From the 1907 musical “Mlle. Mischief”
Libretto by Kraatz, Stobitzer and Sterk
Americanized by Sydney Rosenfeld
music by C. M. Ziehrer
arranged by E. L. Platt
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- The year holds but one month of May
And but once the world is young
Life’s a song of rapture gay
That only, only once is sung
Once the loving heart shall speak
Soft and low with tender voice
Now the time dear Joy to speak
Rejoice, oh heart, dear heart rejoice
Refrain
Ah, Soft in the night comes fairy maid
So smiling, sweet and coy
Soft on your heart her head is laid
And breathes her name of Joy
Ah, Joy is a maiden so wondrous rare
Brief her time to stay
So hold her, clasp her, kiss her there
Ere she shall fly away
Tra la la, tra la la, tra la la
- What the moment brings of good
Grasp it, grasp it ere it flies
Love, when it is understood
Is Love’s own prize, is Love’s own prize
Like the magic breath of Spring
Making bud and blossom start
So does Joy her message bring
Unto the waking loving heart
Sung here by
Rosette – Mary March
Bernier – Vancha March