Softly as in a morning sunriseThe light of love comes stealingInto a newborn dayFlaming with all the glow of sunriseA burning kiss is sealingA vow that all betray
Softly as in a morning sunriseThe light of love comes stealingInto a newborn dayFlaming with all the glow of sunriseA burning kiss is sealingA vow that all betrayFor the passions that thrill loveAnd take you high to heavenAre the passions that kill loveAnd let it fall to hellSo ends the storySoftly as in a morning sunriseThe light that gave you gloryWill take it all awaySoftly as in a morning sunriseThe light of love comes stealingInto a newborn dayFlaming with all the glow of sunriseA burning kiss is sealingA vow that all betrayFor the passions that thrill loveAnd take you high to heavenAre the passions that kill loveAnd let it fall to hellSo ends the storySoftly as in a morning sunriseThe light that gave you gloryWill take it all awaySoftly as it fades awaySoftly as it fades awaySoftly as it fades awaySoftly as it fades away
Written by Sigmund (of the Sea Monsters) Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein fame) for their 1929 Broadway musical "The New Moon". You often hear it done in movies and cartoons as a tango. See? White/Euro classical culture is not so bad as insecure-in-their-own-skin white apologists (mostly) make it. Abbey nails it here. DId this woman have perfect pitch? Sounds like it.
Wonderful rendition... This should be required listening for young and upcoming singers - Melodically pure yet richly interpreted, personalized and caressing, free of excess and bombastic excursions, lyrically crisp and always intelligible... totally captivating and full of soul!