A. Karen Blixen and Denys Finch Hatton dance to a traditional favorite, popular in the nineteen-twenties:
LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY
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By J. Keirn Brennan and Ernest R. Ball
WITH SOMEONE LIKE YOU,
A PAL SO GOOD AND TRUE,
I'D LIKE TO LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND AND GO AND FIND
SOME PLACE THAT'S KNOWN TO GOD ALONE,
JUST A SPOT TO CALL OUR OWN.
WE'LL FIND PERFECT PEACE
WHERE JOYS NEVER CEASE
OUT THERE BENEATH THE KINDLY SKY.
WE'LL BUILD A SWEET LITTLE NEST,
SOMEWHERE IN THE WEST
AND LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY.
(with someone like you,
A pal so good and true,
I'd like to leave it all behind and go and find)
SOME PLACE THAT'S KNOWN TO GOD ALONE,
JUST A SPOT TO CALL OUR OWN.
WE'LL FIND PERFECT PEACE
WHERE JOYS NEVER CEASE
OUT THERE BENEATH THE KINDLY SKY.
WE'LL BUILD A SWEET LITTLE NEST,
SOMEWHERE IN THE WEST
AND LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY.
AND LET THE REST OF THE WORLD GO BY.
The above song was released in 1920, in two versions that reached the top of the music charts:
by Elizabeth Spencer (#2) and by Lewis James and Charles Hart (#14).
The Academy Award-winning soundtrack for the film (1985)
was written by John Barry, who included the adagio from Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart's "Concerto for Clarinet and Orchesta in A major"(2nd Movement) (1791) as one of the musical themes.
Thanks to Rebecca R. for letting us know about these additional Mozart pieces that appear in the Soundtrack:
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, 3rd mvt, 'Rondo alla turca' (K. 331)
- Three divertimenti (K. 136, 137, 138)
- Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for violin & viola (K. 364)
Listen to samples of these titles on the Soundtrack at Amazon.com:
1. I Had a Farm in Africa (Main Title from Out of Africa)
2. I'm Better at Hello (Karen's Theme I)
3. Have You Got A Story For Me
4. Concerto For Clarinet and Orchestra
5. Safari Listen Listen
6. Karen's Journey - Siyawe (African Traditional)
7. Flight Over Africa
8. I Had A Compass From Denys (Karen's Theme II)
9. Alone On The Farm
10. Let the Rest of the World Go By
11. If I Know a Song of Africa (Karen's Theme III)
12. End Title (You Are Karen)
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Supported misspellings: karen blixon, karin, isaac, isak dineson, isak denison, dinison, dinisen, denesen, coolsong, donaldson
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