BLUEBIRD OF HAPPINESS
JAN PEERCE
SONGWRITERS: SANDOR HARMATI; EDWARD HEYMAN & HARRYPARR-DAVIES
COUNTRY:
u.s.a.
ALBUM:
bluebird of happiness
LABEL:
rca victor red seal
GENRE:
ópera
YEAR: 1948
Jan
Peerce (June 3, 1904 – December 15, 1984) was an American operatic tenor. Peerce
was an accomplished performer on the operatic and Broadway concert stages, in solo recitals,
and as a recording artist. He is the father of film director Larry Peerce.
He was Jewish.
"Bluebird
of Happiness" is a song composed in 1934 by Sandor Harmati,
with words by Edward Heyman and additional lyrics by Harry
Parr-Davies.
Harmati
wrote the song for his friend, the tenor Jan Peerce,
the leading singer at Radio
City Music Hall. Peerce recorded it three times:
in 1936, under the name Paul Robinson, with the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra
conducted by Ernö Rapée;
on 7 June 1945, under his own name, with the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra conducted
by Sylvan Levin;
and in 1958 (the Las Vegas version) with Joe Reisman and his Orchestra. Each version included slight
variations in the spoken recitative, which was accompanied by Boldi's
"Chanson Bohemienne", rather than Harmati's music.
The 1945
recording became a worldwide hit for Peerce, outselling all his many operatic
recordings, and becoming second only to Enrico
Caruso's recording of George M. Cohan's
"Over There"
among the best-selling records made by opera and concert singers. The 1958
version was the one Peerce used in later live performances.
There was
also a popular 1948 record by Art Mooney and his Orchestra. Other singers have covered the song, but it remains Jan
Peerce's signature tune and is firmly associated with him.
The beggar man and the mighty king
Are only different in name
For they are treated just the same by Fate.
Today a smile and tomorrow a tear
We're never sure what's in store
So learn your lesson before it is too late.
So be like I
Hold your head up high
Till you find the blue bird of happiness.
You will find
Greater peace of mind
Knowing there's a bluebird of happiness.
And when she sings to you
Though you're deep in blue
You will see a ray of light creep through.
And so, remember this
Life is no abyss
Somewhere there's abluebird of happiness.
The poet with his pen
The peasant with his plow
It makes no difference who you are
It's all the same somehow.
The king upon his throne
The jester at his feet
The artist, the actress
The man on the street.
It's a life of smiles
And a life of tears
It's a life of hope
And a life offears.
A blindingtorrent of rain
And a brilliant burst of sun,
A biting, tearing pain
And bubbling, sparkling fun.
And no matter what you have
Don't envythose you meet,
It's all the same, it's in the game
The bitter and the sweet.
And if things don't look so cheerful
Just show a little fight,
For every bit of darkness
There's a little bit of light.
For every bit of hatred
There's a little bit of love.
For every cloudy morning
There's a midnight moon above.
So don't you forget
You must search
Till you find thebluebird.
You will find peace
And contentment forever
If you will . . .
Be like I
Hold your head up high
Till you find thebluebird of happiness.
You will find
Greater peace of mind
Knowing there's a bluebird of happiness.
And when she sings to you
Though you're deep in blue
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You will see a ray of light creep through.
And so remember this
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Somewhere there's abluebird of happiness.
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