Vilja Song The Merry Widow ( Franz Lehar)

Vilja SongThe Merry Widow. New York City Opera, March 1996. Jane Thorngren (saprano), The Merry Widow There once was a VIlia, a witch of the wood, A hunter beheld her alone as she stood, The spell of her beauty upon him was laid; He looked and he longed for the magical maid For a sudden tremor ran, Right through the love bwildered man, And he sighed as a hapless lover can. Vilia, O Vilia the witch of the wood Would I not die for you, dear, if I could Vilia, O Vilia, my love and my bride, Sof