Sal-o-may 1920 Robert Stolz

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 17 Apr 2010
2010

Over the sands with a wonderful speed
straight to the land of his love,
rode a young chieftain on Araby steed,
sighing to stars up above.
Watch o'er the maiden who dwells in my heart
tell her that I'm on my way
Rose of the desert no more we'll part
Beautiful Salomay.

Salomay,
there's a lance in your ev'ry glance.
Salomay
There's romance in your dreamy dance.
Salomay
in my heart,
love will live for aye!
Salomay
only love for my Salomay.

Salomay,
there's a lance in your ev'ry glance.
Salomay
There's romance in your dreamy dance.
Salomay
in my heart,
love will live for aye!
Salomay
only love for my Salomay.

Dark as the wing of a raven, her hair,
roses a bloom on her cheeks,
bright sunny smiles always lingering there
birds sing whenever she speaks.
Crowned with a love that will always be true,
Queen of my night and my day.
Heart of my heart,
I'm singing to you;
Beautiful Salomay.

Salomay,
there's a lance in your ev'ry glance.
Salomay
There's romance in your dreamy dance.
Salomay
in my heart,
love will live for aye!
Salomay
only love for my Salomay.

Salomay,
there's a lance in your ev'ry glance.
Salomay
There's romance in your dreamy dance.
Salomay
in my heart,
love will live for aye!
Salomay
only love for my Salomay.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Sal-o-may 1920 Robert Stolz
Salome
Song of the Orient and Fox Trot
Music by Robert Stolz Op.355
Lyrics by Bartley Costello
© MCMXX by Wiener Boheme - Verlag Wien, Leipzig, Berlin
© MCMXXII by Edward B.Marks Music Co. - New York
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csVrn27hMpY
hear Petula singing Romeo on U-tube
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Romeo was a 1961 hit single for Petula Clark peaking
at #3 on the UK chart dated 26 August.
The song was a 1921 composition by Robert
Stolz  for which Jimmy Kennedy wrote a new lyric.
The original featured a German lyric by Arthur Rebner
and was known as both "Salome" and
"Romeo" to accommodate singers of either gender.
Rebner is sometimes credited as one of the writers of the Petula Clark song.
"Romeo" earned Clark her first Gold record by selling 400,000 units in the UK.
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 17 April 2010 at 11.19
in association with Veda Meyer-Castens
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