The Day That You Love Me

Le Belle Dame Sans Merci Sir Frank (Francis) Dicksee 1902

It caresses my dream,
the smooth murmur of your sighing.
How life laughs,
if your dark eyes look at me.
And if it is mine the shelter
of your slight laughter
that is like singing,
it calms my wound,
everything is forgotten.

The day that you love me,
The rose that adorns
Will dress in celebration
With its best color
And to the wind the church bells
Will say that already you are mine,
and the crazy fountains
will tell of their love.

Tristan and Isolde Edmund Blair Leighton 1902

The night that you love me
From the blue of the sky,
the jealous stars
Will watch us go by.
And a mysterious ray
Will nestle in your hair,
the curious firefly will see
that you are my consolation.

The day that you love me
There'll be nothing more but harmony
The dawn will be clear
And the spring will be happy.
The breeze will quietly bring
A rumor of melody.
And the fountains will give us
Their crystal song.

The End of the Quest by Sir Frank (Francis) Dicksee 1921

The day that you love me
The singing bird
will sweeten its chords
Life will flourish
Pain will not exist.

The night that you love me
From the blue of the sky,
The jealous stars
Will watch us go by.
And a mysterious ray
Will nestle in your hair,
the curious firefly will see
that you are my consolation.

Alfredo Lepera

Poem writen by Alfredo Lepra. This poem is also the lyrics to a well known song of yesteryear by Carlos Gardel, a South American balladier who was famous for his lyrical tangos. Both were killed in a plane crash in 1935.

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