There is a song my father used to sing, and I have seen the sheet
music, with the following words: "If in the great bazaars, they sold
the golden stars, beloved there would be a necklace wrought for thee,
for thee, more marvelous than any known or dreamed of, love, by thee" 
 There is a second verse with the following words: "If wealth could
buy the mist by dawn's pale pearl lips kissed, beloved there would be
a white veil wrought for thee, for thee, more mavelous than that faint
film that hangs above the sea."  I would dearly love to find the sheet
music, or in some other way recover this song.  Can you located it? 
The date would be late 1890s or early 1900s.

Hello donaldgreybarnhouse-ga,

While I have not found the complete lyrics online, it is likely that
the song is "If in the Great Bazaars", from the song cycle "A Lover in
Damascus" by Amy Woodforde-Finden.

"Truesound Transfers TT-2116" [listing this song cycle and song]
Truesound Transfers
http://www.truesoundtransfers.de/2116.htm

"Band & Orchestral" [listing this song cycle and song about halfway
down the page]
Kay's Secondhand Books & Used Sheet Music Australia
http://www.kaysmusic.com/band.htm

If the Australian source for the sheet music (along with the German
source for the recording) does not meet your needs, here is a UK
source:

"Displaying books where Author is WOODFORDE-FINDEN Amy:, Title is A
LOVER IN DAMASCUS, Six Songs( con or bari) Voice & Piano"
Bookfinder.com
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl&st=sl&qi=pkHYUwjoa3BrkUOyz5Ig,t2EccY_5126705480_2:21:45

Incidentally, here is an article about Amy Woodforde-Finden.

"Love Among the Lotuses: The story behind an Edwardian 'hit' song", by
Jennifer M.T. Carter (November 2001)
National Library of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2001/nov01/article1.html

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google:

"if in the great bazaars"
"woodforde finden" "lover in damascus"