A popular song from 1917
Words by Paul Benedek
Music by Alfred Solman
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I watch the purple shadows falling
And think of you, my dear
Out of the night I hear you calling
Somehow I feel you near
I never knew how much I loved you
Until the day you went away
Refrain:
Absence brings you nearer to my heart, sweetheart
Every time I think of you my love-dreams start
In every letter that you send
I kiss the crosses at the end
For absence makes you dearer
Brings you nearer to my heart
2. ‘Twas not so long ago you told me
That you were all my own
Why can’t your loving arms enfold me?
Why must I be alone?
I’d give the world to have you near me
Oh, come to me, come back to me
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: