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
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Supported misspellings:
karen blixon, karin, isaac, isak dineson, isak denison, dinison,
dinisen, denesen, dinnison, dennison, dinnisen, coolsong, donaldson
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