“My Prayer” is a 1939 popular song with music by the famous salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy. It was originally written by Boulanger with the title “Avant de Mourir” in 1926. The lyrics for this version were added by Kennedy in 1939. Glenn Miller recorded the song that year for a #2 hit and The Ink Spots’ version reached #3 as well that year. It has been recorded many times since, but the biggest hit version was a revival in 1956 by The Platters. This version reached #1 on the charts and was featured in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Ink Spots’ version of the song was featured in the 1992 movie, Malcolm X. The song also became a tango in the italian version by Norma Bruni and Cinico Angelini’s orchestra (1940), “Sì, voglio vivere ancor!”.

By The Platters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAAArMpNKmE

Lyrics

When the twilight is gone and no songbirds are singing When the twilight is gone you come into my heart And here in my heart you will stay while I pray

My prayer is to linger with you At the end of the day in a dream that’s divine My prayer is a rapture in blue With the world far away and your lips close to mine

Tonight while our hearts are aglow Oh tell me the words that I’m longing to know

My prayer and the answer you give May they still be the same for as long as we live That you’ll always be there at the end of my prayer