Kurt Weill
Youkali (English Translation)
[Verse 1]
It almost reached the earth’s tip
My little vagabond ship
Surrendered to the sea's grip
And led me to a shore
A speck of land appeared to me
So tiny I could barely see
The island of a fairy
Who led me on a tour
[Chorus]
Youkali: it is the land of mystery
Youkali: it is the land of ecstasy
Youkali: it is the land we wait a lifetime to see
Rising from the sea to answer our plea
The one remedy: it's Youkali
Youkali: it is the faith of every promise we made
Youkali: it is the land of love that never will fade
Our final chance
When we thought that it was much too late
Deliverance
That we count on from the hand of fate
Youkali: it is the land of mystery
Youkali: it is the land of ecstasy
But it's a dream; a folly
There's no such place as Youkali
But it's a dream; a folly
There's no such place as Youkali
[Verse 2]
So life is dragging on still
We taper to the world's will
The starving human soul still
Looks everywhere to flee
And searching for some secret way
To leave the earth; to run away
We bury more dreams every day
Out on some Youkali
[Chorus]
Youkali: it is the land of mystery
Youkali: it is the land of ecstasy
Youkali: it is the land we wait a lifetime to see
Rising from the sea to answer our plea
The one remedy: it's Youkali
Youkali: it is the faith of every promise we made
Youkali: it is the land of love that never will fade
Our final chance
When we thought that it was much too late
Deliverance
That we count on from the hand of fate
Youkali: it is the land of mystery
Youkali: it is the land of ecstasy
But it's a dream; a folly
There's no such place as Youkali
But it's a dream; a folly
There's no such place as Youkali