The Flower - 1923

James Pitt-Payne, London and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 18 Jan 2002

[She] Dear flower, small and wise,
Unveil to mortal eyes
What they will see
In the days that are to be!
I ask of you and wait
For you to tell my fate;
Will the word that I guess
Be no or yes?
For weal or woe,
Say Yes or No!
Tell me, dear flower the secret tell
Answer me now if he loves me well!
Whisper to me that hidden word,
The word desired and dear,
I've long'd to hear,
But never heard:
Say if the dream of my heart comes true,
Longing that nobody knows but you;
Tell me, if soon one day will shine,
When I shall know
that all his heart is only mine

[He] Dear flower, in my turn
I come my fate to learn;
In hope and fear
I would find my fortune here!
The word for which I long,
The soul of all my song
Will you curse me or bless
With No or Yes?
For weal or woe, say, Yes or No!
Tell me, dear flower, the secret tell
Answer me now if she loves me well!
Whisper to me that hidden word,
The word desired and dear,
I've long'd to hear,
But never heard!

[Both] Say if the dream
of my heart comes true,
Longing that nobody knows but you;
Tell me, if soon one day will shine,
When I shall know that all
(his-her) heart is only mine!

Soft karaoke
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The Flower 1923 Schubert/Clutsam
Music arranged from Franz Schubert
by G. H. Clutsam
lyric by Adrian Ross
copyright MCMXXIII by Chappell and Co.Ltd.
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
completed Friday 18 Jan 2002 at 11.25
in association with Doug Grierson
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