Let me Hear You Whisper is a popular Samoan song that has been covered by a multitude of artists that include Jo Stafford, Nephi Hannemann, the Samoan Surf Riders, Fatu, and many others. The song is a staple in Samoan music and has great popularity in the Pacific. The title in Samoan is "Tele i’a o le sami".

Background

The song was composed by Napoleon A. Tuiteleleapaga, Ray Evans, and Jay Livingston.[1][2] In Samoan the song's title is "Tele I`a O le Sami".[3] The song is so well known in Samoa that it would probably be one of the first a visitor to the islands will hear.[4]

English versions

A version was recorded by Jo Stafford And David Hughes and backed with the Paul Weston Orchestra.[5]

In film

Along with five other Samoan and Polynesian songs, it was included in the film Mr. Roberts.[6]

Releases

English or Western styled versions

• Jo Stafford and David Hughes
• The Voices Of Walter Schumann[7]

Hawaiian artists and other Polynesian artists

• Alfred Apaka and the Hawaiian Village Serenaders[8]
• Sonny Chillingworth[9]
• Lanakila's Polynesians[10]
• Bill Wolfgramm[11]
• Daphne Walker[12]

Samoan artists

• Fatu[13]
• The Five Stars[14]
• Jerome Grey[15]
• Nephi Hannemann and El Leon Orchestra[16]
• The Samoan Surfriders[17]
• the Yandall Sisters of NZ (Samoa Ea album 1965) Viking records

References

External links

• Huapala: Tele I`a O le Sami (Let Me Hear You Whisper) words