Blend Name: If You Can Dream Vs. Final Distance
Artists: Jodi Benson, Paige O'Hara, Lea Salonga, Utada Hikaru, Susie Stevens Logan, Judy Kuhn & Christie Houser
Genre: Disney/J-Pop
Albums Involved: Deep River (Hikki, 2002), Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection (2004)
Mixer: Carlo (yours truly)
Comments: First of all, here's a cast listing of the singers in this one so that it makes more sense:

Jodi Benson as Ariel
Paige O'Hara as Belle
Lea Salonga as Jasmine & Mulan
Utada Hikaru as herself
Susie Stevens Logan as Cinderella
Judy Kuhn as Pocahontas
Christie Houser as Aurora

I have a confession to make - I've been at Walt Disney World since May 20th for a session of the Disney College Program. I've been taking an Organizational Leadership class and working as a day custodian at the Magic Kingdom (and yes, touring the parks when I've got free time) - and loving basically every minute of it. I, of course, also knew Hikki had worked with us here at Disney while doing both Kingdom Hearts theme songs, so I decided to see what I could pair her stuff with - and decided on If You Can Dream, which is the current official Disney Princess theme song and the first musical collaboration featuring multiple Princesses. The result, in my opinion, is Hikki playing a young woman figuratively coming in from the cold and daring to wish again - and finding the reward. Needless to say, I really hope you enjoy it.

MegaUpload.com download link (song is an MP4 file, compatible with QuickTime and iTunes)

Further Notes: Jodi Benson has voiced Ariel since the initial Disney adaptation of The Little Mermaid in 1989 and also voiced her in both Kingdom Hearts games. Likewise, Paige O'Hara has also voiced Belle since the initial Disney adaptation of Beauty And The Beast and Lea Salonga has provided the singing voice of Jasmine since the initial Disney adaptation of Aladdin, but I don't know if they worked with Kingdom Hearts.

Full English Lyrics

Verse 1 - Hikki
I'm anxious, but I can't say anything
I'm tired of swimming - even you've become silent
I want to see you, but an invisible wave pushes us
Again, just a little more distance
Try not to stop - keep it going, baby
If you don't feel the same, then tell me
Even if your principle is to not try
It's alright to try a little

I wanna be with you now
Let's shorten the distance with the two of us
We can still make it on time
We can start over
We can be as one
I wanna be with you
Someday, even this distance
We'll be able to embrace
We can start sooner
After all, I wanna be with you

Verse 2
Part 1 - Ariel (Jodi Benson)
There is a world
Where hope and dreams can last for all time
A wondrous place to go
You'll know it when your heart finds

Part 2 - Jasmine (Lea Salonga)
Hearing our song as old as rhyme
Hold my hand - we're gonna fly
What a magic ride
And just a kiss away

2nd Chorus - The Princesses
If you can dream
The wish we're making on a star is coming true
(The colors of the wind will lead
My heart right back to you)
'Cause if you can dream
Reflections in a diamond sky come shinin' on through
(Romance will always be so new)
And love will save the day if you can dream

Verse 3
Part 1 - Cinderella (Susie Stevens Logan)
(I wanna be with you)
Someday my prince will come
It's certain as the sunrise
One day the slipper fits
And you see the love in his eyes

Part 2 - Belle (Paige O'Hara)
(I wanna be with you)
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

3rd Chorus/Outro - The Princesses
If you can dream
The wish we're making on a star is coming true
(The colors of the wind will lead
My heart right back to you)
'Cause if you can dream
Reflections in a diamond sky come shinin' on through
(Romance will always be so new)
And love will save the day if you can dream

Bridge
Part 1 - Aurora (Christie Houser)
(I need to be with you)
So the story goes
Never died a rose

Part 2 - Jasmine (Lea Salonga)
There's a whole new world waiting there for us
(Waiting just for us)

4th Chorus/Outro - The Princesses
If you can dream
The wish we're making on a star is comin' true
(The colors of the wind will lead
My heart right back to you)
'Cause if you can dream
Reflections in a diamond sky come shinin' on through
(Romance will always be so new)
And love will save the day
Oh, love will save the day if you can dream