Red Sails in the Sunset
Love's Voyage: Red Sails in the Sunset
Lyrics
Oh come back to me, oh come back to me,
Expressing a plea for a loved one to return.
Red sailors, red sailors, bring my love to me!
Calling out to sailors, hoping they will bring the loved one back.
'Twas down where fisher-folk gather,
Describing the setting where fishermen gather.
I wandered far from the throng,
Narrator wandered away from the crowd.
I heard a fisher-girl singing,
Encountering a fisher-girl singing a song.
And this refrain was her song
The lyrics of the fisher-girl's song.
Red sails in the sunset,
Imagery of red sails on the sea at sunset.
Way out on the sea,
Describing the location of the red sails.
Oh carry my loved one
Requesting the sails to bring the loved one safely.
Home safely to me
Expressing the desire for the loved one's safe return.
He sailed at the dawning,
Noting the departure of the loved one in the morning.
All day I've been blue,
Feeling melancholic throughout the day.
Red sails in the sunset,
Repeating the imagery of red sails in the sunset.
I'm trusting in you
Putting trust in the red sails to bring the loved one back.
Swift wings you must borrow,
Desiring swift action to bring the loved one ashore.
Make straight for the shore,
Instructing the red sails to head straight to the shore.
We marry tomorrow,
Announcing plans for marriage the next day.
And he goes sailin' no more
Expressing hope that the loved one will no longer sail away.
Red sails in the sunset,
Reiteration of the imagery of red sails at sunset.
Way out on the sea,
Restating the location of the red sails.
Oh carry my loved one
Repeating the plea for the loved one's safe return.
Home safely to me
Reiterating the desire for the loved one to come home safely.
Oh carry my loved one
Final plea for the loved one's safe return.
Home safely to me
Repeating the hope for the loved one's safe return.
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