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John Graves, who wrote it in the Cumbrian dialect, tinkered with the words over the years and several versions are known.George Coward, a Carlisle bookseller who wrote under the pseudonym Sidney Gilpin, rewrote the lyrics with Graves' approval, translating them from their original broad Cumberland dialect to Anglian; and in 1866, he published them in the book, Songs and Ballads of Cumberland.
"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. [1] It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland [2] in her starring role as Dorothy Gale.
The music and lyrics, as well as the singing, belong to Shelley. [11] The song uses the verse-chorus formal pattern and is in the key of E major. Both the verse and the chorus start with C♯ minor chords (sixth degree in E major, and relative minor key of E major), which "give [the song] a distinctly downbeat, edgy feel."
Grace Avery VanderWaal [2] (born January 15, 2004) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and actress. [3] She is known for her distinctive voice and has often accompanied herself on the ukulele.
The song is characterized by a signature pattern played on a ukulele, [4] that follows a basic E 5 – B – C#m – A (I 5 – V – vi – IV) progression in the verse, tag and bridge, switching to an A – B – E 5 – B (IV – V – I 5 – V) progression in the chorus. The song's chord structure is arranged in an A B A B A B A form.
Mighty Uke follows the history of the ukulele's popularity from its earliest days in the court of Hawaiian King David Kalākaua through the ‘lost’ years, then its first revival on early radio and the stages of vaudeville; then through several decades in the shadows again as jazz flourished until the days of early television and revival again with stars such as Arthur Godfrey.
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The lyrics convey the love felt by two people separated by vast distances, but comforted by the belief that their love will eventually reunite them. In the context of the film, the fictional brother-and-sister characters Fievel and Tanya Mousekewitz sing the song, while the love they share is described as fraternal.