Part of what makes "parting such sweet sorrow" (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet) is the realization that one may never see the beloved again alive. Death presides over all of life; in leave-taking he steps out of the shadows. You see the glint of his scythe from the corner of the eye.
In the twilight glow, I see her
Blue eyes crying in the rain;
As we kissed goodbye and parted,
I knew we'd never meet again.
Love is like a dying ember,
Only memories remain;
Through the ages I'll remember,
Blue eyes crying in the rain.
Now my hair has turned to silver,
All my life I've loved in vain;
I can see her star in heaven,
Blue eyes crying in the rain.
Someday when we meet up yonder,
We'll stroll hand in hand again;
And in a land that knows no parting,
Blue eyes crying in the rain.
Blue eyes crying in the rain.
Written by Fred Rose and first recorded by Roy Acuff in 1947. Numerous covers.
A little known version by Ramblin' Jack Elliot.
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