The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack 1972
Folk singer Ewan MacColl wrote this in 1957 for his wife, Peggy Seeger**.
Most recently Paul Potts sings a translated operatic version - La Prima Volta
LYRICS
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love.
The first time ever I kissed your mouth
And felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command, my love.
And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
And last till the end of time my love
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the endless skies, my love,
The first time ever I saw your face, your face,
your face, your face
