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"Bali Ha'i", also spelled "Bali Hai", is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. The name refers to a mystical island, visible on the horizon but not reachable, and was originally inspired by the sight of Ambae island from neighboring Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu, where author James Michener was stationed in World ...
The unmistakable profile of Bali Hai, or Makana Mountain on Kauai’s north shore is where the last sunset in the United States takes place each evening. The name Bali Hai comes from the movie South Pacific in which the pyramid-shaped Makana represented a mystical distant island by that name.
Bali Hai, also known as the Makana Mountain, is a part of a National Tropical Botanical Garden at the beginning of the Na Pali Coast on the north shore of Kauai. The Hawaiian name for this pyramid-shaped mountain peak is Makana or Mount Makana, which means a reward or “gift from heaven” in the Hawaiian language.
3 maj 2024 · Bali Ha’i is a popular song from the Broadway musical, South Pacific, which premiered in 1949. The song was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, two of the most prominent figures in musical theatre during the mid-20th century.
3 sie 2018 · Muriel Smith (dubbing Juanita Hall) sings "Bali Ha'i" from the 1958 film of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC.
19 cze 2024 · “Bali Ha’i” is a beautiful and captivating song from the musical ‘South Pacific,’ with the unforgettable vocals of Juanita Hall. Released in 1949 as part of the Original Broadway Cast Recording, the song continues to resonate with its listeners as it captures the essence of longing and escapism.
It is from Espiritu Santo that Marine Lt. Joe Cable sails across to the small island of Bali Ha’i and meets the beautiful Tonkinese (north Vietnamese) girl Liat, daughter of the famous, betel-nut-chewing “Bloody Mary.” Clearly, the fictional Bali Ha’i would be very close to the real Espiritu Santo.
