A duet love song from the operetta “Sari”, 1913.
words by C.C.S. Cushing and E.P. Heath
music by Emmerich Kalman
The original was in German. This is an English adaptation.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- In the toils of love I’m caught
Happiness I have been taught
I knew not the bliss, of a lover’s kiss
I had never dreamed there was a joy like this
Dear one, I feel just the same
Without you my life is tame
All I want is you, no one else will do
Love and love alone is all to blame
Chorus
Oh, let us come and dance with joy
Since love and life are ours
For youth is strong and blood grows warm
Beneath the scent of flowers
Music light and laughter bright
Shall carry us along
Singing with our hearts on fire
Love’s own sweet song
- Love to us has lent his wings
To the waltz what joys he brings
Here and there we go, gliding to and fro
Like a bit of thistle-down when breezes blow
Always shall we dance like this
Always shall we know such bliss
Down through life I’ll glide, ever at your side
You shall be my bride whate’er betide
Sung here by Fred Feild: