From the musical “The Student Prince”, 1924
Words by Dorothy Donnelly
Music by Sigmund Romberg
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Of love I’ve often heard
And all its joy
How every heart is stirred
Both girl and boy
But though in love alone is tender bliss
My lips have never known a lover’s kiss
Oh, tell me if within your heart
You know a tender longing sweet as mine
A spell that fills me full of joy
And through my veins like wine
Runs joy divine
It is the spring
That’s calling you and me
Joy is in the air
Cast away all care
Every song that’s sung
Tells us we are young, Hm, Hm
Is this some spell of magic May?
Magic of the May
Oh! her call we must obey
And follow her flower strewn way
The magic of springtime is round us tonight
Enchantment is borne on the breeze
And clothes in the silver of tender moonlight
The birds murmur soft in the trees
As deep in the shadow your eyes look in mine
Within them a soft flame gently glows
The breath of the nightwind with perfume divine
Is filled with the scent of the rose
Oh Love! while I live I will always enshrine
Your love in the heart of a rose
Refrain
Deep in my heart, dear
I have a dream of you
Fashioned of starlight
Perfume of roses and dew
Our paths may sever
But I’ll remember forever
Deep in my heart, dear
I’ll always dream of you