www.leasalonga.com
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 Midler’s 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 “Outstanding Performance by an Leading Actress in a Musical,” 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, They’re 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 Hammersteins’s 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 she’ll embark on a 39-week tour of Asia and the Philippines starring in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
A bona fide “Disney Princess”, Salonga can be heard on screen as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney’s blockbuster smash Aladdin. In a recent article in Southwest Magazine entitled the “50 Greatest Movie Soundtracks,” Aladdin was ranked #17 with specific note made of Miss Salonga’s version of “A Whole New World.” 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 CD’s including Lea Salonga, Lea…In Love, By Heart, Songs from the Screen, Songs From Home, Lea…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.
Sun And Moon
Lea Salonga Lyrics
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Joined by the gods of fortune
Midnight and high noon
Sharing the sky
We have been blessed, you and i
You are here like a mystery
I'm from a world that's so different
How in the light of one night
Did we come so far?
Outside day starts to dawn
Your moon still floats on high
The birds awake
The stars shine too
My hands still shake
I reach for you
And we meet in the sky!
You are sunlight and i moon
Joined here
Bright'ning the sky
With the flame
Of love
Made of
Sunlight
Moonlight
Tomorrow will be the full moon
I can bring friends to bless our room
With paper unicorns and perfume
If you want me to
Unicorns? sure
The song "Sun And Moon" by Lea Salonga is from the musical "Miss Saigon" and is a duet between the two main characters, Kim and Chris. The lyrics serve to highlight the stark differences between the two characters and how, despite their opposite lives, they are drawn to each other in a way that transcends their differences.
The verse "You are here like a mystery, I'm from a world that's so different from all that you are" speaks to the cultural and societal differences between Kim, a young Vietnamese woman, and Chris, a white American soldier. They come from different worlds, yet they find themselves drawn to each other in a way that defies logical explanation. The lines "How in the light of one night did we come so far?" show how quickly their relationship has progressed, despite the many barriers they face.
The chorus "You are sunlight and I moon, joined together by the gods of fortune, sharing the sky, we have been blessed, you and I" is a beautifully poetic way of saying that they complement each other perfectly, like two halves of a whole. The contrasting imagery of sunlight and moonlight serves to emphasize the differences between the two characters, while also showing how they complement each other. The last lines, "Brightening the sky with the flame of love, made of sunlight, moonlight" speak to the passionate and intense nature of their love, and how it shines brightly in the midst of their individual darknesses.
Line by Line Meaning
You are sunlight and i moon
You and I are two opposing forces, like the sun and the moon.
Joined by the gods of fortune
It is fate that has brought us together.
Midnight and high noon
We are as different as midnight and noon, but exist in harmony.
Sharing the sky
We exist together in the same space, just as the sun and moon share the sky.
We have been blessed, you and i
Our relationship is a spiritual blessing.
You are here like a mystery
You are an enigma to me, an unfamiliar and intriguing presence.
I'm from a world that's so different
Our experiences and backgrounds are vastly different.
From all that you are
You possess qualities that I do not, and vice versa.
How in the light of one night
Despite our differences, we have developed a deep connection in a short amount of time.
Did we come so far?
Our relationship has progressed more than either of us could have anticipated.
Outside day starts to dawn
Morning is approaching.
Your moon still floats on high
The moon, representing me, is still present in the sky, undiminished despite the approaching dawn.
The birds awake
Nature is beginning to stir.
The stars shine too
The night sky still possesses some shimmering remnants of its former beauty.
My hands still shake
I am nervous and filled with anticipation.
I reach for you
I am taking a leap of faith and reaching out for your love.
And we meet in the sky!
We will come together in a beautiful, harmonious union.
Bright'ning the sky
Together, our love illuminates the world around us.
With the flame
Our love burns brightly, refusing to be extinguished.
Of love
Our relationship is founded upon and sustained by love.
Made of
Our love is composed of equal parts of sunlight and moonlight.
Tomorrow will be the full moon
Our relationship is poised to reach a new level of intensity and closeness, like a full moon.
I can bring friends to bless our room
I want our love to be celebrated and affirmed by others as well.
With paper unicorns and perfume
I want to create an atmosphere of whimsy and romance, using paper unicorns and perfume to set the mood.
Unicorns? sure
You are open to and accepting of my quirks and whimsies, which is one of the many reasons I love you.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALAIN ALBERT BOUBLIL, CLAUDE MICHEL SCHONBERG, RICHARD E. MALTBY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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[KIM]
You are sunlight and I moon
Joined by the gods of fortune
Midnight and high noon
Sharing the sky
We have been blessed, you and I
[CHRIS]
You are here like a mystery
I'm from a world that's so different
From all that you are
How in the light of one night
Did we come so far?
[KIM]
Outside day starts to dawn
[CHRIS]
Your moon still floats on high
[KIM]
The birds awake
[CHRIS]
The stars shine too
[KIM]
My hands still shake
[CHRIS]
I reach for you
[BOTH]
And we meet in the sky!
[KIM]
You are sunlight and I moon
Joined here
Bright'ning the sky
With the flame
Of love
[BOTH]
Made of
Sunlight
Moonlight
[KIM]
Tomorrow will be the full moon
I can bring friends to bless our room
With paper unicorns and perfume
If you want me to
[CHRIS]
Unicorns? sure. . .
@allforbts3711
you know their acting is effective when you feel like you're third wheeling
@YanRodrigo
Right??!! HAHA
@treetorchavez8098
Hhaha
@fayeyumang8017
Literally can't look at them for too long. Feels like I'm intruding on a romantic moment
@budini_7926
Soaring, tumbling, third wheeling ❤️😂
@rio-gj6fk
I know right? 😂
@meganleia
idk how actors can do these kinds of scenes without falling in love with each other.... i end up having a crush on anyone who says 2 words to me
@katrinabonganay4235
Same
@cathaaaa7236
Haha...thats funny. But not me. Lol
@_piklefarkles971
this comment is so underrated 😂😂😂