Eagerly I wished the morrow; -- vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow -- sorrow for the lost Lenore -- For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore -- Nameless here for evermore.
My Way by Frank Sinatra. This originated as the French song called Comme D'Habitude (translation: As Usual), written by the composers Jacques Revaux and Gilles Thibault. They took it to the French pop star Claude Francois, who tweaked it a bit (earning a co-writer credit) and recorded the song in 1967, where it was a hit in parts of Europe.
My Way. Sinatra Song of the Century #84. By sheer coincidence, given the events of this weekend, our scheduled Sinatra song is, in fact, a French song - although one from a very different tradition than Autumn Leaves and (Ah, The Apple Trees) When The World Was Young.