Fun Facts:
1) The lyrics of this song are from a Bengali poem written by Rabindranath Tagore, which critics claim could be about a lover pleading for his or her partner to not leave, or parents asking a sick child to not die.
2) Richard Hageman composed this song in 1917, and it is considered his masterpiece.
Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.
I have watched all night, and now my eyes are heavy with sleep;
I fear lest I lose you when I am sleeping.
Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.
I start up and stretch my hands to touch you.
I ask myself, ?Is it a dream??
Could I but entangle your feet with my heart,
And hold them fast to my breast!
Do not go, my love, without asking my leave.