[1] In the show, the characters of Lun Tha and Tuptim sing of how they have dreamt of their true love blossoming in freedom, as they prepare to escape from the King's palace.
This is in contrast to the subdued mood of the song "We Kiss in a Shadow", when they fear that the King will learn of their love.
The song was recorded for the soundtrack of the 1956 film version of The King and I, but, ultimately, no footage was shot to feature it.
However, "I Have Dreamed" was retained on the soundtrack album where it was sung by Reuben Fuentes and Leona Gordon.
[2] The tune has been accused of similarities to Alfred Newman's track, "The Hill of the Brilliant Green Jade", from the 1944 film The Keys of the Kingdom starring Gregory Peck,[3] though only seven notes are the same.