Wien, du Stadt meiner Traume; a 1916 song.
Music and original German words by Rudolf Sieczynski.
English words by Edward Lockton.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- My heart sees her yet, my heart can’t forget
Vienna, dear city of dreams
In visions of night, I see every light
Each casement of fairyland gleams
Along every street, pass hurrying feet
No moment is sad there, or vain
Oh! were I but free, it’s there I would be
In happy Vienna again
Ah! then I should hear this song from the past
This song of love would wake at last
Chorus
Call, call, Vienna mine
Call night and day with your songs divine
Show me your radiant skies of blue
Bring back the glory that once I knew
Call, call, Vienna mine
Round me a garland of love you twine
Make all my wonderful dreams come true
My heart belongs to you
- But life cannot stay, it’s joys pass away
For everything changes it seems
The laughter and fun, will one day be done
And I’ll have to leave all my dreams
But as I speed by the bright stars on high
I’ll look down, as heaven-ward I soar
And see from above, my city of love
My happy Vienna once more
Ah! then I should hear this song from the past
This song of love would wake at last
Sung here by Fred Feild: