Vera Lynn

Vera Margaret Welch, die wir besser als Vera Lynn kennen, feiert heute (20.3.2017) ihren hundertsten Geburtstag. Wozu ich Dame Vera, die man einmal The Forces' Sweetheart nannte, ganz herzlich gratuliere. Die weißen Klippen von Dover werden sich heute durch eine Lichtinstallation ein wenig verändern. Und es gibt passend zu dem Jubeltag auch eine neue CD. Da ist natürlich auch There'll Be Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs of Dover drauf. Und da hören wir hier einmal hinein. Und dies hier müssen Sie auch anklicken.

I'll never forget the people I met
Braving those angry skies;
I remember well as the shadows fell,
The light of hope in their eyes.
And tho' I'm far away,
I still can hear them say 'Thumb's up!'
For when the dawn comes up:

There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.
There'll be love and laughter and peace ever after,
Tomorrow, when the world is free.

The shepherd will tend his sheep,
The valley will bloom again,
And Jimmy will go to sleep,
In his own little room again.

There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.
There'll be love and laughter and peace ever after,
Tomorrow, when the world is free.

I may not be near but I have no fear.
Hist'ry will prove it too,
When the tale is told 'twill be as of old
For truth will always win through;
But be I far or near,
That slogan still I'll hear, 'Thumbs up!'
For when the dawn comes up:

There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow, just you wait and see.
There'll be love and laughter and peace ever after,
Tomorrow, when the world is free.