23 ME Song (Bessie) 1920 'Merrie England'

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 27 Apr 2003

O who shall say
that Love is cruel!
I do guard it as a jewel,
counting it a single flower
in a world of weed.
O what if Love do bring me sorrow;
Love today,
and die tomorrow.
Loveless life is lifeless living;
that were death indeed.

Life is sweet,
but Love is sweeter,
Life is prose,
but Love a metre.
Throbbing with the pulse of music,
all that Lovers need,
Throbbing with the pulse of music,
all that Lovers need.
Life's a chime and
Love the ringer,
Life's a lute
and Love the singer,
tho' he choose a song of sadness,
Ah! 'Tis a song to heed.

O life's the canvas;
nought is duller
till it gloweth gay with colour,
'neath the hand of Love the Painter,
Master of design.
O Loveless life is lifeless living,
only Love hath pow'r of giving
unto Life its breath and beauty.

Love, love is all divine,
Love is all divine,
Love is all, is all divine.

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
brass 75
flute
drum
bassoon
clarinet
piano t clef
oboe
pizz str
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23 ME Song (Bessie) 1902
Music by Sir Edward German
Lyrics by Capt. Basil Hood
copyright MCMII by Chappell and Co.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 30 April 2003 at 09.04
in association with Doug Grierson
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