From the operetta “Bitter Sweet”, 1929
Words and music by Noel Coward
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Now, Miss Sarah, if you please
Sing a scale for me
Ah-Ah-Ah
Take a breath and then reprise
In a different key
Ah-Ah-Ah
All my life I shall remember knowing you
All the pleasure I have found in showing you
The different ways that one may phrase
The changing light and changing shade
Happiness that must die
Melodies that must fly
Memories that must fade
Dusty and forgotten by and by
Learning scales will never seem so sweet again
Till our Destiny shall let us meet again
The will of Fate may come too late.
When I’m recalling the hours we’ve had
Why will the foolish tears
Tremble across the years?
Why shall I feel so sad
Treasuring the memory of these days always?
Refrain:
I’ll see you again
Whenever Spring breaks through again
Time may lie heavy between
But what has been is past forgetting
This sweet memory
Across the years will come to me
Though my world may go awry
In my heart will ever lie
Just the echo of a sigh, goodbye