When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You)
| "When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You)" | |
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| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Released | 1918 |
| Label | Jeff Branen Publisher |
| Composer(s) | Evans Lloyd |
| Lyricist(s) | Jeff Branen |
"When the Sun Goes Down in Normandie (Then Is When I Sit and Dream of You)" is a World War I era song released in 1918. Jeff Branen wrote the lyrics. Evans Lloyd composed the music.[1] The song was published by Jeff Branen Publisher of New York, New York. The sheet music cover features a group of soldiers sitting around the camp fire. In the foreground is an armed soldier on guard duty walking through the campground.[2] The song was written for both voice and piano.[3]
The lyrics begins with a woman proudly declaring that her soldier boyfriend has sent her a letter. The chorus is the contents of the letter:[3]
- When the sun goes down in Normandy
- And the campfires are all a-glow
- I'm dreaming of my lady love
- Who's so far away across the waters
- One of America's fairest daughters
- Gee! Tonight I'm lonesome and blue
- and gee! I know that you're lonesome too
- When the sun goes down in Normandy
- Then is when I sit and dream of you
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 273. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music. Vol. 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 784. ISBN 978-0-7864-2799-4.
- ^ a b "When the sun goes down in Normandie then is when I sit and dream of you". Library of Congress. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ When the sun goes down in Normandie: this is when I sit and dream of you. OCLC 880602178. Retrieved 19 February 2016 – via OCLC WorldCat.
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