Croce Di Oro
Safely Home: A Croce Di Oro Promise
Lyrics
You'll be gone when the dawn comes tomorrow
You will be gone by the time tomorrow's dawn arrives.
You'll be far, far away out at sea
You will be very distant, out at sea.
So I give you this croce di oro
The speaker presents a "croce di oro" (cross of gold) as a gift.
It will bring you home safely to me
The cross is meant to ensure your safe return to the speaker.
Every hour we're apart will be sorrow
Every moment of separation will bring sorrow.
In the chapel a candle will burn
A candle will burn in the chapel during the speaker's absence.
Take my love and this croce di oro
The speaker entrusts both their love and the cross to the departing person.
I will pray for you till you return
The speaker will pray for the person's safety and return.
My darling, my darling, my darling
Repeated endearment expressing affection.
Do you see that star in the blue?
The speaker points out a star in the sky to the person.
Each night I will give it a message
Each night, the speaker sends a message to the person through the star.
And the star will give it to you
The star acts as a messenger, conveying the speaker's messages.
Till we meet on that far-off tomorrow
The speaker looks forward to the day when they will reunite.
May the Good Lord be with you and then
A wish for divine protection and guidance in the person's absence.
With the help of this croce di oro
The cross of gold is believed to provide assistance.
You'll be back in my arms once again
The speaker anticipates the joy of being reunited when the person returns.
With the help of this croce di oro
Reiteration of the belief in the cross's assistance for a happy reunion.
You'll be back in my arms once again (croce di oro)
Reaffirmation that the cross will bring the person back into the speaker's arms.
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