The Glow-Worm

"Das Glühwürmchen", known in English as "The Glow-Worm", is a song from Paul Lincke's 1902 operetta Lysistrata, with German lyrics by Heinz Bolten-Backers.

In the operetta, it is performed as a trio with three female solo voices singing alternately and the women's chorus joining in the refrain.

It was originally translated into English by Lilla Cayley Robinson, in the early 20th century, and was used in the 1907 Broadway musical The Girl Behind the Counter.

[2] American lyricist Johnny Mercer later expanded and greatly revised Robinson's lyrics, for the 1952 recording by The Mills Brothers.

Glowing cheeks and lips betray how sweet the kisses tasted Till we steal the fire away, for fear lest it be wasted!"