Stardust
Stardust Memories: Echoes of Love's Melody
Lyrics
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The evening sky is turning purple as twilight approaches.
Steals across the meadows of my heart
A metaphorical description of the speaker's heart as meadows, with twilight spreading across it.
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Stars in the sky are ascending, symbolizing the passing of time.
Always reminding me that we're apart
The stars serve as a constant reminder of the physical separation between the speaker and the loved one.
You wander down the lane and far away
The loved one walks away down a lane, leaving behind a lasting song.
Leaving me a song that will not die
The enduring nature of the song left by the loved one, implying a lasting impact.
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Love has transformed into a distant and nostalgic memory, compared to stardust.
The music of the years gone by.
The music echoes the years that have passed, emphasizing the nostalgia associated with it.
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
Reflecting on how the speaker spends the lonely nights.
The lonely nights
The speaker wonders about the emotional toll of loneliness during the night.
Dreaming of a song
Dreaming of a song suggests the power of music in the speaker's life.
The melody
The melody of the song becomes an integral part of the speaker's thoughts.
Haunts my reverie
The melody haunts the speaker's daydreams or thoughts, emphasizing its emotional impact.
And I am once again with you
Revisiting moments when the speaker feels connected with the loved one through the song.
When our love was new
A nostalgic reference to the early stages of love.
And each kiss an inspiration
Each kiss during that time served as inspiration, highlighting the intensity of emotions.
But that was long ago
Acknowledging that those moments of inspiration and love are in the distant past.
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
The speaker finds solace in the stardust of a song, indicating that the memories are preserved in the music.
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
Imagining a scene beyond a garden wall when stars are bright, suggesting a dreamlike atmosphere.
You are in my arms
The loved one is metaphorically embraced when stars are bright.
The nightingale
A nightingale, a symbol of romance, tells a fairytale, adding a magical element to the scene.
Tells his fairytale
The fairytale involves paradise where roses grew, emphasizing an idealized love.
Of paradise, where roses grew
Reference to a dream that may be unattainable, as roses symbolize beauty and love.
Though I dream in vain
Despite dreaming in vain, the emotions associated with the dream persist.
In my heart it will remain
Even though the dream is unfulfilled, the emotional impact remains in the speaker's heart.
My stardust melody
Referring to the enduring melody of stardust, representing the memory of love's refrain.
The memory of love's refrain.
Summarizing the theme, emphasizing the enduring memory of the love expressed through music.
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