Verse 1
Here I am
And within the reach of my hands
She's sound asleep and she's sweeter now
Than the wildest dream could have seen her
And I watch her slipping away
But I know I'll be hunting
Chorus 1
high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go
Verse 2
To find her again
Upon this, my dreams are depending
Through the dark
I sense the pounding of her heart
Next to mine
She's the sweetest love I could find
So I guess I'll be hunting
Chorus 2
high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
High and low
High
Do you know what it means to love you?
Interlude 1
Bridge 1
I'm hunting high and low
And now she's telling me
she's got to go away
Interlude 2
I'll always be hunting
Chorus 3
high and low
Hungry for me
Watch me tea ring myself
to pie ces
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll
go to
Oh, for you I'll be hunting high and low
Here I am
And within the reach of my hands
She sounds asleep
And she's sweeter now than the wildest dream
Could have seen her
And I watch her slipping away
Though I know I'll be
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go
To find her again
Upon this my dreams are depending
Through the dark
I sense the pounding of her heart
Next to mine
She's the sweetest love I could find
And so I guess I'll be
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
High and low
High
Do you know what it means to love you?
I'm hunting high and low
And now she's telling me
She's got to go away
I'll always be hunting high and low
Hungry for you (and now she's telling me)
Watch me tearing myself to pieces
Hunting high and low
High
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to
Oh-oh-oh, for you I'll be
Hunting high and low
Literary translation to Italian — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Ecco che sono qui
E nel raggiungimento delle mie mani
Suona come addormentata
E ora è più dolce di qualsiasi sogno più selvaggio
Potrei averla vista
E osservo lei scivolare via
Anche se so che sarò
Cercando in alto e in basso
Alto
Non c'è fine alle distanze che andrò a percorrere
Cercando in alto e in basso
Alto
Non c'è fine alle distanze che andrò a percorrere
Per trovarla di nuovo
Su questo dipendono i miei sogni
Attraverso la notte
Percepio il battito del suo cuore
Accanto al mio
È l'amore più dolce che potessi trovare
E così suppongo che sarò
Cercando in alto e in basso
Alto
Non c'è fine alle distanze che andrò a percorrere
In alto e in basso
Alto
Sai cosa significa amarti?
Sto cercando in alto e in basso
E ora lei mi sta dicendo
Deve andarsene via
Sarò sempre cercando in alto e in basso
Affamato di te (e ora lei mi sta dicendo)
Guardami distruggere me stesso
Cercando in alto e in basso
Alto
Non c'è fine alle distanze che andrò a percorrere
Oh-oh-oh, per te sarò
Cercando in alto e in basso
Literary translation to Portuguese — faithful to the author's feeling, not singable.
Aqui estou
E dentro do alcance das minhas mãos
Ela parece dormindo
E ela é mais doce agora do que o sonho mais selvagem
Tinha podido vê-la
E eu a vejo desaparecendo
Embora eu saiba que serei
Caçando alto e baixo
Alto
Não há fim para os esforços que farei
Caçando alto e baixo
Alto
Não há fim para os esforços que farei
Para encontrá-la de novo
Sobre isso dependem meus sonhos
Pelo escuro
Sinto o batimento do seu coração
Ao lado do meu
Ela é o amor mais doce que encontrei
E então acho que serei
Caçando alto e baixo
Alto
Não há fim para os esforços que farei
Alto e baixo
Alto
Você sabe o que significa amar você?
Estou caçando alto e baixo
E agora ela me diz
Ela tem que ir embora
Serei sempre caçando alto e baixo
Fome de você (e agora ela me diz)
Me veja me desfazendo
Caçando alto e baixo
Alto
Não há fim para os esforços que farei
Oh-oh-oh, por você serei
Caçando alto e baixo
From the album
Hunting High and Low
a‐ha · 1985 · Track 3
The story behind
a-ha released Hunting High and Low in June 1985, their first album. They recorded it at Eel Pie Studios, in Twickenham, London, with producers such as Tony Mansfield and Alan Tarney. The album was first released in Norway and the United States, and then in the United Kingdom and Europe. It was a success, reaching the top of the charts in many countries. They released five singles from the album, although not all reached all markets. Take On Me was the first. They recorded it earlier, in 1984, and released it with a video. In Norway it reached top 3, but failed to enter the United Kingdom. They re-recorded it for the album, and later tried again in the United Kingdom. Finally, the video, made by Steve Barron, was key. It was a mix of live action and animation, with a rare style. The video was first shown on a local Boston station and then on MTV. Take On Me reached number one in the United States, stayed on the chart for 27 weeks and was the tenth best-selling single of the year. It also reached number two in the United Kingdom and number one in Norway. The second single was The Sun Always Shines on T.V., which improved the success in the United Kingdom, reaching number one and staying for two weeks. In the United States it was number 20, and was the group's last major success there. There was also a dance version that reached top 5 on dance charts.