Dreaming of Thee 1903

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 23 Nov 2002

Dreaming of thee!
Dreaming of thee!
The world's a barren wilderness for me
Perchance it may be summer time,
mayhap it is but spring,
Perchance the bees go flowerward,
Perchance the robins sing:
I've left the world beneath me love,
My soul has taken wing
To a dream land
where no season is but thee.

Dreaming of thee!
Dreaming of thee!
O godly gift that brings you back to me.
I tread the fairy bridge
that spans the gulf of time and space,
I close my eyes and rend the veil
that hides you from my face,
And lo! My little darkling world
becomes a wondrous place,
My little world is glorified by thee!

Dreaming of thee!
Dreaming of thee!
Tho' fraught with pain the waking hour be,
Tho' chill and lowering the dawn
that meets my opening eyes,
Tho' drear and empty be the task
that waits me when I rise,
I've lived within a golden land
beneath unclouded skies
I've lived awhile in Paradise with thee!
I've lived within a golden land
beneath unclouded skies,
I've lived awhile in Paradise with thee!

Soft karaoke
Words
str 25
str 50
str 110
fr hrn 60
flute
bassoon
piano t clef
pizz str
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Dreaming of Thee 1903
Music by Augustus W. Barratt
Lyrics by Edgar Wallace
copyright 1903 by Boosey and Co.
sequence and karaoke by
James Pitt-Payne, London UK and
Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
on Saturday 23 November 2002 at 09.27
in association with Doug Grierson
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