Lyrics
Speak low when you speak, love,
Emphasizes the need for discretion and subtlety in expressing love.
Our summer day withers away
Describes the fleeting nature of a summer day, symbolizing the transience of happiness.
Too soon, too soon.
Expresses regret that the pleasant moment is ending too quickly.
Speak low when you speak, love,
Reiterates the importance of speaking quietly in love, suggesting intimacy.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Compares the briefness of their moment to ships adrift, highlighting the instability of the situation.
We're swept apart too soon.
Conveys the sorrow of being separated too soon, indicating an untimely end to the connection.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Encourages the partner to speak quietly, reinforcing the theme of secrecy and intimacy.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Describes love as a spark lost in the dark, implying its vulnerability and fleeting nature.
Too soon, too soon,
Expresses the feeling that love is ending prematurely, evoking a sense of sorrow.
I feel wherever I go
Suggests a constant awareness of the proximity of tomorrow, indicating an impending separation.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Emphasizes the immediacy of tomorrow, reinforcing the idea that separation is imminent.
And always too soon.
Reflects the recurring theme of things ending too soon, creating a sense of longing.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Contrasts the oldness of time with the brevity of love, highlighting its ephemeral nature.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Metaphorically describes love as pure gold and time as a thief, emphasizing the theft of precious moments.
We're late darling, we're late,
Acknowledges lateness, possibly implying regret for not savoring the moment sooner.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Suggests the finality of endings, as represented by the descending curtain.
Too soon, too soon,
Repeats the idea of things ending too soon, contributing to a sense of inevitability.
I wait darling, I wait
Expresses a patient wait for the partner, indicating a desire for a prolonged connection.
Will you speak low to me,
Pleads for the partner to speak quietly, reinforcing the theme of intimacy and secrecy.
Speak love to me and soon.
Reiterates the desire for the partner to express love quietly and soon, suggesting urgency.
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