I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN
From "Bitter Sweet"
(Noel Coward)

Nelson Eddy

Also recorded by:
Sathima Bea Benjamin; Webster Booth; Ian Bosttridge; 
Rosemary Clooney; Noél Coward; Joe Diorio; Bill Evans;
Fania All-Stars; Bryan Ferry; Eddie Fisher; Luther Henderson;
Craig Jessup; Jimmy Jones; Shirley Jones; Kings Singers;
Dorothy Kirsten; Andre Kostelanetz; Mario Lanza; Evelyn Laye; 
Enoch Light; Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians; 
London Promenade Orch.; Norman Luboff; Jeanette MacDonald; 
Valerie Masterson; Billy May; Carmen McRae; Glenn Miller; 
New Stanton Band; Jeanne Newhall; Sonny Rollins; Bobby Short; 
Frank Sinatra; Sylvia Syms; Art Tatum; Richard Tauber; 
Tiny Tim; Trio Vivant; Lawrence Welk; Paul Weston & his Orch.;
Peggy Wood; Phil Woods.


I'll see you again
When ever spring breaks through again
Time may lie heavy---between
But what has been
is past forgetting
This sweet memory
Across the years
Will come to me
Though my world may go awry
In my heart will ever lie
Just an echo of a sigh
Goodbye

All my life I shall remember knowing you
All the pleasure I have found in showing you
The different ways
That one may phrase
The changing light
And changing shade
Happiness that must die
Melodies that must fly
Memories that must fade
Dusty and forgotten by and by

I'll see you again
When ever spring breaks through again
Time may lie heavy---between
But what has been
is past forgetting
This sweet memory
Across the years
Will come to me
Though my world may go awry
In my heart will ever lie
Just an echo of a sigh
Goodbye


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(Verse sung by Jeanette MacDonald, but not on this recording)


Learning scales may never seem
So sweet again
Till our destiny shall let us meet again
The Will of Fate
May come too late
When I'm recalling the hours we had
Why will the foolish tears
Tremble across the years
Why shall I feel so sad
Treasuring the memories
Of these days---Always


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(Contributed/Transcribed by Bill Huntley - July 2005)

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as rec by Georges Metaxa & Peggy Wood w Ray Noble 
& his New Mayfair Orch  
June 1929 London


[gm]
Thought there may be beauty in this land of yours,
Skies are very often dull and grey.
If I could but take that little hand of yours,
just to lead you secretly away.

we would watch the Danube as it gently flows,
Like a silver ribbon winding free.
Even as I speak of it my longing grows,
once again my own dear land to see;
If you could only come with me,
If you could only come with me.

[pw]
Learning scales may never seem so sweet again,
Till our destiny shall let us meet again.
[gm]
The will of fate
May come too late!

[pw]
When I'm recalling the hours we've had,
Why will my foolish tears
Tremble across the years?
Why should I feel so sad?
[gm]
Treasuring the memoro of these days,
[pw]
Always!

[gm]
I'll see you again,
Whenever spring breaks through again.
Time may lie heavy between,
But what has been
Is past forgetting

[pw]
This sweet memory,
Across the years will come to me.
Though my world may go awry,
In my heart will ever lie
Just an echo of a sigh,
Goodbye!

[both]
This sweet memory,
Across the years will come to me.
[pw]
Though my world may go awry,
In my heart will ever lie
[both]
Just an echo of a sigh,
Goodbye!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - August 2011)