Little Sweetheart in the Spring

DESCRIPTION: "On a lovely summer's evening, when all the world was still," two lovers meet. He must leave, but "You'll be happy little sweethearts in the spring, Those wedding bells for you will surely ring." But he is killed in battle; the bells never ring
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: soldier courting death separation burial
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, pp. 133-134, "You'll Be Happy Little Sweetheard in the Spring" (1 text, with tune on p. 153)
Roud #1755
RECORDINGS:
cf. "I'll Be With You When the Roses Bloom Again" (theme)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "I'd Dream Forever More" (opening words)
NOTES [32 words]: This feels so much like "I'll Be With You When the Roses Bloom Again" that I briefly toyed with lumping them. Of course, the theme is common; even A. E. Housman's "Bredon Hill" is similar. - RBW
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