From the film “Lili”, 1952.
Words by Helen Deutsch.
Music by Bronislau Kaper.
Sheet music provided by Jeremy Davis:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
On every tree there sits a bird
Singing a song of love
On every tree there sits a bird
And everyone I ever heard
Could break my heart without a word
Singing a song of love
Refrain:
A song of love is a sad song
HI-LILI, HI-LILI, HI-LO
A song of love is a song of woe
Don’t ask me how I know
A song of love is a sad song
For I have loved and it’s so
I sit at the window and watch the rain
HI-LILI, HI-LILI, HI-LO
Tomorrow I’ll probably love again
HI-LILI, HI-LILI, HI-LO
2. A tear for him, a tear for me
A tear for the love he swore
A tear for him and one for me
And one for under the cedar tree
And one for wherever my love may be
And then I shall weep no more