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Thread #8283 Message #1625157
Posted By: Jim Dixon
11-Dec-05 - 04:27 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ramona (in French)
Subject: Lyr Add: RAMONA (in English and French)
First, here are the English lyrics copied from http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/r/ramona.shtml
RAMONA Words, L. Wolfe Gilbert. Music, Mabel Wayne. Written for the film "Ramona" (1928)
VERSE: I wander out yonder o'er the hills Where the mountains high seem to kiss the sky. Someone's up yonder o'er the hills Waiting patiently, waiting just for me.
CHORUS: Ramona, I hear the mission bells above. Ramona, they're ringing out our song of love. I press you, caress you, And bless the day you taught me to care. I'll always remember The rambling rose you wore in your hair. Ramona, when the day is done, you'll hear my call. Ramona, we'll meet beside the waterfall. I dread the dawn When I awake to find you gone. Ramona, I need you, my own.
[Below are the French lyrics by A. Willemetz, Saint-Granier, J. Le Seyeux Copied from http://www.paroles.net/chansons/21013.htm :
Depuis le moment Où je t'ai connue Hélas follement Je n'ai pas cessé De penser à toi Comme un insensé
{Refrain:} Ramona, j'ai fait un rêve merveilleux Ramona, nous étions partis tous les deux Nous allions lentement Loin de tous les regards jaloux Et jamais deux amants N'avaient connu de soir plus doux Ramona, je pouvais alors me griser De tes yeux, de ton parfum, de tes baisers Et je donnerais tout pour revivre un jour Ramona, ce rêve d'amour
Mais ce doux roman N'était seulement qu'un rêve d'amant Par ta cruauté Tout autre a été La réalité {au Refrain}
[However, I'm not sure those are the lyrics The Raven wanted. Roméo Beaudry also wrote a set of lyrics, which you can hear at Bibliothèque nationale du Québec, but I'm not fluent enough to transcribe them.]