A very precious love
Is what you are to me
The stairway to a star
A night in Shangri-La
Of ecstasy

Lanterns of gold, lanterns of blue
Twinkle in the shadows while I dance with you

An echo in the wind
Across the summer day
Is saying you should know
That lanterns lose their glow
And hearts can break

So hold me close, my darling
And kiss me tenderly
And give your precious love
Your very precious love
To me