1.A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
Some like a night at the movies, some like a dance or a show
Some are content with an evening spent home by the radio
Some like to live for the moment, some like to just reminisce
But whenever i have an evening to spend. just give me one like
this
This is a lovely way to spend an evening. can't think of
anything i'd rather do
This is a lovely way to spend an evening, can't think of anyone
as lovely as you
A casual stroll through a garden. a kiss by a lazy lagoon
Catching a breath of moonlight, humming our favorite tune
This is a lovely way to spend an evening
I want to save all my nights and spend them with you
Catching a breath of moonlight, humming our favorite tune
This is a lovely way to spend an evening
I want to save all my nights and spend them with you
2.Close To You
Close to you - i will always stay
Close to you - though you're far away
You'll always be near - as though you were here
By my side
No matter where - in my dreams, i'll find you there
Close to me - sharing your caress
Can't you see - you're my happiness
Where ever you go - my heart will go too
What can i do
It only wants to be - close to you
3.Cradle Song(Brahms' Lullaby)
Lullaby and good night, with roses bestride,
With lilies bedecked. 'neath baby's sweet bed.
May thou sleep, may thou rest, may thy slumber be blest.
May thou sleep, may thou rest, may thy slumber be blest.
Lullaby and good night, thy mother's delight.
Bright angels around, my darling, shall guard.
They will guide thee from harm, thou art safe in my arms.
They will guide thee from harm, thou art safe in my arms.
(and these are the original words of brahms in german)
Guten abend, gut' nacht! mit rosen bedacht,
Mit nglein besteckt schlf unter die deck'!
Morgen fr, wenn got will, wirst du wieder geweckt,
Morgen fr, wenn got will, wirst du wieder geweckt,
Guten abend, gut' nacht! von englein bewacht,
Die zeigen in traum, dir christkindlein's baum.
Schlaf' num selig und suss, schau' in traum's paradies,
Schlaf' num selig und suss, schau' in traum's paradies.
(without poetic embellishments, this is the direct translationof
brahms)
Good evening, good night, covered with roses,
With tiny fingernails hidden, slipping under the blankets,
Tomorrow morning, if god wills, you will wake again.
Tomorrow morning, if god wills, you will wake again.
God evening, good night, watched over by tiny angels,
Who show the little christ child's tree in dreams,
Sleep now, blessed and sweet, look at dream's paradise.
Sleep now, blessed and sweet, look at dream's paradise.
4.Embraceable You
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Embrace me, you irreplaceable you
Just one look at you
My heart grew tipsy in me
You and you alone
Bring out the gypsy in me
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, i want these arms about you
Don't be a naughty baby
Come to papa, come to papa do
My sweet embraceable you
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, i want my arms about you
So don't you be, a naughty baby
Come to papa do
My sweet embraceable you
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And this interesting variation is from frank's album
'frank sinatra the voice-the columbia years-disc 1'
Embrace me, my sweet embraceable you
Embrace me, my silk-and-lace-able you
I'm in love with you, i am and verily so
But you're much too shy, unnecessarily so
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, i want my arms about you
Don't be a naughty baby, come to papa, do
My sweet embraceable you
I love all the many charms about you
Above all, i want these arms about you
So, don't be a naughty baby, come to papa, do
My sweet embraceable you
5.If You Are But A Dream
writer(s)：moe jaffe - jack fulton - nat bonx
If you are but a dream
I hope i never waken,
It's more than i could bear
To find that i'm forsaken.
If you're a fantasy
Then i'm content to be
In love with lovely you,
And pray my dream comes true.
I long to kiss you
But i would not dare,
I'm so a-fraid that
You may vanish in the air,
So darling,
If our romance would break up,
I hope i never wake up,
If you are but a dream.
6.If You Please
Did i see moonlight and magnolia trees？
Smile again, my darling, if you please
Did i hear music on a warm spring breeze？
Speak again, my darling, if you please
Did i feel cool september rain just then？
If you please, touch my cheek with your hand again
When you are near me i can dream with ease
And i'm yours, my darling, if you please
Did i feel cool september rain just then？
If you please, touch my cheek with your hand again
When you are near me i can dream with ease
And i'm yours, my darling, if you please
7.I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night
I couldn't sleep a wink last night
Because we had that silly fight
I thought my heart would break the whole night through,
I knew that you'd be sorry, and i am sorry too,
I couldn't have my favorite dream,
The one in which i hold you tight,
I had to call you up this morning
To see if everything was still all right,
Yes, i had to call you up this morning
'cause i couldn't sleep a wink last night,
8.I Dream Of You
I dream of you more than you dream i do,
How can i prove to you this love is real？
You're mean to me more than you mean to be,
You just can't seem to see the way i feel.
When i am close to you, the world is far away,
The words that fill my heart my lips can't seem to say
I want you so, more than you'll ever know,
More than you dream i do, i dream of you.
9.I Fall In Love Too Easily
Writer(s)：cahn／styne
There are those who can leave love or take it
Love to them is just what they make it
I wish that i were the same
But love is my fav'rite game
I fall in love too easily
I fall in love too fast
I fall in love too terribly hard
For love to ever last
My heart should be well-schooled
'cause i've been burned in the past
And still i fall in love too easily
I fall in love too fast
10.Kiss Me Again
Sweet summer breeze, whispering trees
Stars shining softly above
Roses in bloom, wafted perfume
Sleepy birds dreaming of love
Safe in your arms, far from alarms
Daylight shall come but in vain
Tenderly press close to my breast
Kiss me, kiss me again
Safe in your arms, far from alarms
Daylight shall come but in vain
Tenderly press close to my breast
Kiss me, kiss me again
11.Night And Day
Writer(s)：cole porter
Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom
When the jungle shadows fall
Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock
As it stands against the wall
Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops
When the summer shower is through
So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you
Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me, or far
It's no matter darling where you are
I think of you
Day and night, night and day, why is it so
That this longing for you follows wherever i go
In the roaring traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you
Day and night, night and day
Under the hide of me
There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me
And this torment won't be through
Until you let me spend my life making love to you
Day and night, night and day
12.Oh! What A Beautiful Morning
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow
There's a bright golden haze on the meadow
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye
And it looks like it's climbing clear up to the sky
Oh, what a beautiful mornin', oh what a beautiful day
I got a beautiful feelin' everything's goin' my way
All the sounds of the earth are like music
All the sounds of the earth are like music
The breeze is so busy it don't miss a tree
And the little ole willow is laughin' at me
Oh, what a beautiful mornin', oh, what a beautiful day
I got a beautiful feelin' everything's goin' my way
Oh, what a beautiful mornin', what a beautiful day
I got a beautiful feelin' everything's goin' my way
13.Ol' Man River
Writer(s)：hammerstein／kern
Here we all work 'long the mississippi
Here we all work while the white folk play
Pullin' them boats from the dawn till sunset
Gettin' no rest till the judgment day
Don't look up and don't look down
You don't das make the boss man frown
Bend your knees and bow your head
And pull that rope until your dead
Let me go 'way from the mississippi
Let me go 'way from the white man boss
Show me that stream called the river jordan
That's the old stream that i long to cross.
Ol' man river, that ol' man river
He don't say nothin', but he must know somethin'
He just keeps rollin', he keeps on rollin' along
He don't plant tatters, and he don't plant cotton
And them what plants em, are soon forgotten
But ol' man river, just keeps rollin' along
You and me, we sweat and strain
Body all achin' and racked with pain
Tote that barge and lift that bail
You get a little drunk and you lands in jail
I gets weary, and sick of trying
I'm tired of livin', but i'm scared of dyin'
But ol' man river, he just keeps rolin' along
14.People Will Say We're In Love
Don't throw bouquets at me, don't please my folks too much,
Don't laugh at my jokes too much, people will say we're in love.
Don't sigh and gaze at me, your sighs are so like mine,
Your eyes mustn't glow like mine, people will say we're in love.
Don't start collecting things, give me my rose and my glove,
Sweetheart, they're suspecting things, people will say we're in
love.
Don't praise my charm to much, don't look so vain with me,
Don't stand in the rain with me, people will say we're in love.
Don't take my arm too much, don't keep your hand in mine,
You hand feels go grand in mine, people will say we're in love.
Don't dance all night with me, till the stars fade out of sight,
They'll see it's alright with me, people will say we're in love.
15.Saturday Night(Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week)
Writer(s)：cahn／van heusen
Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week
'cause that's the night that my sweetie and i
Used to dance cheek to cheek
I don't mind sunday night at all
'cause that's the night friends come to call
And monday to friday go fast
And another week is past
But saturday night is the loneliest night in the week
I sing the song that i sang for the memories i usually seek
Until i hear you at the door
Until you're in my arms once more
Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week
Mmmm... saturday night is the loneliest night in the week
I sing the song that i sang for the memories i usually seek
Until i hear you at the door
Until you're in my arms once more
Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week
Until i hear you at the door
Until you're in my arms once more
Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week
16.Stormy Weather
Don't know why
There's no sun up in the sky
Stormy weather
Since my gal and i ain't together
Keeps raining all the time
Life is bare
Gloom and misery everywhere
Stormy weather
Just can't get my poor old self together
I'm weary all the time
Every time
So weary all of the time
When she went away
The blues walked in and then they met me
If she stays away
That old rocking chair's bound to get me
All i do is pray
The lord above will let me
Just walk in that sun again
Can't go on
Everything i had is gone
Stormy weather
Since my gal and i ain't together
Keeps raining all the time
Keeps raining all of the time
17.Sunday, Monday Or Always
Sunday, monday or tuesday, wednesday, thursday or friday
I want you near, every day in the year
Oh, won't you tell me when we will meet again
Sunday, monday or always
If you're satisfied, i'll be at your side
Sunday, monday or always
No need to tell me now what makes the world go 'round
When at the sight of you, my heart begins to pound and pound
And what am i to do, can't i be with you
Sunday, monday or always
Always and forever i must be with you
Beginning sunday and monday and then forever
Oh, won't you tell me when we will meet again
Sunday, monday or always
If you're satisfied, i'll be at your side
Sunday, monday or always
No need to tell me now what makes the world go 'round
When at the sight of you, my heart begins to pound, pound, pound
What am i to do, can't i be with you
Sunday, monday or always
18.What Makes The Sunset
What makes the sunset？
What makes the moonrise？
What makes the tide remember to hide and why does it soon rise？
What makes a star fall？
Where does it fall to？
Why does its flight make us stop in the night and wish as we all
do？
And what holds a cloud together？
What makes the sky so blue？
What makes the sunset？
What makes the moonrise？
Is it my love for you？
And what holds a cloud together？
And what makes the sky so blue？
What makes the sunset？
What makes the moonrise？
Is it my love for you？
19.White Christmas
Writer(s)：irving berlin
I'm dreaming of a white christmas,
Just like the ones i used to know.
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white christmas
With every christmas card i write.
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your christmases be white.
20.You'll Never Know
Writer(s)：gordon／warren
Darling, i'm so blue without you
I think about you the live-long day
When you ask me if i'm lonely
Then i only have this to say
You'll never know just how much i miss you
You'll never know just how much i care
And if i tried, i still couldn't hide my love for you
You ought to know, for haven't i told you so
A million or more times？
You went away and my heart went with you
I speak your name in my ev'ry prayer
If there is some other way to prove that i love you
I swear i don't know how
You'll never know if you don't know now
You'll never know just how much i miss you
You'll never know just how much i care
You said good-bye, no stars in the sky refuse to shine
Take it from me, it's no fun to be alone
With moonlight and memories
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