A popular song from 1941
Words and music by Mel Torme
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
The moon was low
You kissed me tenderly
I loved you so
We were in ecstasy
I wished upon a star
But I reached too far
This is my lament to love.
The night we met
You promised to be true
I can’t forget
The thrill of loving you
The dreams that we had planned
Were all made of sand
This is my lament to love
Never before
Never have I been so sad and blue
Wondering what to do
Wondering why
You said “goodbye”
To romance, my darling
The lonely night
Still finds me here alone
There is no light
To guide my footsteps home
I only pray
That you will come back some day
Ending my lament to love
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: