She is watching by the poplars,
Colinette with the sea-blue eyes,
She is watching and longing, and waiting
Where the long white roadway lies,
And a song stirs in the silence,
As the wind in the boughs above,
She listens and starts and trembles,
'Tis the first little song of love.
Roses are shining in Picardy,
In the hush of the silver dew,
Roses are flow'ring in Picardy,
But there's never a rose like you!
And the roses will die with the summertime,
And our roads may be far apart,
But there's one rose that dies not in Picardy,
'Tis the rose that I keep in my heart
And the years fly on forever,
Till the shadows veil their skies,
But he loves to hold her little hands,
And look into her sea-blue eyes,
And she sees the road by the poplars,
Where they met in the bygone years,
For the first little song of the roses,
Is the last little song she hears:
Roses are shining in Picardy,
In the hush of the silver dew,
Roses are flow'ring in Picardy,
But there's never a rose like you!
And the roses will die with the summertime,
And our roads may be far apart,
But there's one rose that dies not in Picardy,
'Tis the rose that I keep in my heart
An older picture that I really wish I had a better scan of, so I apologize for the crappy image quality.
The version of the song that directly inspired the picture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ87ICmR-2k
Unbelieveable singing voice, made more incredible by the fact it still sounds that good after being recorded on the primitive equipment of the day. I don't think any of our current pop stars can come even close to this voice.
Colinette with the sea-blue eyes,
She is watching and longing, and waiting
Where the long white roadway lies,
And a song stirs in the silence,
As the wind in the boughs above,
She listens and starts and trembles,
'Tis the first little song of love.
Roses are shining in Picardy,
In the hush of the silver dew,
Roses are flow'ring in Picardy,
But there's never a rose like you!
And the roses will die with the summertime,
And our roads may be far apart,
But there's one rose that dies not in Picardy,
'Tis the rose that I keep in my heart
And the years fly on forever,
Till the shadows veil their skies,
But he loves to hold her little hands,
And look into her sea-blue eyes,
And she sees the road by the poplars,
Where they met in the bygone years,
For the first little song of the roses,
Is the last little song she hears:
Roses are shining in Picardy,
In the hush of the silver dew,
Roses are flow'ring in Picardy,
But there's never a rose like you!
And the roses will die with the summertime,
And our roads may be far apart,
But there's one rose that dies not in Picardy,
'Tis the rose that I keep in my heart
An older picture that I really wish I had a better scan of, so I apologize for the crappy image quality.
The version of the song that directly inspired the picture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ87ICmR-2k
Unbelieveable singing voice, made more incredible by the fact it still sounds that good after being recorded on the primitive equipment of the day. I don't think any of our current pop stars can come even close to this voice.
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Warmest thank you for both the art posting and the song.
Takes me back to nights in Harmless Gryphon's house, listing to his Victrola or his Edison Gramophone, kerosene lamps burning merrily away, a voice from the past to break your heart with it's perfection...
And everything old is new again.
Takes me back to nights in Harmless Gryphon's house, listing to his Victrola or his Edison Gramophone, kerosene lamps burning merrily away, a voice from the past to break your heart with it's perfection...
And everything old is new again.
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