From the 1992 Disney movie Aladdin, this piece is a favorite for the prelude music prior to a wedding ceremony or as background music for a reception or private party. It received the award "Best Original Song" at both the Academy Awards and Golden Globes and "Song of the Year" at the Grammy Awards.
This piece can be played on pedal or lever harp.
The harp and flute duet version below was recorded live at a wedding reception.
Harp & Flute Duet
Lyrics
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, Princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?
I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways, and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you
Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world!
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
A whole new world!
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment, red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me
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