| Down to the Sea | |
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| Chorus, Clancy Brown, Jodi Benson, Kay E. Kuter, Rob Paulsen, and Samuel E. Wright | |
| Released | September 19, 2000 |
| Recorded | 2000 |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | Walt Disney Records |
"Down to the Sea" is the first song heard in the film, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. The song begins with Jodi Benson as Ariel singing to her daughter, Melody, rejoicing over her birth, then Prince Eric joins in to encourage Ariel to hurry out as they are getting ready to head out to meet Ariel's father and all the creatures of the sea to share together in celebration the first child to be born of both worlds, the one on land and the one under the sea and the crew joins in giving the current status of the ship's situation. The song then transitions into the fish and sea creatures all spreading the word that Ariel is approach and Sebastian (portrayed by Samuel E. Wright) joins in. Then the merpeople join in singing as they approach the surface and then Ariel sings again this time explaining to infant Melody that this is her world, both the land and the sea and as Triton approach the merpeople and people on the land sing in rejoice. The song is words and music by Michael Silversher and Patty Silversher with credited performances by Chorus, Clancy Brown, Jodi Benson, Kay E. Kuter, Rob Paulsen, and Samuel E. Wright.
Lyrics
Ariel hums
Ariel:
You are my world my darling
What a wonderful world I see
You are the song I'm singing
You're my beautiful Melody
Eric:
Darling, We better be going
Ariel:
Look at her isn't she glowing?
Eric:
She looks divine, and you look exquisite, but look at the time
Ariel:
Couldn't be is it?
Grimsby:
The crew is awaiting your orders
Various Ship's Crew:
We're sailing away from the borders
Steady boy steady
Ahoy there, they're coming!
Grimsby:
Trumpeters ready, drummers start drumming
Ariel:
Down to the sea we go
Down to a world I know
There's never been
Not ever before
A child born of sea and shore
Various Ship's Crew and Ariel:
Down to the sea we go
Down to the world below
A journey to bless
A princess to be
Under the sun, and under the sea
Under the Sea Creatures:
Ariel is coming (repeated very often)
Sebastian:
What's all the big commotion
That's spreading through the ocean
From sea to shining sea (Laughs)
There is no hesitating
Today we're celebrating
Ariel's Melody
Sebastian:
Today when Triton's daughter
Comes back here to the water
We're gonna have a spree
The boat is nearer now
I think I hear her now
Ariel's Melody
Under the Sea Creatures:
Lad-da-di-da ( repeated very often )
Merpeople:
Up from the sea we rise
Up to the world of skies
There's never been
Not ever before
A child born of sea and shore
Up from the sea we rise
Up to the world of skies
Forever to be
Together as one
Under the sea...
And under the sun...
Ariel:
This is your world my darling
One world the land and sea
My hope for you for always
Is that your heart will part of me
All at once by various:
Down to the sea we go (Up from the sea)
Down to the world we know
Together we come
Forever to be
All together:
Under one sun
The land and the sea
Note
- The song was included on The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea's soundtrack, Songs from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea & More! in 2000. In 2013 it was included on the soundtrack compilation, The Little Mermaid Greatest Hits.
