'Papa, Can you hear me'

January 16...

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Nina Simone

'MY FATHER'

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'Papa, Can You Hear Me'

"Papa, Can You Hear Me?" is a 1983 song composed, by Michel Legrand with lyrics by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, for Barbra Streisand in the title role of Yentl. 

The song was nominated for Best Original Song at the 56th Academy Awards; Streisand's longtime friend Donna Summer performed it during the ceremonies.

The song peaked #26 at Billboard's Adult Contemporary.

Singer and pianist Nina Simone recorded the song in 1993 on her final album A Single Woman. Her father had died in the 1970s.

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Papa, Can You Hear Me

Nina Simone

Papa, can you hear me?
Papa, can you see me?
Papa, can you find me in the night?
Papa, are you near me?
Papa, can you hear me?
Papa, can you help me not be frightened?

Looking at the skies I see a million eyes
Which ones are yours?
Where are you now
That yesterday has waved goodbye
And closed it's doors
The night is so much darker
The wind is so much colder
The world is so much bigger
Now that I am alone.

Papa, please forgive me
I know you understand me
Papa, don't you know I had no choice?
Oh, can you hear me prayin'?
Anything I'm sayin'?

Even though the night is filled with voices
I remember everything you ever taught me
Evey book I've ever read.

Can all the words,
All the music help me face what's ahead?
The trees are so much taller
I feel so much smaller
The moon is twice as lonely
And the stars are half as bright.

Daddy, how I love you

Daddy, how I need you
Daddy, how I miss you
Kissing me goodnight.

Songwriters: Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Michel Legrand

Papa, Can You Hear Me lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC