Irena
Robert Farnon
| PROFILE | |
| Composer and Lyricist | Robert Farnon |
| Year Written | 1968 |
| About Irena | |
| “Irena” is from the Robert Farnon score for the 1968 film Shalako, based on a Louis Lamour western novel. | |
Lyrics
Irena, Irena
A lover waits for you
The right one, a knight one
No other love will do
Everything you ever dreamed a man could bring
He’ll offer for the taking
So take him
He needs you
You need him
Irena
Oh, no lover waits too long
Believe him
Receive him
You know where you belong
Live today
Its time you gave your love away
Don’t wait until tomorrow
In sorrow
You may find
Your lover gone
Irena, Irena, darling
Session / Album Information
1968
“Irena” was recorded on October 1, 1968 and released in 1972 on the album Summer of ’42. It was arranged by Robert Farnon and produced by Jack Gold.
This recording released on:
- 1972: Columbia LP 12″: C 31219 — Summer Of ’42
- 1972: CBS LP 12″: S64848 — Summer Of ’42 (UK)
- 2011: Disc #43 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK42) Summer of ’42