Stardust
Twilight Melodies: Carmen McRae's Stardust Love Story
Lyrics
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Describing the evening twilight with a poetic touch.
Steals across the meadows of my heart
Expressing how the twilight is affecting the speaker emotionally.
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Noticing the stars ascending in the sky.
Always reminding me that we're apart
Reflecting on the persistent reminder of being separated from a loved one.
You wander down the lane and far away
Addressing the departure of the loved one, walking away.
Leaving me a song that will not die
Leaving behind a lasting song or memory.
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Characterizing love as a distant memory, like stardust of the past.
The music of the years gone by.
Referring to the music and experiences from years gone by.
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
Contemplating how the speaker spends lonely nights.
The lonely nights
Reflecting on solitude during the nighttime.
Dreaming of a song
Dreaming about a specific song.
The melody
Highlighting the importance of the melody in the dream.
Haunts my reverie
The melody continues to occupy the speaker's thoughts.
And I am once again with you
Recalling a time when the speaker and the loved one were together.
When our love was new
Nostalgically remembering the early days of love.
And each kiss an inspiration
Describing kisses as a source of inspiration.
But that was long ago
Acknowledging that these moments are now in the distant past.
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
Finding solace in the memories encapsulated in the metaphorical stardust of a song.
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
Imagining being with the loved one when stars are bright.
You are in my arms
Envisioning a moment of closeness, with the loved one in the speaker's arms.
The nightingale
Noting the presence of a nightingale, a symbolic element of romance.
Tells his fairytale
Describing the nightingale's song as a fairy tale.
Of paradise, where roses grew
Evoking an idyllic image of paradise where roses grew.
Though I dream in vain
Admitting that the dreams of being with the loved one may be in vain.
In my heart it will remain
Despite the impossibility, the yearning and memories persist in the speaker's heart.
My stardust melody
The melody of stardust remains a part of the speaker's identity.
The memory of love's refrain.
The enduring memory of love's refrain, emphasizing the lasting impact of love.
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