Enrico Caruso - Dreams of Long Ago 1912

In more than one respect this is "Dreams of Long Ago" - recorded almost 100 years ago. As usual sung with great passion - and intelligible English...
I wonder if he was thinking of his lost love and mother of his two boys, Ada Giachetti, who ran off with the chauffeur?
Caruso composed the music himself.

More Caruso info and documentary on my website: http://www.enricocaruso.dk

Text:

Shadows are falling and I sit alone
My heart recalling
Memories when you were my own

Once more you press me
two lips I adore
Once more caress me
As they did before

Dreams, just dreams of long ago
Dreams of days that we both know
Time can never change the past
Your mine in dreams until the last

Summer's gone and life grows cold
Still in dreams you're mine of old
Hearts may break, but you can't take
Those golden dreams of long ago

Fond recollections paint you vividly,
Youth's wild affections bring you in fancy to me
My arms enfold you, once again you're mine
Once more I hold you, close to love's own shrine

Dreams, just dreams of long ago
Dreams of days that we both know
Times can never change the past
You're mine in dreams until the last

Summer's gone and life grows cold
Still in dreams you're mine of old
Hearts may break, but you can't take
Those golden dreams of long ago

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• 1912

[UndergroudMusic]

this is very cool......beautiful song!!! I have a very old gramophone record from 1889 title "Dreams of Long Ago" - it was written by A. De Prossi, and copyrights owned by W. Witmark & sons. Do know if this is the same arrangement? This record is unplayable, but makes for a great piece of decor.

[tomfroekjaer]

@UndergroudMusic Great that it makes for a good piece of decor :-)

No unfortunaley, it's not the same arrangement/song - Caruso is a decade or more later.

[coreyteen13]

Mr. Froekjaer, again I wanted to say Thank You for letting me use this piece for my brickfilm "Wellsburg." I've gotten really good reviews of it, especially in the closing where "Dreams of Long Ago" plays. Thank you again. Sincerely, Corey L. Johnson

[tomfroekjaer]

@coreyteen13: you are very welcome, Corey - nice job you did there !

[SIMONKARKENNY]

I have an original recording of dreams of long ago by caruso, on victor talking machine co. record. I've played it several times. I wonder what it is worth to a

collector ?

[31operafan]

@GermanOperaSinger I don't think it would've been possible for Caruso to write the lyrics without help, since his English was extremely limited. It sounds OK (when he's singing), but he had trouble understanding a few words, and his spoken English was broken. (I have never heard his speaking voice, but I can imagine what it may sound like.) He also had a lot of trouble with written English; he often misspelled and his grammar was not the best.

[31operafan]

@jbeer82 XD Caruso was well-known for making silly faces in front of the camera. He had a good sense of humor!

[31operafan]

Thanks for the lyrics. :) I did NOT know what Caruso was singing at first. XD

[tomfroekjaer]

Thanks, Theo. Both nice lyrics and tune - and as usual sung with heartbreaking emotion...