Just beyond the pale horizon
Singing out a melody too lovely to withstand

And her voice
It's there as dusk is falling
And her voice
It's there as dawn steals by
Pure and bright, it's always near
All day, all night
And still I hear it calling...
Her voice

Strange as a dream...
Real as the sea...
If you can hear me now




Come set me free...
Come set me free!

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Her Voice" by Alan Menken are filled with longing and anticipation for an elusive girl who is calling out to the singer. The singer wonders where she has gone and when she will return, painting a picture of a girl who is like the shimmer and glimmer of the wind and sunlight on the water, as well as the swell of endless music. The girl's song is meant for the singer, and her voice is sweet as angels sighing and warm as the summer sky.


The singer can sense the girl's laughter in the ripple of the waves and see her smiling in the moonlight on the sand. He can feel her waiting just beyond the horizon, singing a melody too lovely to withstand. Her voice is there as dusk is falling and dawn is stealing by, always near, and calling out to the singer. The lyrics are a meditation on the power of music and the emotions it can evoke, as well as the longing and yearning that can be present in love and desire.


Line by Line Meaning

Where did she go?
I wonder where she went.


Where can she be?
I'm not sure where she is.


When will she come again Calling to me?
I hope she'll come back soon and sing to me again.


Somewhere there's a girl Who's like the shimmer of the wind upon the water
There's a girl out there who's as graceful and beautiful as the wind on the water surface.


Somewhere there's a girl Who's like the glimmer of the sunlight on the sea
There's a girl who's as radiant as the sun shining on the sea somewhere.


Somewhere there's a girl Who's like a swell of endless music
There's a girl out there who's like an endless melody.


Somewhere she is singing And her song is meant for me
She's singing somewhere, and I feel like her song is intended for me.


And her voice It's sweet as angels sighing
Her voice is as sweet as the sound of angels sighing.


And her voice It's warm as summer sky
Her voice is as warm as the summer sky.


And that sound It haunts my dreams
Her voice is so beautiful that it keeps appearing in my dreams.


And spins me 'round Until it seems I'm flying...
Her voice is so enthralling that it feels like I'm flying when I hear it.


I can sense her laughter In the ripple of the waves against the shoreline
I can feel her happiness resonating in the ways the waves crash against the shore.


I can see her smiling In the moonlight as it settles on the sand
I can imagine her smiling in the moonlight as it reflects off the sand.


I can feel her waiting Just beyond the pale horizon
It seems like she's waiting somewhere just beyond the horizon.


Singing out a melody too lovely to withstand
She's singing a melody that's so beautiful it's hard to resist.


And her voice It's there as dusk is falling
Even as night falls, her voice remains as captivating as ever.


And her voice It's there as dawn steals by
Even as the sun rises, her voice remains present in my mind.


Pure and bright, it's always near All day, all night And still I hear it calling...
Her voice has a pure, luminous quality that's constantly on my mind, day and night.


Strange as a dream... Real as the sea...
It feels surreal to think about her voice, but it's a real and powerful force like the ocean.


If you can hear me now Come set me free...
If she can hear his thoughts, he's asking her to free him from his captivation with her voice.


Come set me free!
He wants to break free from the spell that her voice has cast on him.




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Elliott


on God Bless us Everyone

"Til now once he comes how happy!" is wrong. The correct lyrics are "Til the world becomes a family."

Elliott


on God Bless us Everyone

"Let us LOVE til we die." Not "Let us HAVE til we die."

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