"I Love You" from Little Jessie James, Reinald Werrenrath 1924 Harlan Thompson song LYRICS Je t'aime

"I Love You" from Little Jessie James

Reinald Werrenrath

1924

Victor 1026

Words by Harlan Thompson

Music by Harry Archer

Lovers always sing
The same familiar thing:
"I love you, I love you, I do."

How nice it would be
To do it differently but
Now that I'm singing to you...

I love you. I love you is all that I can say

I love you. I love you--the same old
words I'm saying in the same old way.

I love you. I love you--three words that
are divine. And now, my dear, I'm waiting
to hear the words that make you mine.

Poets always seem
To find some new love theme,
With phrases both novel and sweet.
Each time that I try
Ideas pass me by,
So all I can do is repeat
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Now for the lyrics in French:

Tous les amoureux,
Les jeunes et les vieux
Se disent ces deux mots charmants,
C'est pour tous les coeurs
L'expression du bonheur
C'est l'aveu d'un secret troublant:

Je t'aime, Je t'aime,
Ces mots simples pourtant,
Je t'aime, Je t'aime,
Partout on les entend aux l'evres des amants,
Je t'aime, Je t'aime.
Mais quand ta douce voix
Me dit ces mots si vibrants d'emoi
C'est le bonheur pour moi!

Quand dans son lit blanc
Elle endort son enfant
la mère chante avec amour
Deux mots d'un refrain
Dont le charme est divin,
Et dont on se souvient toujours:

Je t'aime, Je t'aime,
Ces mots simples pourtant,
Je t'aime, Je t'aime,
Ces mots que les enfants disent à leur maman,
Je t'aime, Je t'aime.
Mais quand ta douce voix
Me dit ces mots si vibrants d'emoi
C'est le bonheur pour moi!

Harlan Thompson wrote words to many hits. His most famous or popular song is "I Love You" from Little Jessie James. It was a very big hit in 1923-24.

It is sometimes known by the French title Je t'aime.

It was later revived by Frank Sinatra and others.

Here are people who recorded the song: Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, Lewis James, Charles Hart, Django Reinhardt; Jane Powell,Kirby Stone; Al Hibbler; Dennis Day; Ray Conniff, Jimmie Lunceford; Slim Gaillard; Coleman Hawkins, The Orphan Newsboys; Benny Waters; Jimmy Forrest;
Earl Hines; Charlie Ventura.