THE CARNIVAL IS OVER

I have just a simple song for you all from 1967, all the way from Australia (where my husband is), by The Seekers. I love this song, melancholy but so stirring, and Judith Durham, dressed in what looks like something from the archives of The Vampire’s Wife, is so touching. It is a song full of tears about the end of things and love’s enduring presence. We adore this song here at The Vampire’s Wife. Love Susie. x

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4ZipKdI1sY

The Carnival is Over

Say goodbye my own true lover

As we sing a lovers song

How it breaks my heart to leave you

Now the carnival is gone

High above the dawn is waiting

And my tears are falling rain

For the carnival is over

We may never meet again

Like a drum my heart was beating

And your kiss was sweet as wine

But the joys of love are fleeting

For Pierrot and Columbine

Now the harbor light is calling

This will be our last goodbye

Though the carnival is over

I will love you till I die

Like a drum my heart was beating

And your kiss was sweet as wine

But the joys of love are fleeting

For Pierrot and Columbine

Now the harbour light is calling

This will be our last goodbye

Though the carnival is over

I will love you till I die

Though the carnival is over

I will love you till I die

Songwriters: Frank Farian / Tom Springfield