Venus
Romancing Venus: A Love Plea and Cosmic Promise
Lyrics
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Expressing a greeting or calling upon the deity Venus.
Venus, if you will
Requesting the attention of Venus.
Please send a little girl for me to thrill
Asking Venus to send a captivating girl for the speaker to captivate.
A girl who wants my kisses and my arms
Desiring a girl who desires the speaker's affection and embrace.
A girl with all the charms of you
Describing the desired girl as possessing all the charming qualities of Venus.
Venus, make her fair
Requesting Venus to make the desired girl fair or beautiful.
A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair
Describing the ideal girl as lovely with sunlight in her hair.
And take the brightest stars up in the skies
Asking Venus to take the brightest stars and place them in the girl's eyes.
And place them in her eyes for me
Expressing a desire for the girl to have the stars in her eyes for the speaker.
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Acknowledging Venus as the goddess of love.
Surely the things I ask
Expressing that the speaker's requests to Venus are reasonable.
Can't be too great a task
Believing that the requested actions are not too difficult for Venus.
Venus, if you do
Reiterating the request to Venus, expressing a promise of fidelity.
I promise that I always will be true
Pledging to give the desired girl all the speaker's love.
I'll give her all the love I have to give
Committing to love the girl as long as they both shall live.
As long as we both shall live
(No specific meaning; possibly serves as a pause or musical break.)
Venus, goddess of love that you are
Reiterating that the speaker's requests are reasonable for Venus.
Surely the things I ask
Reiterating the belief that the requested actions are not too difficult for Venus.
Can't be too great a task
(No specific meaning; possibly serves as a pause or musical break.)
Venus, if you do
Pledging to give the desired girl all the speaker's love.
I promise that I always will be true
Committing to love the girl as long as they both shall live.
I'll give her all the love I have to give
(No specific meaning; possibly serves as a pause or musical break.)
As long as we both shall live
Repeating the greeting or calling upon Venus.
Hey, Venus, oh, Venus
Final call to Venus, possibly emphasizing the desire.
Make my wish come true
Concluding by asking Venus to make the speaker's wish come true.
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