Sweethearts 1913 'Sweethearts'

James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 21 Apr 2004

If you ask where love is found,
the sort of love that's fond and true,
I will bid you look around;
It may be very near to you.
Sometimes love is very trying,
but you really must not mind it:
If it comes not to your sighing,
there is always one place
you may find it;
Seek the dwelling
of two happy sweethearts,
you will find it there:

Sweethearts make love their very own,
Sweethearts can live on love alone.
For them the eyes where lovelight lies
open the gates to Paradise!
All other love is doomed to fade,
it is like sunshine veiled in shade,
Such joys of life as love imparts
are all of them yours, sweethearts!

Love that's real will come to stay,
and ev'ry kiss will feed the flame;
Love that lingers for a day
is most unworthy of the name.
When it softly comes a stealing
to your heart, then you will know it.
You may fight against revealing,
but a word, a sigh,
a glance, will show it.
Still if you but love like other sweethearts,
you have naught to fear.

Sweethearts make love their very own,
Sweethearts can live on love alone.
For them the eyes where lovelight lies
open the gates to Paradise!
All other love is doomed to fade,
it is like sunshine veiled in shade,
Such joys of life as love imparts
are all of them yours, sweethearts!

Soft karaoke
Words
piano 1
piano 2
piano 3
piano 4
lyric
pizz str bass
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Sweethearts 1913
Lyrics by Robert B. Smith
Music by Victor Herbert
© 1913 by G. Schirmer
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sequence and karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 21 April 2004 at 11.41
in association with Doug Grierson
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Presented by Werba & Luescher with Christie Macdonald
in the cast - "Sweethearts" - Comic Opera in Two Acts
Book by Harry B. Smith & Fred. De Gressac
Lyrics by Robert B. Smith. Music by Victor Herbert.
Fred. De Gressac - Robert B. Smith  - Victor Herbert Publication
New York: G. Schirmer, 1913.
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