From the film “Under a Texas Moon”, 1929
Spanish Lyric by Gonzales Jimenez
Words and music by Ray Perkins
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. When the last ray of sun, mi querida
Paints the hills with a soft golden hue
When the long day is done, me querida
My poor heart calls for no one but you
REFRAIN
Dear one, let the spell of the fading light
Find you here in my arms, tonight
Under a Texas moon
Sweet one, let me whisper my love divine
Feel the thrill of your lips on mine
Under a Texas moon
Desert flowers and the strum of a sweet guitar
Fleeting hours, and the gleam
Of each silver star, from afar
Fair one, what care I what tomorrow brings
For tonight it’s my heart that sings
Under a Texas moon
2. When the calm drifting breeze, mi querida
Whispers low over canyon and hill
The the soft swaying trees, mi querida
Sing a song that will never be still
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: