Did the original Star Trek have lyrics to it's theme ?

Question

Everyone knows the opening monologue and the theme song to the series...but did that theme song have lyrics as well?

Answer 1

Beyond

The rim of the star-light

My love

Is wand'ring in star-flight

I know

He'll find in star-clustered reaches

Love,

Strange love a star woman teaches.

I know

His journey ends never

His star trek

Will go on forever.

But tell him

While he wanders his starry sea

Remember, remember me.

The song was never sung on the show.  Only the instrumental version was played.

Answer 2

Gene Roddenberry penned some quick lyrics for the song when he found out that you can get royalties for writing the lyrics for a song even though the lyrics are never used.  Gene knew how to make the Hollywood system work.

Answer 3

None of the Star Trek series had lyrics besides Enterprise. TOS and TNG had Kirk and Picard do the opening but when the song hit there was no lyrics. For some reason in 2001 they decided to have an opening with Enterprise with lyrics. I dunno how or why they did that. It was different to hear lyrics in a Star Trek show.