Radio in the late 1940's?

Question

In the late 1940's, I listened to a radio broadcast that began..."Why do I love you? I love you not only for what you are but for what you make of me." I can't recall if these words are from a song, a poem or what. What I need is the author, the name of the piece, if possible, the name of the performer.

Answer 1

I did a little research and found the poem.

Love

I love you,

Not only for what you are,

But what I am

When I am with you.

I love you,

Not only for what

You have made of yourself,

But for what you make of me.

I love you,

For the part of me

That you bring out.

I love you

For putting your hand

Into my heaped up heart

And passing over

All the foolish, weak things

That you can’t help

Dimly seeing there

And for drawing out

Into the light

All the beautiful belongings

That no one else had looked

Quite far enough to find

I found it at the link below. .The second link below is the google search, which also yeilded some pages in Italian, which I don't speak. The translation function on Google doesn't seem to be working today, maybe it will give you the author if it works of you.

I don't know who the performer was. If my dad were still alive he would probably know, as he was a performer radio performer in the post-war years (Hawaian guitar)