Youkali
| Song Title | Youkali (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Kurt Weill |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | Jewish (Search) |
| Author(s): | Roger Fernay |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beautiful; Boats; Cabaret Song; Desires; Dreaming; Dreams; Drifting; End of the World; Escaping; Fairies; Following; Folly; Forgetfulness; Fulfillment; Happiness; Hearts; Hope; Humans; Inviting; Islands; Lands; Leaving; Life; Love; Lust; Mystery; Mystical; Night; Paradise; Peace; Pining; Pleasure; Relief; Respect; Respite; Seeking; Small; Souls; Stars; Tedious; Tomorrow; Trouble; Utopia; Vagabonds; Waiting; Waves; Wishes; Yearning; Youkali |
| First Line | C'est presque au bout du monde (Search) |
| Average Duration | 5:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1935 - 1946 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://lyricstranslate.com/en/youkali-youkali.html-0 |
| Larger Work | Cycle des Chansons Cabaretistiques (Search) |
| Musical Form | Verse-chorus (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3unBXwN8Cy0 |
| Difficulty Level | College (Search) |
| Range: | Bb3 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | D minor (Search) |
| Notes | The text was added to a melody from Weill's 1934 "Marie Galante." (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Schott, "The Unknown Kurt Weill" (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM; Gregory Zavracky , Jocelyn Hoagland (Search) |
| Contributor Affiliation | University of Connecticut (Search) |