When the Roses Bloom Again Songtext
von Sally Timms

A-strolling in the gloaming
Where the roses were in bloom
A soldier and his sweetheart, brave and true
And their hearts are filled with sorrow
For their thoughts were of tomorrow
As she pinned a rose upon his coat of blue

Do not ask me, love, to linger
When you know not what to say
For duty calls your sweetheart′s name again
And your heart need not be sighing
That I be among the dying
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again


When the roses bloom again
Beside the river
The mockingbird has sung its sweet refrain
And the days of Auld Lang Syne
I′ll be with you, sweetheart mine
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again

With the rattle of the battle
Came a whisper, soft and low
A soldier who had fallen in the fray
"I am dying, I am dying
And I know I have to go
But I wanna tell you before I pass away"

"There's a far and distant river
Where the roses are in bloom
A sweetheart who is waiting there for me
And it′s there I pray you′ll take me
I'll be faithful, don′t forsake me
I'll be with you when the roses bloom again"