Memories

A gentle, nostalgic love ballad with a flowing melody, 1915.
words by Gustave Kahn
music by Egbert Van Alstyne


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Lyrics

  1. Round me at twilight come stealing
    Shadows of days that are gone
    Dreams of the old days revealing
    Mem’ries of Love’s golden dawn

Refrain
Memories, memories, dreams of love so true
O’er the sea of memory, I’m drifting back to you
Childhood days, wildwood days, among the birds and bees
You left me alone, but still you’re my own
In my beautiful memories

  1. Sunlight may teach me forgetting
    Noonlight bring thoughts that are new
    Twilight brings sighs and regretting
    Moonlight means sweet dreams of you

Sung here by Fred Feild: