Speak Low - Billie Holiday: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Speak Low

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Speak Low was released on October 8, 2002 by Verve Reissues as a part of the album Billie Holiday for Lovers

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OVERVIEW

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Billie Holiday

Performer

Ben Webster

Saxophone

Jimmy Rowles

Piano

Barney Kessel

Electric Guitar

Joe Mondragon

Double Bass

Alvin Stoller

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Kurt Weill

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Norman Granz

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Speak low when you speak, love

Our summer day withers away too soon, too soon

Speak low when you speak, love

Our moment is swift, like ships adrift, we're swept apart too soon

Speak low, darling, speak low

Love is a spark lost in the dark too soon, too soon

I feel, wherever I go, that tomorrow is near

Tomorrow is here and always too soon

[Verse 2]

Time is so old and love so brief

Love is pure gold and time a thief

We're late, darling, we're late

The curtain descends, everything ends too soon, too soon

I'll wait, darling, I'll wait

Will you speak low to me? Speak love to me and soon

[Verse 3]

Time is so old and love so brief

Love is pure gold and time a thief

We're late, darling, we're late

The curtain descends, everything ends too soon, too soon

I'll wait, darling, I'll wait

Will you speak low to me? Speak love to me and soon

[Verse 4]

Speak low

Written by: Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash

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