"If You Can Dream" is a song originally written and produced for the Disney Princess franchise. It was first released in the album Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection. The song served the purpose of an unofficial theme song for the Disney Princess franchise and is performed by the first eight Princesses; Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, and Mulan. The song is a beautiful ballad that speaks to the heart about the possibilities of love and the magic of dreams. The lyrics suggest that there is a world where hopes and dreams can last forever, a world where true love can be found. The song is about the power of imagination and the belief that anything is possible if you can dream it. The song is not just about finding love, but also about the journey to find it. The lyrics suggest that love is worth fighting for and that there is no mountain that cannot be climbed. The song encourages listeners to follow their dreams and to never give up hope. It speaks to the power of the human spirit and the resilience of the heart.
Singers[]
- Susan Stevens Logan as Snow White and Cinderella
- Christie Houser as Aurora
- Jodi Benson as Princess Ariel
- Paige O'Hara as Belle
- Judy Kuhn as Pocahontas
- Lea Salonga as Princess Jasmine and Mulan
Lyrics[]
Ariel: There is a world where hope and dreams can last for all time, a wonderous place to go, you'll know it when your heart finds
Jasmine: Hearing our song as old as rhyme, hold my hand, we're gonna fly, what a magic ride, and just a kiss away
Chorus: If you can dream, the wish we're making on a star is coming true
Pocahontas: The colors of the wind will lead my heart right back to you
Chorus: 'Cause if you can dream reflections in a diamond sky
Mulan: Come shining on through
Aurora: Romance will always be so new and love will save the day if you can dream
Snow White: Someday my prince will come, it's certain as the sunrise
Cinderella: One day the slipper fits then you see the love in his eyes
Belle: It's the tale as old as time, there's no mountain we can't climb when you're finally mine, and just a kiss away
Chorus: If you can dream, the wish we're making on a star is coming true
Pocahontas: The colors of the wind will lead my heart right back to you
Chorus: 'Cause if you can dream reflections in a diamond sky
Ariel: Come shining on through
Mulan: Romance will always be so new and love will save the day if you can dream
Belle: So the story goes never die the rose
Jasmine: There's a whole new world waiting there for us,
Jasmine and Mulan: Waiting just for us
Chorus: If you can dream, the wish we're making on a star is coming true
Pocahontas: The colors of the wind will lead my heart right back to you
Chorus: 'Cause if you can dream reflections in a diamond sky, come shining on through
Snow White: Romance will always be so new
Ariel: And love will save the day, oh
Aurora: Love will save the day if you can dream
Ariel: You can dream
Allusions[]
- Jasmine's line "Hearing our song as old as rhyme", Snow White's line "It's certain as the sunrise", and Belle's line "It's the tale as old as time" are references to the song "Beauty and the Beast" from the animated musical film with the same name.
- Jasmine's line "What a magic ride" references to the magic carpet ride Aladdin took her on in Aladdin.
- Pocahontas's line "The colors of the wind will lead..." is a reference to the song "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas.
- The chorus line "Reflections in a diamond sky" is a reference to the song "Reflection" from Mulan.
- Snow White's line "Someday my prince will come" is a reference to the song "Someday My Prince Will Come" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Cinderella's line "One day the slipper fits" is a reference to Prince Charming's quest to find the girl whose foot fit the glass slipper in Cinderella.
- Belle's lines "So the story goes" and "Never die the rose" are references to Belle's interest in reading and the enchanted rose the Beast hid in the West Wing respectively, from Beauty and the Beast.
- Jasmine's line "There's a whole new world" is a reference to the song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin.
Trivia[]
- Despite singing in the song, Snow White wasn't seen singing in the video. Instead, Cinderella sings her part in the video.
- The special video editing done by Industrial Light & Magic was used to create the video and match the lip-syncing of the princesses.
- This is the first official theme song of the Disney Princesses before The Glow, in which three newer Princesses are featured.
- The song has been covered by American country singer Ashley Gearing.
- Orchestrations were provided by Alan Silvestri's frequent collaborator William Ross.
- This is the only Disney Princess theme song that has romantic themes in the lyrical content. The succeeding theme songs, The Glow, Live Your Story and Starting Now all have themes of self-worth and female empowerment.
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