Speak Low
Whispers of Love: Unveiling the Tender Elegance in 'Speak Low'
Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Emphasizes the need for discretion and subtlety in expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Describes the fleeting nature of a summer day, symbolizing the transient nature of love.
Too soon, too soon.
Expresses regret for the brevity of the summer day, suggesting that the love affair is ending prematurely.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterates the importance of speaking softly in love, echoing the theme of secrecy and intimacy.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Compares the briefness of their moment to ships drifting apart, reinforcing the theme of separation.
We're swept apart too soon.
Reflects on the inevitability of being swept apart from the love too soon.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Encourages the lover to speak softly, highlighting the delicate and easily extinguished nature of love.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Describes love as a fleeting spark that can be lost in the darkness, emphasizing its fragility.
Too soon, too soon,
Expresses sorrow for the premature end of the love spark, reinforcing the theme of untimely separation.
I feel wherever I go
Shares the speaker's feeling of the impending tomorrow, suggesting an awareness of the imminent end of the relationship.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Reiterates the proximity of tomorrow, emphasizing its inevitability and the fleeting nature of the present moment.
And always too soon.
Conveys a sense of resignation and acceptance that things always end too soon.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Contrasts the oldness of time with the brevity of love, highlighting the ephemeral nature of romantic relationships.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Metaphorically compares love to pure gold and time to a thief, reinforcing the idea that time steals precious moments.
We're late darling, we're late,
Expresses a realization of being late in acknowledging the transience of love and the approaching end.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Depicts the descent of the curtain as a metaphor for the conclusion of everything, signaling the end.
Too soon, too soon,
Reiterates the theme of things ending too soon, expressing a sense of urgency and inevitability.
I wait darling, I wait
Expresses a sense of waiting, possibly for a continuation of the love or an extension of the fleeting moment.
Will you speak low to me,
Poses a question about speaking low, indicating a desire for continued intimacy and connection.
Speak love to me and soon.
Reiterates the plea for speaking love softly, suggesting a desire for the endurance of love.
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