I'll see you again
Whenever spring breaks through again
Time may lie heavy between
But what has been
Is past forgetting
This sweet memory
Throughout my life will come to me
Though my world may go awry
In my heart will ever lie
Just the echo of a sigh
Goodbye
Learning scales will never seem so sweet again
Till our destiny shall let us meet again
The will of fate
May come too late
When I'm recalling these hours we've had
Why will the foolish tears
Tremble across the years?
Why should I feel so sad
Treasuring the memories
Of these days, always, always
I'll see you again
When ever spring breaks through again
Time may lie heavy between
But what has been
Can leave me never
Your dear memory
Throughout my life will come to me
Though my world has gone awry
Though the years my tears may dry
I shall love you till I die
Goodbye
I’ll See You Again was written by Noël Coward.
In an introduction to a volume of his songs, Coward described the process of creating this song:
‘I’ll See You Again’ came to me whole and complete in a taxi when I was appearing in New York in [the stage show] This Year of Grace. I was on my way home to my apartment after a matinee and had planned...