Venus

Yearning for Love: Sam Cooke's Ode to Venus
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Lyrics

Hey, Venus, oh, Venus

Expressing a greeting and attraction to Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty.

Hey, Venus, oh, Venus

Reiteration of the greeting and expression of admiration towards Venus.

Venus, if you will

Directly addressing Venus, making a request or plea.

Please send a little girl for me to thrill

Asking Venus to send a girl for the singer to enchant or captivate.

A girl who wants my kisses and my arms

Desiring a girl who is interested in the singer, seeking his affection and embrace.

A girl with all the charms of you

Describing the ideal girl as having the same charming qualities as Venus.


Venus, make her fair

Asking Venus to create a fair and lovely girl.

A lovely girl with sunlight in her hair

Describing the desired girl as lovely, with sunlight shining in her hair.

And take the brightest stars up in the skies

Requesting Venus to enhance the girl's eyes with the brightness of stars.

And place them in her eyes for me

Asking for the stars to be placed in the girl's eyes, suggesting a romantic and dreamy image.


Venus, goddess of love that you are

Referring to Venus as the goddess of love and acknowledging her divine nature.

Surely the things I ask

Expressing confidence that the requests made are not too challenging for Venus.

Can't be too great a task

Implying that Venus, as the goddess of love, should find the singer's desires reasonable.


Venus, if you do

Asking Venus to fulfill the request and making a promise in return.

I promise that I always will be true

Promising faithfulness and commitment to the girl sent by Venus.

I'll give her all the love I have to give

Committing to give the girl all the love the singer has to offer.

As long as we both shall live

Pledging everlasting love for as long as both shall live.


Hey, Venus, oh, Venus

Reiterating the plea to Venus and expressing anticipation for the fulfillment of the wish.

Make my wish come true

Urging Venus to make the wish come true, emphasizing the importance of the desire.

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