Samara Barksdale
"A lovely song that has been popular since the 1950s is Somewhere Beyond the Sea, sung originally by Bobby Darin and later by others. The English lyrics, which are very beautiful, were written by Jack Lawrence in 1945. The song was originally a French song, entitled La Mer (The Sea), not to be confused with an orchestral piece of the same name by Claude Debussy. The French lyrics of La Mer, were composed by Charles Trenet in 1943, who also composed the music"