BAIA
(Ary Barroso (m) Ray Gilbert (l) )

as recorded by Jane Morgan
with orchestra conducted by Frank Hunter
1959


Ohhhhhhhh, Baia!
When twilight is deep in the sky, Baia,
Someone that I long to see
Keeps haunting my reverie,
And so the loneliness deep in my heart
Calls to you, calls to you!

I live in the memory of many dreams ago,
When the stars were bright and you were mine alone.
My love for you cannot die,
Though the oceans run dry,
Or heavens fall from the sky now you're gone!

Baia, can you hear my lonely call?
Carrena, make my life complete again!
How I pray for the day when I'll see your smile,
Then my heart will breathe again!

Someone that I long to see
Keeps haunting my reverie,
And so the loneliness deep in my heart
Calls to you, calls to you!

Ohhhhh Baia!
Ohhhhh Baia!
Ohhhhh Baia...




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - June 2021)