The Breez And I - Sonny Clark

The breeze and I are saying with a sigh

That you no longer care;

The breeze and I are whispering goodbye

To dreams we used to share.

Ours was a love song

That seemed constant as the moon,

Ending in a strange, mournful tune;

And all about me,

They know you have departed without me And we wonder why,

The breeze and I The breeze andI

The original tune, Andaluza, was part of the

1929 (?) Andalucia Suite by Cuban composer Lecuona.

Stillman wrote the lyrics later.

Composer and Lyricist

met only once.

Stillman said: Lecuona didn’t speak

English and I didn’t speak Spanish.

We had a very

short conversation.

Words:

Al Stillman

Music:

Ernesto Lecuona

Published:

1928 Edward B. Marks Music Corp.

Copyright renewed 1976 same

Source:

Reader’s Digest Treasu

ry of Best Loved Songs 1972

From:

Dilly