Across the shining sea,
A ship disappears in the sunlight
Its horn trails a note of farewell
If I walk down that gentle slope
Will I feel a breeze the color of summer?
My love is a melody
I sing it high and low
My love is a seagull
That soars and swoops
If I call out to you at twilight
Will I see you there my sweet?
Swaying branches along the path
Leave farewell shadows on the ground
A weather vane rooster, an old chapel
Will I see a city
Steeped in summer hues?
Yesterday's love is my tears
They dry and vanish with time
Tomorrow's love is a refrain
Words without end
If we meet at twilight
Will you hold me in your arms?
A ship disappears in the sunlight
Its horn trails a note of farewell
If I walk down that gentle slope
Will I feel a breeze the color of summer?
My love is a melody
I sing it high and low
My love is a seagull
That soars and swoops
If I call out to you at twilight
Will I see you there my sweet?
Swaying branches along the path
Leave farewell shadows on the ground
A weather vane rooster, an old chapel
Will I see a city
Steeped in summer hues?
Yesterday's love is my tears
They dry and vanish with time
Tomorrow's love is a refrain
Words without end
If we meet at twilight
Will you hold me in your arms?
(From Up On Poppy Hill)