Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Darin Lyrics


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Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailin'

Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms
I'd go sailing

It's far beyond the stars
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon

We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing

I know beyond a doubt, ah
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing

No more sailing




So long sailing
Bye bye sailing

Overall Meaning

The song "Somewhere Beyond the Sea" by Darin is a romantic ballad about a lover waiting for the singer beyond the sea. In the first verse, the singer emphasizes the distance between himself and his lover. He imagines her waiting for him on golden sands, watching the ships go sailing. His desire to be with her is so strong that he wishes he could fly high like birds and go straight into her arms. In the chorus, the singer expresses his conviction that his heart will lead him to his lover beyond the sea. He believes that they will meet again and be happy together, never having to sail away again.


The second verse of the song reinforces the idea that the singer's lover is far away, beyond the stars and near the moon. He trusts his heart to guide him to her, believing that they will rekindle their love beyond the shore, with a kiss just as before. The final chorus repeats the message that the singer's days of sailing away are over, and he sings a farewell to sailing.


"Somewhere Beyond the Sea" is a classic song that has been covered by many artists, including Bobby Darin, who made it a hit in 1959. The song was originally written by Jack Lawrence and music by Charles Trenet, with French lyrics. The English version was written by Lawrence, who kept some of the French lyrics and added new verses.


Line by Line Meaning

Somewhere beyond the sea
There is a place that I long to be, far away from here.


Somewhere waiting for me
There is someone who is waiting for me in that place.


My lover stands on golden sands
The person waiting for me is my lover, standing on a beach made of golden sand.


And watches the ships that go sailin'
As my lover waits, they watch ships sailing by, hoping that one of them will bring me to them.


If I could fly like birds on high
If only I could fly, like the birds that soar through the sky.


Then straight to her arms I'd go sailing
I would go straight to my lover, sailing through the sky to be with them.


It's far beyond the stars
The place where my lover is, is far beyond anything I can see in the sky.


It's near beyond the moon
Even though it seems far away, it's actually much closer than the moon.


I know beyond a doubt
I am certain that my heart will lead me to my lover.


My heart will lead me there soon
I am sure that I will find my way to my lover, guided by the love in my heart.


We'll meet beyond the shore
Once I reach my lover's home, we will meet on the shore of that distant land.


We'll kiss just as before
We will share a kiss, just like we have in the past.


Happy we'll be beyond the sea
Together in that far-off place, we will be happy and content.


And never again I'll go sailing
Once I am with my lover, I will never again need to sail across the sea.


No more sailing
I will no longer have to travel across the sea.


So long sailing
Farewell to the days of sailing across the sea.


Bye bye sailing
Goodbye to all the voyages I've taken across the sea.




Lyrics © RAOUL BRETON EDITIONS, BMG Rights Management
Written by: Albert Lasry, Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence

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@TriNguyen-eb2yz

For someone want 2:
Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailin'
Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms
I'd go sailing
It's far beyond the stars
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
I know beyond a doubt, ah
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again I'll go sailing
No more sailing
So long sailing
Bye bye sailing



All comments from YouTube:

@stproducciones9140

My dad watching Nemo with me in 2005: Hey, it's that song from Goodfellas
Me watching Goodfellas in 2020: Hey, it's that song from Finding Nemo

@yokaiyuji

Me scrolling through youtube: hey it's that song from the bioshock trailer

@SantosProd

@DECADE_XP me scrolling through the comments, hey it's that song from a quiet place 2 and Bioshock. Listens to beyond the sea after watching movie

@TheBigTopaz

Me watching A Quiet Place Part 2 in 2021: Hey isn’t that the song from Finding Nemo?

@n3x88

@DECADE_XP me scrolling through YouTube.
it's the song from fallout

@-El_silencio.-

I fucking love this lol, true just listening to the song brings back childhood memories

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@dr.pastrami5272

A timeless classic..

Me in particular it brings PTSD from fighting genetically enhanced drug addicts in an underwater city.

@Systemshockfan

Wonder where that’s from…

@quandeldingle1714

Watch for the big daddy

@DementiaGaming69420

Is a man not entitled to the sweat on his brow?

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