Thora (1905)

A popular song from 1905
Words by Fred E. Weatherly
Music by Stephen Adams
Lyrics
1. I stand in a land of roses,
But I dream of a land of snow,
Where you and I were happy
In the years of long ago.
Nightingales in the branches,
Stars in the magic skies,
But I only hear you singing,
I only see your eyes
Come! Come! Come to me, Thora
Come once again and be
Child of my dream, light of my life
Angel of love to me
2. I stand again in the North land,
But in silence and in shame;
Your grave is my only landmark,
And men have forgotten my name.
‘Tis a take that is truer and older
Than any the sagas tell,
I loved you in life too little,
I love you in death too well
Speak! Speak! Speak to me, Thora
Speak from your Heaven to me;
Child of my dream, love of my life,
Hope of my world to be
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Sung here by Vancha March
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne
Get the sheet music and MIDI at:
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[@jamespitt-payne3622]

Vancha, thank you for singing this famous old song. I really enjoyed your performance 🙂

[@tiga4180]

You may be interested to hear how this sounded on a vintage recording: ua-cam.com/video/fzZvnxZy5dQ/v-deo.htmlsi=Z0i54McBthUef1e0 Sorry about surface noise which masks some of the excellent piano backing, which is better appreciated on this posting.

[@VanchaMarch2]

Thanks for the kind words, James! And thanks for the fantastic midi :)