Bali Ha'i

E66312
show tune song

Bali Ha'i is a popular song from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "South Pacific," known for its dreamy, exotic atmosphere and central role in the show's narrative.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Bali Ha'i canonical 6
"Bali Ha'i" 2
Bali Ha'i (popular song) 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Bloody Mary ⓘ
basedOnWork Tales of the South Pacific ⓘ
surface form: James A. Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific
composer Richard Rodgers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describedAs dreamy ⓘ
exotic ⓘ
featuredInFilm 1958 film adaptation of South Pacific ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1949 ⓘ
fromMusical South Pacific ⓘ
genre musical theatre song ⓘ
show tune ⓘ
hasAlternateSpelling Bali Hai ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation South Pacific setting in World War II ⓘ
hasInstrumentation orchestra ⓘ
hasKey varies by production ⓘ
hasLyricist Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
hasMelodicStyle slow ballad ⓘ
hasMusical Richard Rodgers ⓘ
hasPopularity widely recorded standard from South Pacific ⓘ
hasRoleInNarrative central song in South Pacific ⓘ
hasTheme longing for an unattainable paradise ⓘ
romantic escapism ⓘ
hasTimePeriodOfSetting World War II ⓘ
hasVocalType mezzo-soprano or contralto lead ⓘ
inspiredBy island of Ambae in Vanuatu ⓘ
introducedIn South Pacific (stage production) ⓘ
surface form: Broadway production of South Pacific
isStandardIn American musical theatre repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ
notableRecordingBy Ezio Pinza ⓘ
Frank Sinatra ⓘ
Juanita Hall ⓘ
Perry Como ⓘ
originalMedium stage musical ⓘ
partOfWork South Pacific ⓘ
publicationYear 1949 ⓘ
publisher Williamson Music ⓘ
settingInFiction mystical island near a World War II military base ⓘ
titleRefersTo fictional island Bali Ha'i ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bali Ha'i (song)
Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bali Ha'i (standard)
Richard Rodgers → notableWork → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bali Ha'i (popular song)
Theme from "Bali Ha'i" (revised) → basedOn → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Bali Ha'i"
Theme from "Bali Ha'i" (revised) → sourceSong → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Bali Ha'i"
South Pacific (1958 film) → notableSong → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
South Pacific (stage production) → notableSong → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
South Pacific (1999 film) → featuresSong → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
Bloody Mary → associatedWithLocation → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
island of Ambae in Vanuatu → inspired → Bali Ha'i ⓘ
subject surface form: Ambae