Speak low, darling, speak low
Our summer day withers away too soon, too soon
Speak low, when you speak love
Our moment's 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

And I feel wherever I go
Tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Always too soon

Speak low, when you speak love
Our summer day withers away too soon, too soon
Speak low, darling, speak low
Love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon, too soon

And I feel wherever I go
Tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Always too soon

We're late, darling, we are late
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends too soon, too soon
Too soon, too soon

And I wait, yes darling, I wait
Will you speak low to me, speak love to me and soon
Time is so old and love so brief
Time is so old and love so brief
Speak low to me darling, speak love to me
Speak love to me and soon
Love, love, love, love