"Lover" — Rodgers and Hart's waltzing address to the beloved.
Writer(s): rodgers/hart
Lover, when Im near you, and I hear you - speak my name
Softly, in my ear you - breathe a flame
Lover, its immoral, but why quarrel - with our bliss
When, two lips of coral - want to kiss
I say (that) the devil is in you, and to resists you - I try
But if you didnt continue - I would die
Lover, please be tender, when youre tender - fears depart
Lover, I surrender - to my heart
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- From Love Me Tonight (1932), introduced by Jeanette MacDonald. The waltz rhythm as a form of address — "Lover, when I'm near you" — the triple meter physically enacting the swirl of romantic feeling. Sinatra's swinging version transforms the waltz into something more urgent.