WALTZ SERENADE

(P. I. Tchaikovsky (m) / Earl K. Brent (l) )

As sung by Kathryn Grayson 1945 in the film < Anchors Aweigh > .

From the heart of a lonely poet
Came a song for the girl he adored
Though she tried very hard not to show it
She was terribly, terribly bored.

But then the poet asked her if she'd like more
And her eyes shone, and the moon shone
And the stars shone up above.

And they danced through the evening together
They were swaying
To the music of a XX violin.

He held her and told her he loved her
'Till the moon faded above her.

(coloratura bridge)

As they waltzed, though she tried not to show it
She was certain she'd fallen in love.

(coloratura bridge)

And her eyes shone, and the moon shone
And the stars shone above her.

And they danced through the evening together
They were swaying
To the music of a XX violin.

The spell of the XX
There was stardust XX above them.

(coloratura bridge)

And they waltzed, though she tried not to show it
You could see in her eyes a light
That she was in love with of a poet
And they waltzed through the thrill of the night.

(coloratura bridge to end)

NOTES:

The lyrics for this song were applied to the Russian 
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's work, 
< Serenade for Strings C Major, Op 48 (1880) > .

The portion of the 4 movement Serenade which is of 
concern vis à vis these lyrics is the Valse 
(the Second Movement).

These lyrics appeared in Anchors Aweigh, an MGM 1945 
musical containing 25 musical offerings.
Director: George Sidney
Leads: Frank Sinatra / Kathryn Grayson / Gene Kelly / 
Dean Stockwell.

Kathryn Grayson, an American, was an operatic soprano. 
She worked several high profile musical films, Anchors Aweigh, 
Show Boat and Kiss Me Kate to name a few. Later in her career, 
she worked theatre appearing in Camelot and operas such as 
La Bohème, Madame Butterfly and La Traviata.



(Transcribed by David Story - March 2014)