"Welcome to Rosas" is the opening song in Disney's 2023 animated feature film Wish, sung by Asha and the cast. It introduces the audience to the magical kingdom of Rosas and its inhabitants. The song is sung by Asha, a 17-year-old girl and a group of tourists while she shows them around the kingdom. It was written by Julia Michaels and Benjamin Rice, who also wrote the other songs for the film. Michaels said that the song was inspired by the theme of wishing and the joy of discovering a new world.
Asha:
Welcome to Rosas!
Come on, come this way!
Where the greatest creations are all on display
There's no other place just as full of surprise
Where your dreams and your reality can collide
You wanna dance on beat?
Or to have hair touch down to your feet?
Go to outer space?
Well, hey, you've come to the right place
'Cause here in the city of Rosas
You can turn all your wanting to wishing
No "what-ifs" and no "wonders"
Oh here, in the city of Rosas
It's unlikely that you'll be unhappy with so much to discover
A home for me, for you, and all of us
The city of Rosas
So like, we have this king named Magnifico
And he built Rosas many years ago
With lightning for hands and eyes that can glow
No, no, no, I'm totally kidding! But he is powerful
He's just like us with a twist
Fan Tourist:
And someone that I'd like to kiss
Asha:
Oh, dear!
A magic swish
And there you have it (Poof! There's your wish!)
Ooh and hey, did I mention when you turn 18
You get to give your wish in a ceremony
And he keeps them safe, every wish he acquires
And once a month he grants someone's greatest desire
It could be you someday, or my saba Sabino's (Ooh, I can't wait!)
Tall Man Tourist:
Does it hurt?
Tourist Boy:
Do you cry?
Asha:
Oh, no, and you won't even miss it when you say goodbye
Asha & Ensemble:
'Cause here, in the city of Rosas
You can turn all your wanting to wishing
No "what-ifs" and no "wonders"
Oh here, in the city of Rosas
It's unlikely that you'll be unhappy with so much to discover
A home for me, for you, and all of us
The city of Rosas
Disney Peaceful Guitar - Welcome To Rosas (From "Disney Peaceful Guitar")
Trivia[]
Asha joking on King Magnifico having "lightning for hands" and "eyes that glow" is a small foreshadowing of Magnifico's true nature and how he comes to use forbidden magic by the climax of the film.
