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Her new comeback International cd "The Journey So Far" is now available in iTunes and will drop in stores August 9, 2011.
On November 7, 2005 she sold out Carnegie Hall in an all new show directed by Richard Jay-Alexander (Bette Midlerβs Kiss My Brass tour; Barbra Streisand Timeless Farewell tour) and, just prior to that, launched her first major U.S. city concert tour with performances in San Francisco, Atlantic City, Honolulu, Maui, Chicago, Norfolk, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, grossing over one million dollars in ticket sales.
Salonga gained international stardom for her award-winning lead role as Kim on Broadway in the 1991 production of Miss Saigon. She not only won a Tony Award for βOutstanding Performance by an Leading Actress in a Musical,β but also the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Laurence Olivier Award (in London where Miss Saigon originated). Her vast array of theater credits also include Les Miserables as Eponine, the Witch in Into The Woods, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, The Goodbye Girl, Theyβre Playing Our Song, Grease, The Fantasticks, Paper Moon, The Bad Seed, The Sound of Music and Annie.
In Fall 2002, Salonga made another splash on Broadway starring in the hit revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammersteinsβs Flower Drum Song, with a re-imagined book by David Henry Hwang, earning her another Tony nomination as Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical.
In March 2007, Lea returned to Broadway to star as Fantine in the 2006 revival of Les Miserables and in July 08 sheβll embark on a 39-week tour of Asia and the Philippines starring in Rodgers and Hammersteinβs Cinderella.
A bona fide βDisney Princessβ, Salonga can be heard on screen as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disneyβs blockbuster smash Aladdin. In a recent article in Southwest Magazine entitled the β50 Greatest Movie Soundtracks,β Aladdin was ranked #17 with specific note made of Miss Salongaβs version of βA Whole New World.β She is also the singing voice of Mulan in Mulan and Mulan 2.
She can be heard on the original cast recordings of Miss Saigon, Flower Drum Song (Broadway Revival), The King and I (with Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley), The Nutcracker, Hey, Mr. Producer! and the Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert. Lea has recorded over a dozen solo CDβs including Lea Salonga, Leaβ¦In Love, By Heart, Songs from the Screen, Songs From Home, Leaβ¦Live!, Lea Salonga: The Broadway Concert and, most recently Inspired.
Salonga has also made several notable appearances on such television shows as ER, As The World Turns, Hey, Mr. Producer and Russell Watson: The Voice for PBS and the PBS special Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert.
Lea is originally from the Philippines and she currently maintains residences in New York, Los Angeles and Manila. Her proudest production to date is her daughter Nicole, born in May 06.
Mama
Lea Salonga Lyrics
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Mama, those happy days when you were here to guide me
Safe in the flow of your love
Sent from the heavens above
No one can ever replace
The warmth of your tender embrace
[Chorus]
Until the days that we`re together once more
I live in this memory
Until the days that we`re together once more
Safe in the flow of your love
Sent from the heavens above
No one can ever replace
The warmth of your tender embrace
[Chorus]
Oh, mama
Once more
"Mama" is a touching ballad by Lea Salonga that resonates with anyone who has lost someone they deeply cherished. The lyrics are a tribute to a mother who has passed, reminiscing about the good times when she was alive and the comfort and guidance she provided. The lines 'Mama, I miss the days when you were here beside me/Mama, those happy days when you were here to guide me' highlight the nostalgic yearning to be reunited with the loved one. The song's powerful message is that a mother's love is an irreplaceable gift that continues to nurture long after she is gone.
The chorus "Until the days that we're together once more/I live in this memory" encapsulates the idea that the singer finds solace in the memories of her mother, hoping to meet her again someday. The lines "Safe in the flow of your love/Sent from the heavens above" bring to mind the idea that the mother is still present in the form of her love even though she is physically gone. Salonga's emotional delivery and the soft and gentle melody of "Mama" make it a poignant and heart-wrenching tribute to a mother's love that many listeners can relate to.
Line by Line Meaning
Mama, I miss the days when you were here beside me
I feel a deep sense of longing for the time when you were with me, mama.
Mama, those happy days when you were here to guide me
I remember the days when you were here to guide me, mama, and those days were filled with happiness.
Safe in the flow of your love
Your love gave me a sense of safety and comfort, mama, and I wish to experience it once again.
Sent from the heavens above
I believe that your love was a gift from the heavens above, mama, and I am grateful for it.
No one can ever replace
The love and care that you provided me, mama, and that love is irreplaceable.
The warmth of your tender embrace
The comforting and loving embrace that you gave me, mama, provided me with a warm feeling that I deeply miss.
Oh, mama
I am addressing you, mama, with a nostalgic and longing tone.
Until the days that we`re together once more
I will hold on to the memories of us being together, mama, until we can be reunited again.
I live in this memory
The memories that I have with you, mama, are a big part of my life and I cherish them dearly.
Once more
I long to be reunited with you, mama, and to experience your love and guidance once again.
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Harold Barlow, Cesare Bixio, Bixio Cherubini
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Hubby Ko
"Mama"
Mama, I miss the days when you were here beside me
Mama, those happy days when you were here to guide me
Safe in the flow of your love
Sent from the heavens above
No one can ever replace
The warmth of your tender embrace
[Refrain:]
Oh, mama
Until the days that we're together once more
I live in this memory
Until the days that we're together once more
Safe in the flow of your love
Sent from the heavens above
No one can ever replace
The warmth of your tender embrace
[repeat refrain]
Oh, mama
Once more...
Lilia Esteban
I am now 72 years Old and yet I still miss my Nanay so much at times, especially if I recall all the cares and love she gave me. I am who I am because of her. I miss you soooo much Nanay, if I could only bring back the hands of time so we could be together once more! The song gives me overflowing tears especially if I remember and think of my 3 children who already have their own way of living life! I just can't help but bring back in my memories the cares and love I devoted to them unconditionally and the sacrifices I underwent just to give them comfort in life! Children please show your, respect, love and care to your parents while they are still alive! No amount of tears could repay the regrets that you would have when they are gone! Tears from Mother's eyes because of so much hurt from you can never be replaced by your tears of regrets when they are gone!
JustSachie
My dad loved to sing this whenever he misses his mom. Now I know why he cried so hard everytime he sang this. The pain is just unbearable. I miss you Mama. Your absence represents a wound that I doubt overcome.
Wndfl Crtch
My mom went abroad when I was Grade 3. I learned this song when I turned Grade 5 and that was also the last time I heard this song. So many years had passed, now I'm trying to search this song with the few lines I stored in my memory and now I found this!!! I'm now 3rd year college student and I will always miss my mom. MAMA, I know it's no longer possible for us to be together and cherish as of those days with you since you have a family of your own there but I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU! <3 <3
education my mentor
I really really love this song so much.. Hindi nakakasawang pakinggan.. :-) thumbs up Ms.. Lea salonga π
I dedicate this song to all the mothers out their who didn't give up for their child, a mother who sacrifices everything just to give their child a happiness
Bella Buniel
So heartwarming rendition. I doubt if I can sing this without crying
Hubby Ko
"Mama"
Mama, I miss the days when you were here beside me
Mama, those happy days when you were here to guide me
Safe in the flow of your love
Sent from the heavens above
No one can ever replace
The warmth of your tender embrace
[Refrain:]
Oh, mama
Until the days that we're together once more
I live in this memory
Until the days that we're together once more
Safe in the flow of your love
Sent from the heavens above
No one can ever replace
The warmth of your tender embrace
[repeat refrain]
Oh, mama
Once more...
Gevielyn Lumbag
My grandmother died last September 26 and it was her wish to use this song at her funeral. Now I am studying this to sing it for her.
Joe Ramos
Just lost my Mother. I used to sing this song when I was 8 years old.
jose almario
For truckload of flowers and tears falling from your eyes are nothing when your Mama/Papa is inside a casket. Now is the time to say I LOVE YOU.
Moriah Gallardo
My Lola used to sing this to me to sleep. She passed 2 years ago. Still canβt get over it. Iβve searched for this song for years. I remember when I heard the news. I was crying in the car while 2 people were watching me. I didnβt even get to see her. I want tell her that I love her sooo sooo much and I miss her. I remember the times she took me out for fries, or make me paper dolls, and comfort me when Iβm sad. I remember the time she put money under my pillow when I lost my tooth. I remember the time she gave my a necklace and a pair of earrings. I remember her telling me stories of her childhood I wish she never had to experience. I remember the last time I saw her. We were leaving to go to my other grandparents. Then she was feeling sick already and was about to go to the hospital. She sat me down and asked me: βdo you love me?β and I was confused so I said: of course I love you. Then we left. We spent the night at my grandparentβs house and my mom told me she was just revived early morning and we got to go. While going there, my cousin called to say the most terrible and devastating news Iβve ever received in my life. After school the next day, went to her room and went through her stuff. Most of them I remember and a lot were from me. She really took care of me. She was the only one Iβve opened up to, the closest Iβve been with. Iβm sure sheβs in heaven now... I hope sheβs happy and watching over me. I want my parents to know but at the same time, Iβm scared to admit it. I have kept a box that reminds me of her. and to think that I donβt have a picture with her. Only one, when I was baptized. I hope others donβt go through the same struggles Iβve been through, trying the overcome and forget the bad times.