I Have Dreamed

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"I Have Dreamed" is a romantic song from the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The King and I," known for its lush melody and intimate, dreamlike lyrics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf show tune
song
associatedWithCharacter Lun Tha
Tuptim and Lun Tha
surface form: Tuptim
basedOnWork Anna and the King of Siam
belongsToTradition American musical theatre
broadwayOpeningYear 1951
composer Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
Richard Rodgers NERFINISHED
describedAs dreamlike lyrics
lush melody
firstPerformanceYear 1951
genre romantic song
show tune
hasLyricalTheme dreams
intimacy
romantic love
hasMusicalStyle ballad
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Andy Williams
Barbra Streisand
Billy Eckstine
Brynn Terfel
Doris Day
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Gordon MacRae
Johnny Mathis
Julie Andrews
Kiri Te Kanawa
Mario Lanza
Matt Monro
Sarah Brightman
The Lettermen
Tony Bennett
includedIn The King and I
surface form: The King and I (film adaptations)
introducedIn original Broadway production of The King and I
language English
lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
musical The King and I
partOfWork The King and I
performanceType duet
publicationYear 1951
typicalInstrumentation orchestra
piano accompaniment
typicalVocalRange soprano
tenor
usedAs standard in romantic repertoire

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this entity surface form: "I Have Dreamed"
this entity surface form: "I Have Dreamed" from The King and I
this entity surface form: "I Have Dreamed"
this entity surface form: "I Have Dreamed"
The King and I notableSong I Have Dreamed
Richard Rodgers notableWork I Have Dreamed