Dites-moi

Lyrics By Oscar Hammerstein II Music By Richard Rodgers

At the opening of the show, two Polynesian children sing a playful tune on the patio of a beautiful estate owned by local Frenchman Emile de Becque.

Dites-moi
Pourquoi
La vie est belle?

Dites-moi
Pourquoi
La vie est gai?

Dites-moi
Pourquoi,
Chère mad’moiselle,

Est-ce que
Parce que
Vous m’aimez?

English adaptation:

Tell me why
The sky
Is filled with music.

Tell me why
We fly
On clouds above.

Can it be
That we
Can fly to music

Just because,
Just because
We’re in love?

SOUTH PACIFIC