I Know We Meet Again Some Sunny Day
What are the lyrics to Matriarch Vera Lynn'southward 'Nosotros'll Meet Once more' – and what's the story behind the WWII song?
18 June 2020, 12:14 | Updated: xviii June 2020, 12:xvi
'We'll Run into Over again' has become i of the world's best-loved wartime tunes – but what are the words and what'southward the story behind them?
Hither'due south everything y'all need to know nearly Dame Vera Lynn's cornball Second World War ballad, from its composers and lyrics, to its fascinating history.
What are the lyrics to 'Nosotros'll See Again'?
We'll meet over again,
Don't know where, don't know when,
Only I know we'll run into over again
Some sunny 24-hour interval.
Keep smiling through,
Just like y'all always exercise,
'Till the blue skies bulldoze the dark clouds far away.
And then will you please say hello
To the folks that I know,
Tell them I won't be long.
They'll exist happy to know
That as you saw me get,
I was singing this song
Nosotros'll meet over again,
Don't know where,
Don't know when,
But I know we'll meet again,
Some sunny day.
We'll run across once more,
Don't know where, don't know when,
But I know we'll meet over again
Some sunny day.
Keep smile through,
Just like you ever do,
'Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away.
So will you lot please say hello
To the folks that I know,
Tell them I won't be long.
They'll be happy to know
That as you saw me go,
I was singing this vocal.
We'll run into again,
Don't know where, don't know when,
Just I know we'll see again,
Some sunny mean solar day.
Who wrote 'We'll Meet Again' – and what'south the story backside the Vera Lynn song?
Originally released in 1939, 'Nosotros'll Meet Again' is a British song equanimous by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, and sung by Dame Vera Lynn.
Produced past pianist Norman Neat, information technology found its fame during the Second World War, resonating with soldiers who had to leave their families and fight for England, and reached No. 29 on the U.S. charts.
Thanks to its moving melody and uplifting lyrics, information technology was used on the radio during wartime broadcasts, which were designed to provide public information and boost morale after bombing raids.
Following the song's success, its name was after given to the 1943 musical film, Nosotros'll Meet Once more, in which Matriarch Vera Lynn played the lead office – and in 1964, the recording featured in the final scene of Stanley Kubrick's moving picture, Dr. Strangelove.
More recently, Lynn performed the song in London on the 60th anniversary of VE twenty-four hour period, and today it'south become popular with the British public once once more during the coronavirus pandemic.
It'due south also played every 5 May to shut Amsterdam's annual Liberation Day concert, which marks the finish of the Second Earth War in holland.
Who else has performed 'We'll Meet Again'?
In 1942, American jazz clarinetist and bandleader, Benny Goodman, recorded a beautiful version of the song with popular singer of the time, Peggy Lee.
The song has even found its way into rock concerts – British singer-songwriter, Rod Stewart, and English language rock band, Faces, sang an a cappella version of 'We'll Meet Over again' at many of their gigs during the '70s, while Johnny Greenbacks released a cover on his 2002 studio anthology, American IV: The Man Comes Effectually.
Earlier this year, Matriarch Vera Lynn and Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins also released a duet of the song to raise money for the NHS's heroic frontline workers and volunteers as they go along to care for coronavirus patients.
It experienced a recent resurgence of popularity later the lyrics were referenced by Her Majesty the Queen in her address to the nation during the pandemic, and all proceeds from the heartwarming charity recording are being donated to NHS Charities Together.
Matriarch Vera Lynn said at the time: "The words 'We'll Meet Again' speak to the promise we should all have during these troubling times."
Jenkins added: "As Matriarch Vera herself has said, while the lyrics of 'Nosotros'll Come across Again' take u.s.a. back to the fourth dimension of World War Ii, the sentiment feels appropriate and meaningful today and relevant to the current crisis.
"It is a song of hope and Matriarch Vera and I sing this in honour of (and in aid of) our superhero NHS workers and their families. They are putting themselves at chance to ensure nosotros volition meet our dear again."
Who was Dame Vera Lynn, and how old was the wartime singer?
Born on 20 March 1917 in East Ham, London, Dame Vera Lynn lived with her mother Annie, a dressmaker, and her father Bertram, a plumber.
Past the age of seven, the talented entertainer had started singing in working men's clubs and became the family unit's main breadwinner, before adopting her grandmother's maiden proper noun 'Lynn' as her stage name aged 11.
At 22, she had sold more than a 1000000 records and soon established her reputation every bit The Forces' Sweetheart – the start of a long and rewarding career in music.
Dame Vera Lynn died on xviii June 2020, not long after she celebrated her 103rd birthday.
A statement said: "The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain'due south all-time-loved entertainers at the age of 103. Dame Vera Lynn, who lived in Ditchling, Due east Sussex, passed abroad earlier today, surrounded by her shut family.
Read more about Lynn's fascinating life and wonderful music here.
Source: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/well-meet-again-dame-vera-lynn-lyrics-story/
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