Sir Thomas Allen - Bird songs at eventide

Over the quiet hills
Slowly the shadows fall;
Far down the echoing vale
Birds softly call;
Slowly the golden sun
Sinks in the dreaming west;
Bird songs at eventide
Call me to rest.
Love, though the hours of day
Sadness of heart may bring,
When twilight comes again
Sorrows take wing;
For when the dusk of dreams
Comes with the falling dew,
Bird songs at eventide
Call me to you.
Music by Eric Coates, to H.R. Bennett's text.
Sir Thomas Allen
John Wilson
BBC Concert Orchestra

[@LornaKellyZim]

Exuisite!

[@wifedivine9927]

Thomas Allen's voice really suits this beautiful song.

[@joncourgilles9059]

Quelle splendeur ! J'en pleure de bonheur.

[@tommybrooks716]

Wonderful, sad, haunting, hopeful, thought provoking.. what a treat from the past!
This lovely love song song was sung as a solo on Feb. 22,1930 at the opening dedication ceremonies at the Charles Bender High School in my home town of Humble, Texas. That dear old Humble High was renovated and dedicated on April 10th, 2015 as a new beautiful magnificent theater for the performing arts, thanks to the City of Humble Texas!

[@rebeccawimpey6997]

Really lovely

[@Snarky79]

Dadgum! How very lovely!!