| 词条 | We'll Gather Lilacs |
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It was originally recorded by Muriel Barron & Olive Gilbert (1945) and by Geraldo and his Orchestra, who reached the UK charts with it in 1946.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}} A recording by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocal by Stuart Foster) was a minor hit in the USA in 1946.[2] It has since been performed by many artists, including notably Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth, Richard Tauber, Bing Crosby (recorded December 18, 1945),[3] Frank Sinatra (for his album Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain (1962), Marion Grimaldi and Julie Andrews.[4][5] Written as World War Two drew to its close, the song describes the yearning of parted couples to be reunited. It evokes the joy they would feel when together once again, and the pleasures of the English countryside in spring with its lilac blossom.[6] The song was performed at Novello's cremation in 1951 by Olive Gilbert.[1] It was also used in the 1954 film Lilacs in the Spring. ChorusWe'll gather lilacs in the spring againAnd walk together down an English laneUntil our hearts have learnt to sing againWhen you come home once more.[7]References1. ^1 "Miss Olive Gilbert", The Times, 20 February 1981, p. 16, col. G 2. ^{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=139}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=September 11, 2017}} 4. ^Ivor Novello biography at Spartacus Educational, accessed 2013 5. ^Ellacott, Vivyan.Perchance to Dream, London Musicals: 1945–1949, p. 4, Over the Footlights, accessed 15 January 2013 6. ^[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/aug/03/ivor-novello-musicals-simon-callow Ivor Novello, master of the musical] Simon Callow, The Guardian, 3 August 2012 7. ^http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/w/wellgatherlilacs.shtml External links
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