title: Let Me Hear You Whisper (song)
text: # Let Me Hear You Whisper (song)
  
  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. In Samoan the song's title is "Tele I`a O le Sami". The song is so well known in Samoa that it would probably be one of the first a visitor to the islands will hear.
  
  ### English versions
  
  A version was recorded by Jo Stafford And David Hughes and backed with the Paul Weston Orchestra.
  
  ### In film
  
  Along with five other Samoan and Polynesian songs, it was included in the film Mr. Roberts.
  
  ## Releases
  
  ### English or Western styled versions
  
  * Jo Stafford and David Hughes
  * The Voices Of Walter Schumann
  
  ### Hawaiian artists and other Polynesian artists
  
  * Alfred Apaka and the Hawaiian Village Serenaders
  * Sonny Chillingworth
  * Lanakila's Polynesians
  * Bill Wolfgramm
  * Daphne Walker
  
  ### Samoan artists
  
  * Fatu
  * The Five Stars
  * Jerome Grey
  * Nephi Hannemann and El Leon Orchestra
  * The Samoan Surfriders
  * the Yandall Sisters of NZ (Samoa Ea album 1965) Viking records
  