A popular song from 1955.
Words by Paul Francis Webster.
Music by Sammy Fain.
Sheet music provided by Nicholas Leunissen:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
I walked along the streets of Hong Kong town,
Up and down, up and down.
I met a little girl in Hong Kong town,
And I said “Can you tell me please,
Where’s that love I’ve never found?
Unravel me this riddle: what it love?
What can it be?”
And in her eyes were butterflies as she replied to me:
Refrain:
Love is a many-splendored thing
It’s the April rose that only grows
In the early spring
Love is nature’s way of giving
A reason to be living
The golden crown that makes a man a king
Once on a high and windy hill
In the morning mist two lovers kissed
And the world stood still
Then your fingers touched my silent heart
And taught it how to sing
Yes, true love’s a many-splendored thing
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: