Sparkling Wine

(Black Hussar Song). Presented in the 1922 musical “Balieff’s Chauve-Souris”.
From an old Russian song.
English version by Dailey Paskman.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment track:


Lyrics

  1. Oh, Yo-ho! Let amber wine flow
    Oh, let it flow, oh, let it flow
    Happiness and laughter we know
    In its wondrous glow

Refrain
Fill up the glasses
Let the joy of life be thine
Tomorrow’s woes and worries
To the winds resign
So, keep a-drifting
Make this life seem like a dream
With the sparkling wine, divine

  1. Why hold grief, when wine brings relief?
    Drink while you may, live for today
    Life is found in mirth’s resound
    Pass the goblets ’round

Sung here by Fred Feild: