Guest mruk Posted 30 October , 2006 Share Posted 30 October , 2006 Reprinted below is a letter to Cpl W. Arthur Hollings [15/470], D Company, 15th West Yorks, from a pal serving in another sector in the Spring of 1917. The quote is taken from Laurie Milner's 'Leeds Pals', but can anyone tell me the full words and tune that 'Perfect Day' was sung to please? "Each succeeding morning when I awake the day's labour has become more repugnant than the preceding one, I have not sung 'Perfect Day' for a long time--it is sacrilege, and I might say that a dull monotone seems to be setting on everyone." [p. 176] Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypres1418 Posted 30 October , 2006 Share Posted 30 October , 2006 Sorry Dave but it iss not one i know, hope someone gets to grip with it and answers your question. Mandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mruk Posted 30 October , 2006 Share Posted 30 October , 2006 Thanks Mandy, I not sure of its popularity either way, or if it was a 'ditty' that was widely sung, it was just something mentioned in the content of two mates corresponding on the front. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Morgan Posted 30 October , 2006 Share Posted 30 October , 2006 It's almost certainly this one: When you come to the end of a perfect day, And you sit alone with your thought, While the chimes ring out with a carol gay, For the joy that the day has brought, Do you think what the end of a perfect day Can mean to tired heart, When the sun goes down with a flaming ray, And the dear hearts have to part? Well, this is the end of a perfect day, Near the end of a journey, too, But it leaves a thought that is big and strong, With a wish that is kind and true. For mem'ry has painted this perfect day With colours that never fade, And we find at the end of a perfect day, The soul of a friend we've made. Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1909) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted 30 October , 2006 Share Posted 30 October , 2006 It's almost certainly this one: ..and if you go to http://parlorsongs.com/issues/1997-11/thismonth/feature.asp and scroll half way down you can even listen to the music! Magic! Evelyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mruk Posted 30 October , 2006 Share Posted 30 October , 2006 Many Thanks Tom and Evelyn, This was pleasantly surprising, and there were some wonderful illustrations on the song sheets. There was even a song that my mother is fond of singing: 'Nearer My God to Thee'. Kind Regards to Both, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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