WHITE ROSE OF ATHENS / 1rst version xxxxx ( Hadjidakis / Newell / Bleyer ) So goodbye my love till then Till the white rose blooms again 1- The summer days are ending in the valley And soon the time will come when we must be apart Though you must start You journey to the sailing And leave me till another spring-time comes around 2- Till the white rose blooms again You must leave me, leave me lonely So goodbye my love till then Till the white rose blooms again Bis 3- The cotton leaves are falling in the valley And soon the winter snow will lie on the ground But like the rose that comes back with the springtime You will return to me when springtime comes around Repeat 1 Goodbye till then Goodbye till then WHITE ROSE OF ATHENS / 2nd version ( Hadjidakis / N. Newell / A. Bleyer ) CHORUS Till the white rose blooms again You must leave me,leave me lonely So good-bye my love till then Till the white rose blooms again The summer days are ending in the valley And soon the time will come when we must be apart But like the rose that comes back with the spring time You will return to me when spring-time comes around Good-bye till then Good-bye till then Good-bye till then