PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
082 - We’ll Gather Lilacs
Verse 1
^ Al-though you’re far a-way,
^ and life is sad and grey,
^ I have a scheme, a dream to try.
^ I’m think-ing, dear, of you
^ and all I meant to do,
^ When we’re to-geth-er you and I.
^ We’ll soon for-get our care and pain,
(big breath, long phrase) and find such love-ly things to share a-gain – (pause)
Chorus
^ We’ll gath-er li-lacs in the spring a-gain.
^ And walk to-geth-er down an Eng-lish lane.
^ Un-til our hearts have learned to sing a-gain.
^ When you come home once mo--ore.
^ And in the eve-ning by the fire-light’s glow
^ You’ll hold me close and nev-er let me go
^ Your eyes will tell me all I want to know
^ When you come home (‘wants’) once more.
Verse 2
^ We’ll learn to love a-new,
^ the sim-ple joys we knew,
^ and shared to-geth-er night and day.
^ We’ll watch with-out a sigh,
^ the mo-ments speed-ing by,
^ When life is free and hearts are gay.
^ My dream is here for you to share,
(big breath, long phrase) and in my heart my dream be-comes a prayer – (pause)
Chorus
^ We’ll gath-er li-lacs in the spring a-gain.
^ And walk to-geth-er down an Eng-lish lane.
^ Un-til our hearts have learned to sing a-gain.
^ When you come home once mo--ore.
^ And in the eve-ning by the fire-light’s glow
^ You’ll hold me close and nev-er let me go
^ Your eyes will tell me all I want to know
^ When you come home (‘wants’) once more.
We'll Gather Lilacs words and music by Ivor Novello 1945