When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound of music so tender,It brings back a night of tropical splendor,It brings back a memory ever green.I'm with you once more under the stars,And down by the shore an orchestra's playingAnd even the palms seem to be swayingWhen they begin the beguine.To live it again is past all endeavor,Except when that tune clutches my heart,And there we are, swearing to love forever,And promising never, never to part.What moments divine, what rapture serene,Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted,And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,I know but too well what they mean;So don't let them begin the beguine Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember;Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember When they begin the beguine.Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play Till the stars that were there before return above you,Till you whisper to me once more,Darling, I love you!And we suddenly know, what heaven we're in,When they begin the beguine
Lyrics by Erich Kunzel
All Time High [From Octopussy] Caravan Cheek to Cheek Ebb Tide From Russia With Love [From Bond and Beyone] From Russia With Love, song (from From Russia With... Get Happy Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (for the fi... I Will Always Love You [From The Bodyguard] Irish Tune from County Derry (County Derry Air), f... Live and Let Die, song (for the film Live and Let ... Maria Moonlight Serenade Nobody Does It Better [From the Spy Who Loved Me] Oh, Susannah On Broadway On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe [From The... Seasons of Love Sing, Sing, Sing Sing, Sing, Sing [From the Big Band Hit Parade] Sleigh Ride [From the DeVil and Daniel Webster] Sleigh Ride, for orchestra (or string orchestra) Straighten Up And Fly Right Tequila Thanks For The Memory (from the film The Big Broad... The An Ordinary Couple The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open ... The Do-Re-Mi The Edelweiss The Girl from Ipanema The How Can Love Survive? The Little Drummer Boy (Carol of the Drum), carol The Lonely Goatherd The My Favorite Things The No Way To Stop It The Reprise: Do-Re-Mi The Reprise: Sixteen Going on Seventeen The Reprise: So Long, Farewell The Reprise: The Sound of Music The Sixteen Going On Seventeen The So Long, Farewell The Theme The Theme Theme When You Wish upon a Star [From Pinocchio] You Are My Lucky Star Zing Went the Strings of My Heart