Darling 1918 Romberg

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 12 May 2010
2010

For me my darling
one faint hope afar
lingers in the sky.
I'll love you for ever
and if you say "never"
that hope must die!
You cannot say "never"
to song of a bird,
the fragrance of roses
can not be deterred,
and love is as deaf
to the sound of the word
as the stars on high.

Darling,
must I never hope again,
to whisper softly
that I love you,
Darling,
must it always be in vain,
This yearning
for the tender sweetness of you.
Darling,
when your lips my kisses tempt,
Oh must I never gently press them never,
Oh then goodbye for ever,
all my hopes and the dreams I've dreamt.

You turn away, dear,
when you hear me say, dear,
that I love you;
and by your headshaking,
do you know you're breaking
my heart in two.
You cannot say: "Winds
I forbid you to blow,"
The river in spite of you,
seaward will flow,
and love is as heedless
when mortals say "No"
as the morning dew.

Darling,
must I never hope again,
to whisper softly
that I love you,
Darling,
must it always be in vain,
This yearning
for the tender sweetness of you.
Darling,
when your lips my kisses tempt,
Oh must I never gently press them never,
Oh then goodbye for ever,
all my hopes and the dreams I've dreamt.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Darling 1918 Romberg
Music by Sigmund Romberg
Lyrics by Cyrus Wood
© MCMXVIII by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.Inc. - New York
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 12 May 2010 at 17.39
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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