Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Blixa Bargeld Lyrics

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There is a place that exists above the visible sky.

There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
The singer heard about this hidden land in a soothing song before.

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
The sky over the mentioned concealed land appears to be azure in hue.

And the dreams that you dare to dream, Really do come true.
The aspirations one has in that far-off land can eventually become a reality.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
The singer is waiting for the perfect moment when he can cast a hopeful wish on a star.

And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
He envisions himself waking up in that land where clouds will be a distant sight.

Where troubles melt like lemon drops, High above the chimney tops, That's where you'll find me.
The singer wants to escape to this place where problems disappear like dissolving drops of lemon and he will be found above tall chimneys.

Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
The blue-feathered winged creatures roam about in the promised land.

Birds fly over the rainbow
The expanse of the sky above the land does not limit the flight of the birds.

Why then, oh why can't I?
The singer ponders as to how the birds can soar high over the land while he cannot.

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
The singer considers that if even the small birds can fly higher than that land, they must be very content.

Why, oh why can't I?
He reflects on why he is prevented from reaching that idyllic place.

Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
The singer reiterates that the image of the concealed land is imprinted in his mind's eye.

There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
He reminds us that he heard of this land only in a calming and soothing tune once.

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
He reiterates that the sky in that mystical land is blue.

And the dreams that you dare to dream, Really do come true.
He reminds us that any wish or aspiration can become a reality in that idealistic land.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
The singer affirms that he is determined to wait patiently for the right moment to make a wish on a star.

And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
He proclaims that he will find himself in that land when he is free from any distractions or hindrances.

Where troubles melt like lemon drops, High above the chimney tops, That's where you'll find me.
He declares that his entire being will be in that land he dreams about, where he will be present above the skyscrapers, and his problems won't exist unlike melting lemon drops.

Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
The wings of blue birds can be seen flying high above the land.

Birds fly over the rainbow
The skies above the paradise land are teeming with flight of birds.

Why then, oh why can't I?
The singer's frustration that he can't be in that heaven-like land is echoed again.

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
He ponders over the joyfulness of the birds who fly above the natural limit of a rainbow, foreshadowing something unattainable by him.

Why, oh why can't I?
The singer repeats his morose question as to what stops him from reaching that world.