MY HERO 
 From the German Operetta "The Chocolate Soldier" (1908)
(Music: Oscar Straus / Lyrics: Rudolph Bernauer & Leopold Jacobson)
(English lyrics by Stanislaus Stange - 1909)


Grete Holm (Original Viennese Production "Der Tapfere Soldat") - 1908
Flavia Arcaro (New York Production) - 1909
Lucy Isabelle Marsh - 1910
Marie Florence - 1910
Margaret Ismay (London Production) - 1910
Tessa Costa (New York Revival) - 1921
Alice MacKenzie (New York Revival) - 1930
Vivienne Segal (New York Revival) - 1931
Lauretta Brislin (New York Revival) - 1934
Rosa Ponselle - 1934
Helen Gleason (New York Revival) - 1940
Risë Stevens & Nelson Eddy (Film Soundtrack) - 1941
Deanna Durbin - 1941
Frances McCann (New York Revival) - 1947
Ralph Flanagan & His Orch. (vocal: Harry Prime) - 1949
Risë Stevens (TV Production) - 1955

Also recorded by: 
Jane Powell; Richard Tauber; Eleanor Steber; Virginia Haskins;  
Eddie Pardocchi; Morriston Orpheus Choir; Richard Hayman Orch.; 
John Charles Thomas; London Promenade Orch.; Gary Smart; 45 RPM; 
Gary Shelton; Beverley Sills & Sherrill Milnes. 




I have a true and noble lover
He is my sweetheart, all my own
His like on Earth, who shall discover
My heart is his and his alone
We pledged our troth each to the other
And for our happiness, I pray
Our lives belong to one another
Oh, happy, happy wedding day
Oh, happy, happy wedding day

Come, come, I love you only
My heart is true  
Come, come, my life is lonely
I long for you
Come, come, naught can efface you
My arms are aching now to embrace you
You are divine
Come, come, I love you only
Come, hero mine


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MY HERO

As recorded by Risë Stevens & Nelson Eddy:


RS:
I have a true and noble lover
He is my sweetheart, all my own
His like on Earth, who shall discover
My heart is his and his alone
NE:
We pledged our troth each to the other
And for our happiness, I pray
Our lives belong to one another
Oh, happy, happy wedding day
Oh, happy, happy wedding day

RS:
Come, come, I love you only
My heart is true  
NE:
Come, come, my life is lonely
I long for you
RS:
Come, come, naught can efface you
My arms are aching now to embrace you
Thou art are divine
BOTH:
Come, come, I love you only
Come, come, be mine

BOTH:
We pledged our troth each to the other
And for our happiness, I pray
Our lives belong to one another
Oh, happy, oh, happy wedding day
Oh, happy, happy wedding day

BOTH:
Come, come, I love you only
My heart is true  
Come, come, my life is lonely
I long for you
Come, come, naught can efface you
My arms are aching now to embrace you
Thou art divine
Come, come, I love you only
Come, come, be mine


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Additional verse for male voice:


It is my duty to bow before thee
It is my duty to love, adore thee
It is my duty to love thee ever
To love thee ever, love thee ever




(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - November 2008)


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MY HERO
(Oscar Straus (m) / Stanislaus Stange (l)  )

as recorded by
Deanna Durbin 1941 (live)

Also sung during Eddie Cantor Show (Texaco Town)
November 8th 1936
November 17th 1937


I have a true and noble lover
He is my sweetheart, all my own
His like on Earth who shall discover
His heart is mine and mine alone.

We pledged our troth each to the other
And for our happiness, I pray
Our lives belong to one another
Oh happy happy wedding day...
Oh happy happy wedding day.

Come come I love you only
My heart is true
Come come my life is lonely
I long for you
Come come naught can efface you
My arms are aching now to embrace you
Thou art divine
Come come I love you only
Come hero mine.



(Transcribed by David Story - August 2013)