这首迷人的抒情经典,出自1933年的 百老汇音乐剧【罗贝妲】(Roberta),它的作曲者是在百老汇音乐 剧史上极为重要的大师、被尊称为百老匯史上第一位真正「美國」的作曲家的傑洛姆寇恩(Jerome Kern)。
本曲叙述一位男孩子或者女孩子坠入了情网,周遭的朋友告诉他(她)千万不要被爱情冲昏了头,要理智一点,可是对于一个恋爱中的人而言,怎么听得进去?到头来得到的只是朋友的嘲讽及自己的伤心。
They asked me how I knew my true love was true. Oh,
I of course replied
"something here inside cannot be denied."
They said "someday you'll find all who love are blind."
Oh,When your heart's on fire,
you must realize smoke gets in your eyes
So I chaffed them
and I gaily laughed to think they could doubt my love.
Yet today my love has flown away, I am without my love.
Now laughing friends deride tears I cannot hide. Oh,
So I smile and say
"when a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes!"
Smoke gets in your eyes
Smoke gets in your eyes