MARCHÉTA (A LOVE SONG OF OLD MEXICO)
(Victor Schertzinger (m) & (l) May 13 1919)

Victor Marchese* (early 1940s) (Jeff Alexander Orchestra)

*Marchese was a tenor and arguably one of the best vocalists of the 20th
century.
This song was included in the 1945 war film ‘They Were Expendable’ with Robert
Montgomery and John Wayne

Also sung by:
Mario Lanza
Richard Tauber
Lillian Rosedale Goodman
Vivian Holt
Elsie Baker
Olive Kline
John McCormack
Karl Denver
Perry Como
Bing Crosby
Gene Autry
And many more…



Marchéta, Marchéta,
I still hear you calling me back
To your arms once again.

I still feel the spell,
Of your last kiss upon me
Since then life has all been in vain.

All has been sadness
Without you Marchéta
Each day finds me lonely and blue.

My poor heart is broken
I want you, Marchéta
I need you, Marchéta I do.

(bridge)

All has been sadness,
Without you, Marchéta
Each day finds me lonely and blue.

My poor heart is broken
I want you, Marchéta
I need you, Marchéta I do.


*Many sites show "Marchéta" without the accent
Marchéta appears in the Library of Congress with the 
original disc picture spelled WITH the accent


(Transcribed by David Story - September 2013)