How High the Moon
Love's Celestial Melody: Exploring the Heights of Emotion in Louis Armstrong's 'How High the Moon'
Lyrics
Somewhere there's music
There exists music in some distant place
How faint the tune
The melody is barely audible or distant
Somewhere there's heaven
There exists a heavenly place
How high the moon
Emphasizes the greatness or elevation of that heavenly place
There is no moon above
No visible moon in the sky
When love is far away too
When love is distant or absent
Till it comes true
Until a hoped-for situation becomes reality
That you love me as I love you
Expresses reciprocal love
Somewhere there's music
There is music somewhere
How near, how far
Describes the proximity or distance of something
Somewhere there's heaven
Reiterates the existence of a heavenly place
It's where you are
Indicates that heaven is where the loved one is
The darkest night would shine
Even in the darkest times, things brighten with the loved one's presence
If you would come to me soon
Expresses longing for the loved one's arrival
Until you will, how still my heart
Describes the calmness of the heart until the loved one arrives
How high the moon
Highlights the immense greatness or elevation of the moon
Somewhere there's music
Music exists somewhere
How faint the tune
Similar to line 2, a barely audible or distant tune
Somewhere there's heaven
Reiteration of a heavenly place
How high the moon
Emphasizes the greatness or elevation of that heavenly place
The darkest night would shine
Similar to line 14, emphasizes brightness in dark times
If you would come to me soon
Repeats the desire for the loved one's arrival
Until you will, how still my heart
Expresses the calmness of the heart until the loved one arrives
How high the moon
Reiterates the immense greatness or elevation of the moon
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