What do you think of “Reflection?” Leave a comment below and tell me what you think ? Next time, we’ll take a break and look at an orchestral selection with “Mulan’s Decision.”īecome a patron of the blog at: patreon. Lyrics for Reflection (Mulan) by Matthew Wilder & David Zippel.
Christina Aguilera sings the pop version of “Reflection” while Lea Salonga sings in the movie version. One last note: people keep trying to tell me that this is Christina Aguilera singing in this scene and it is NOT. This is a beautiful analogy: as her father sees it, Mulan is simply a late-bloomer, and someday he’s sure she’ll make him very proud (despite what the matchmaker said). Can it be, Im not meant to play this part Now I see, that. But when it does bloom, it will be the most beautiful blossom of all. Look at me, I may never pass for a perfect bride, or a perfect daughter. One blossom, however, hasn’t bloomed with the others. Instead he talks about how beautiful the cherry blossoms are this year. He doesn’t yell or rant, he doesn’t even act angry. I also really like the conversation Mulan has with her father under the cherry tree. When will my reflection show, who I am inside?Īnd this image of Mulan with half the makeup on is really striking: this is the visual evidence that she is caught between two worlds: a world where she can be herself, and the traditional world where everyone wants her to live. Somehow I cannot hide, who I am, though I’ve tried, Who is that girl I see? Staring straight, back at me? Why is my reflection someone I don’t know? I think this song speaks to everyone, male or female, that is struggling to discover who they really are, not what society dictates they should be. Now I see, that if I were truly to be myself, I would break my family’s heart… Look at me, I will never pass for a perfect bride, or a perfect daughter.Ĭan it be, I’m not meant to play this part? In her guise as a perfect young lady, Mulan doesn’t even recognize herself: We will keep track of all your purchases, so you can come back months or even years later, and we will still have your library available for you.
You can either print the sheet music from our website, or from Playgrounds Mac and PC applications. You can print the sheet music, beautifully rendered by Sibelius, up to three times. Her whole life she’s been prepared to be the “perfect bride”, and now that she’s failed, where does she go from here? She can’t really be herself, because that upsets her family. Reflection - Mulan Reflection Mulan 3.90. Reflection (Mulan Theme) Piano Sheet Music. In “Reflection” Mulan expresses how she is suffering from an identity crisis. This is the song “Reflection” and it touches close to my heart because I’ve been where Mulan is at times. Upset because she’s let everyone down, Mulan heads home to think about where her place in life really is. Whenever Mulan sees her reflection, she sees what shes trying to be - the 'perfect porcelain doll'. And what’s more, the matchmaker pronounced these words of doom: “You may look like a bride, but you will NEVER bring your family honor!” In other words, Mulan has been deemed incapable of making a good marriage, and considering she’s the only child of her family, that’s nothing short of catastrophic. To say that Mulan’s visit with the matchmaker went badly would be an understatement: it was an unmitigated disaster.