Once in a While
Eternal Longing: Louis Armstrong's Melodic Plea for Love's Echo
Lyrics
Once in a while will you try to give
Request to occasionally make an effort to give attention or consideration.
One little thought to me
Asking for a small gesture of thought or consideration directed towards the speaker.
Though someone else may be
Acknowledgment that someone else may be closer to the listener emotionally.
Nearer your heart?
Questioning if the listener is emotionally connected to someone else.
Once in a while will you dream
Request to occasionally dream about the shared moments with the speaker.
Of the moments I shared with you
Reflecting on past moments shared between the speaker and the listener.
Moments before we two
Referencing moments before the emotional distance developed between them.
Drifted apart?
Expressing awareness of the emotional drift that led to separation.
In love's smoldering ember
Describing the remaining warmth in a love that has faded but not extinguished.
One spark may remain
Suggesting that a small spark of love may still exist in the aftermath.
If love still can remember
Positing that love, if it remembers, can rekindle the spark.
That spark may burn again
Hope that the remaining spark of love can ignite once again.
I know that I'll be contented
Expectation of finding contentment in the memories of the past.
With yesterday's memory
Contentment with the recollection of shared moments from the past.
Knowing you think of me
Awareness that the listener occasionally thinks about the speaker.
Once in a while
Reiteration of the request for occasional thoughts or considerations.
In love's smoldering ember
Reiteration of the remaining warmth in a fading love.
One spark may remain
Emphasizing the potential persistence of a small spark in the love.
If love still can remember
Reaffirming the idea that love, if it remembers, can reignite.
The spark may burn again
Hopeful anticipation of the love rekindling once more.
I know that I'll be contented
Expectation of finding contentment in memories, echoing sentiment from line 16.
With yesterday's memory
Contentment with the recollection of shared moments, echoing sentiment from line 17.
Knowing you think of me
Acknowledgment of the listener's occasional thoughts about the speaker, echoing sentiment from line 18.
Once in a while
Final reiteration of the request for occasional thoughts or considerations.
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