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Wikipedia article




"'" ("In My Fantasy") is a song sung in Italian based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film 'The Mission' (1986). With music by composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferra, "" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was originally released in 1998 by Sarah Brightman. It has since been covered by many artists.

Origin



"" first appeared on the Sarah Brightman album 'Eden' (1998). A music video for the song was released on Brightman's 'Diva: The Video Collection' in 2006. On the March 1999 video recording of her concert 'One Night in Eden', when introducing the song, she said:

Lyricist



In the liner notes of 'Eden', the lyricist of the song was named as "Ferra". In a review of a Sarah Brightman concert at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts on September 14, 1999, Philip Anderson wrote that "'Nella Fantasia'... was inspired by an instrumental soundtrack for the film, 'The Mission', which Sarah had begged the composer to allow her to put lyrics to". It is possible that Brightman wrote the lyrics of the song in English and they were translated into Italian by Ferra. Confusingly, the liner notes of Brightman's subsequent album 'The Very Best of 19902000' (2001), which also featured the song, state that the composers of the song were Berta Ferraud and Ennio Morricone.

Meaning

In English, the song means:

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|In my imagination I see a just world

Where all live in peace and honesty.

I dream of souls that are always free

Like clouds that soar

Full of humanity; deep in spirit.


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|In my imagination I see a bright world.

There even night is less dark.

I dream of souls that are always free,

Like clouds that soar.


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|In my imagination there is a warm wind

That breathes over the cities, like a friend.

I dream of souls that are always free,

Like clouds that soar.Translation of the Italian lyrics that are printed in the liner notes.


Notes



Category:Italian songs

Category:Ennio Morricone songs

Category:Sarah Brightman songs

Category:1998 songs

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