The first song is from the 1907 comic opera Tom Jones: Waltz Song. For to-night Let me dream out my dream of delight, And purchase of sorrow a moment's respite. I am dazed. Like a lark that has gazed On the sun, in his flight. Let me sing ! For I waver and swing Between madness? and gladness to-night. The second is ROSE OF ENGLAND written by Ivor Novello in 1937 for his musical Crest of the Wave: Grown in one land alone Where proud winds have blown There's not a flower born of the shower Braver than England's own Though gales of winter blow Piercing hail and snow Shining she stays bright as in days of yore Old England's pride still blossoms Fresh on England's shore Rose of England thou shalt fade not here Proud and bright from growing year to year Red shall thy petals be as rich wine untold Shared by thy warriors who served thee of old Rose of England breathing England's air Flower of chivalry beyond compare While hand and heart endure to cherish thy prime Thou shalt blossom to the end of time Rose of England breathing England's air Flower of liberty beyond compare While hand and heart endure to cherish thy prime Thou shalt blossom to the end of time LFF
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