"When You Wish Upon A Star"

Cliff Edwards (Jiminy Cricket) Singing
"When You Wish Upon A Star"
in Pinocchio Film (1940)

By Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com

Pinocchio
Film Poster (1940)

Gepetto and Star
Pinocchio film (1940)

Blue Fairy & Pinocchio
changing puppet to real boy

Preface: For Song #11, I've selected a memorable song "When You Wish Upon a Star" from one of my favorite musical movies Pinocchio, a Disney film (1940) that I saw in Shanghai when I was 8 years old.
The song was written by Leigh Harline (music), and Ned Washington (lyrics) for Walt Disney's animated classic Pinocchio, based on fairy tale novel of same name by Italian author Carlo Collodi. The original
version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film. When seen from afar, the Earth appears as a Star, so we could make our wishes come true right here and now. Metaphor in this movie: We're made of wood (ego-self) unless we aspire to be real (Cosmic-Self). May the Blue Fairy within us help in making this * transformation.

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
It will come to you

If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do

Oh fate is kind
She brings to those to love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing

Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dream comes true
When you wish upon a star
Your dream
Comes true

© Peter Y. Chou
WisdomPortal.com
May 15, 2023