[T'wit]

This one was always called "the immortal STARDUST" by Hoagie Carmichael. Now you never hear it unless you know some golden oldies station. It's almost more beautiful as poetry than as music.

And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust
Of yesterday
The music
Of the years
Gone by

Chorus:

Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely nights
Dreaming of a song.
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you.
When our love was new, and each kiss an inspiration.
But that was long ago, and now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song.
Beside the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
Of paradise where roses grew.
Though I dream in vain, in my heart you will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain.

[az wildkitten]

Hoagy was the best. "Stardust", "Skylark", "Georgia on my Mind."

[Veto!]

Stardust was my mother's favorite song. She was a romantic for sure. But that was long ago.....

[lawgirl]

You can hear it on the Sleepless in Seattle soundtrack IIRC. ;-)

[maxwellp]

I have always loved "Stardust". What passes for romantic music today lost me a long time ago. Many thanks for posting the lyrics - still beautiful.

[Gigantor]

"Stardust" is one of the greatest songs ever - melody and lyrics - but, while Hoagy Carmichael wrote the music let's not forget the lyricist: Mitchell Parish.

What beautiful words they are!