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Over The Rainbow
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Jul 31, 2026 updated
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Katherine Jenkins performs a rendition of the classic song 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' for the BBC's VE Day 75 commemoration. The song is a wistful, hopeful ballad about dreaming of a better place beyond the troubles of everyday life. It speaks of wishing upon a star, leaving troubles behind, and finding a land where dreams come true. While the song is not explicitly Christian, its themes of hope, longing for a better world, and the promise of a brighter future resonate with spiritual aspirations. However, it is a secular song with no direct Christian message.
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Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?