A Portuguese Folk Song: Given by her one and only voice teacher, Estelle Liebling.

Here, Beverly Sills sings the song with which she closed each and all of her concerts and recitals throughout the world.

Here, that is, are the lyrics of this song as she sang it in her prime.

She re-wrote them to sing at her Farewell Gala at the New York State Theater, Lincoln Center, New York.

I may post that track subsequently, because...I love it.

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Tell me why you bid me leave you?

There are tears in your dear eyes.

Tell me why you wish our parting.

Is not my love worth more than sighs?

Why deny then that you love me?

Oh my sweet, why not confess

That, in spite of your refusal,

When you say no, tis really yes;

That, in spite of your refusal,

When you say no, tis really yes.