From the musical comedy “The Melting of Molly”, 1918.
Words by Cyrus Wood.
Music by Sigmund Romberg.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. For me my darling one faint hope afar
Lingers in the sky
I’ll love you forever and if you say “never”
That hope must die
You cannot say “never” to song of a bird
The fragrance of roses cannot be deterred
And love is as deaf to the sound of the word
As the stars on high
Chorus:
Darling, must I never hope again
To whisper softly that I love you
Darling, must it always be in vain
This yearning for the tender sweetness of you
Darling, when your lips my kisses tempt
Oh, must I never gently press them, never
Oh then, goodbye forever
All my hopes and the dreams I’ve dreamt
2. You turn away, dear, when you hear me say, dear
That I love you
And by your head shaking, do you know you’re breaking
My heart into
You cannot say “Winds, I forbid you to blow”
The river, in spite of you, seaward will flow
And love is as heedless when mortal say “No”
As the morning dew