I WILL WAIT FOR YOU
CONNIE FRANCIS
SONGWRITERS: JACQUES DEMY & MICHEL LEGRAND
VERSION: NORMAN GIMBEL
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: CONNIE FRANCIS - SINGS SCREEN HITS
LABEL: METRO RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1998
"I Will Wait for You"
is the English version of "Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans
toi", a song from the French musical
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les
Parapluies de Cherbourg, 1964). Its music was composed by Michel Legrand and
the original lyrics written by Jacques Demy. It was performed in the film by Catherine Deneuve,
whose voice was dubbed by Danielle Licari. The English
lyrics of the song were written by Norman Gimbel. This version was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song at the 38th Academy Awards held in 1966.
If
it takes forever I will wait for you
For
a thousand summers I will wait for you
Till
you're back beside me, till I'm holding you
Till
I hear you sigh here in my arms.
Anywhere
you wander, anywhere you go
Every
day remember how I love you so
In
your heart believe what in my heart I know
That
forevermore I'll wait for you.
The
clock will tick away the hours one by one
Then
the time will come when all the waiting's done
The
time when you return and find me here and run
Straight
to my waiting arms.
If
it takes forever I will wait for you
For
a thousand summers I will wait for you
Till
you're here beside me, till I'm touching you
And
forevermore sharing your love...