Venus
Yearning for Love: Barry Manilow's Plea to Venus
Lyrics
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Expressing a greeting or call to the goddess Venus, often associated with love and beauty.
Venus, if you will
Asking Venus for a favor or intervention.
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
Requesting Venus to send a charming girl to captivate and excite the speaker.
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
Describing the desired girl who welcomes the speaker's kisses and embraces.
A girl with all the charms of you
Emphasizing the girl's allure and charm, reminiscent of Venus herself.
Venus, make her fair
Asking Venus to make the girl beautiful and radiant.
A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
Describing the ideal girl with sunlight in her hair, further emphasizing her beauty.
And take the brightest stars up in the skies
Requesting Venus to enhance the girl's eyes by placing the brightest stars in them.
And place them in her eyes for me
Continuing the celestial imagery, expressing admiration for the girl's eyes.
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Addressing Venus as the goddess of love and acknowledging her divine nature.
Surely the things I ask
Expressing confidence that the requests made are not too challenging for Venus.
Can't be too great a task
Conveying a belief that Venus can easily fulfill the speaker's desires.
Venus, if you do
If Venus grants the request, the speaker promises eternal faithfulness.
I promise that I always will be true
Committing to give the desired girl all the love the speaker has to offer.
I'll give her all the love I have to give
Pledging love and devotion for as long as both shall live.
As long as we both shall live
Reiterating the commitment to everlasting love.
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Repeating the acknowledgment of Venus as the goddess of love.
Surely the things I ask
Restating the speaker's belief that the requests are reasonable for Venus.
Can't be too great a task
Expressing confidence in Venus's ability to fulfill the speaker's wishes.
Venus, if you do
Repeating the promise of eternal faithfulness if Venus grants the request.
I promise that I always will be true
Reaffirming the commitment to give the desired girl boundless love.
I'll give her all the love I have to give
Restating the pledge of love for the duration of their lives.
As long as we both shall live
Emphasizing the enduring nature of the speaker's love.
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Repeating the initial greeting or call to Venus.
Make my wish come true
Making a direct plea for Venus to fulfill the speaker's wish.
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