(Pale Hands I Loved)
A love song from 1903
Words by Laurence Hope
Music by Amy Woodforde-Finden
The true story of Adela Florence Cory, who, while married to a British general in India, fell in love with the son of an Indian rajah in Kashmir.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar
Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell?
Whom do you lead on Rapture’s roadway, far
Before you agonise them in farewell
Before you agonise them in farewell?
Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar
Where are you now? Where are you now?
2. Pale hands, pink tipped, like Lotus buds that float
On those cool waters where we used to dwell
I would have rather felt you round my throat
Crushing out life, than waving me farewell
Crushing out life, than waving me farewell
Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar
Where are you now? Where are you now?