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This song is a bonus track found only on the Japanese release of the CD :"I Dreamed A Dream," "Give Me Wings To Fly" is a pop...
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This song is a bonus track found only on the Japanese release of the CD :"I Dreamed A Dream," "Give Me Wings To Fly" is a popular Japanese song that was written back in the Seventies. Japanese fans requested Susan to record the song for the Japanese release of her CD. The first time I heard it, I thought it was the best track Susan Boyle had recorded and I'm disappointed that it wasn't included on the original CD.
As I listened to the song, I was reminded of "the flight scene" in the Spanish film "Mar Adentro" ("Out To Sea.") The English title of the film is "The Sea Inside". The movie is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem), a Spanish ship mechanic left quadriplegic after a diving accident. Sampedro fought a 28-year campaign in support of euthanasia and his right to end his own life. In one moving scene in the film, he imagines that he's able to leave his paralyzed body and fly across the country-side to join his friend Julia, whom he has been told has gone for a stroll on the beach. The two actresses in this clip portray Julia and Manuela, Ramon's sister-in-law and caregiver. The actress with the two kids portrays Rosa, a young disc jockey, who falls in love with Ramon and eventually helps him to commit suicide.
More infomation about Ramon Sampedro:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/199...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Sa...
Susan's performance begins at 03:53 but I hope the viewer will watch the entire clip. I added the subtitles myself. As for the song, I didn't have to edit a single frame of the video to make the song fit. The song dropped perfectly into place where it is.
The original clip can be seen here,
with Nessun Dorma playing throughout:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YDHaZ...
I don't know much about Susan Boyle, but I have read that she cared for her invalid mother for most of her life and fell into a depression following her mother's death. I, too, took care of my mother during the last two years of her life, and know the pain, anguish, exhaustion and depression a care-giver goes through. My mother was nearly totally blind from diabetes and she suffered several strokes which left her totally bedridden. Often times, she spoke longingly of when she was able to see well enough to do crossword puzzles and to sew, her life-long passion. Eventually though, she grew weary of this life and longed to join my father in heaven, who had passed away 12 years before. I think she would have totally understood the sentiment in this song, the longing to just fly away into the sky and leave all the sadness and pain behind.
I dedicate this video to my mother
and to all care-givers everywhere.
WINGS TO FLY
(Words by Michio Yamagami
Music by Kunihiko Murai)
Want to spread my wings and fly
Away into the sky
How I dream to be so free
No more sadness no more pain
No more anger no more hate
How I dream to have those wings and fly into the sky
If now, I could grant my wish
I'd wish to have those wings
Those wings just like the birds
That fly up in the air
So high up in the air
With feathers bright and fair
No wealth nor power can make
My heart filled with such joy
Want to spread my wings and fly
Away into the sky
How I dream to be so free
No more sadness no more pain
No more anger no more hate
How I dream to have those wings and fly into the sky
Want to spread my wings and fly
Away into the sky
How I dream to be so free
No more sadness no more pain
No more anger no more hate
How I dream to have those wings and fly into the sky
I'd fly
with those wings....
Kanon (a Japanese singer) performs the song here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUJ43r...
Lyrics: Michio Yamagami (b. 1936),
Music: Kunihiko Murai (b. 1945),
Original Singer: Akai Tori
The original title of the song is "Give Me Wings To Fly." It is a 1971 hit song from a modern folk song group 'Akai Tori (Red Bird(s). It sold more than 1,000,000 copies in three years and became one of several household songs appearing in music textbooks in schools.
The song has also been recorded by Hayley Westenra with different lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QVl6T...
Please check out my other Susan Boyle videos:
Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah7MAu...
Susan Boyle - Silent Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wousAX...
Susan Boyle - The End of the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exijn1...
Susan Boyle - How Great Thou Art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIWbRO...
Susan Boyle - Wild Horses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkrNf3...
Susan Boyle - Killing Me Softly With His Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUA4q6...
Susan Boyle - Cry Me A River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaFtjZ...
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this is treatyfive4. Thank you very much for posting that video of "The christmas shoes". My grandma died on the exact day and time that was played on Dec 26, 2006 at 4:06am. thank you so much.
Sincerely,
Treatyfive4
Have a good one.
Happy Holidays!
Sarah
xoxo