Red Sails in the Sunset
Love's Voyage: Red Sails and the Promise of Tomorrow
Lyrics
Red sails in the sunset
Expressing the visual image of red sails appearing as the sun sets.
Way out on the sea
Describing the location of the red sails, far out on the sea.
Oh, carry my loved one
Requesting the red sails to carry the speaker's loved one.
Home safely to me
Asking for the safe return of the loved one to the speaker's home.
She sailed at the dawning
Indicating the departure of the loved one at dawn.
All day I've been blue
Expressing the speaker's melancholy throughout the day.
Red sails in the sunset
Reiterating the presence of red sails in the evening.
I'm trusting in you
Conveying trust in the red sails for the safe return of the loved one.
Swift wings you must borrow
Instructing the red sails to borrow swift wings and reach the shore quickly.
Make straight for the shore
Emphasizing the urgency of reaching the shore.
We marry tomorrow
Announcing the impending marriage tomorrow.
And she goes sailing no more
Assuring that once married, the loved one won't go sailing anymore.
Red sails in the sunset
Repeating the image of red sails in the sunset on the sea.
Way out on the sea
Reiterating the location of the red sails far out on the sea.
Oh, carry my loved one
Repeating the request for the safe return of the loved one.
Home safely to me
Reiterating the desire for the loved one to return home safely.
Red sails in the sunset
Again, expressing the visual image of red sails in the sunset.
Way out on the sea (ooh-wee-ooh, wee-ooh)
Repeating the description of the red sails' location on the sea.
Oh, carry my loved one
Reiterating the plea for the red sails to bring the loved one safely.
Home safely to me
Reiterating the hope for the safe return of the loved one to the speaker's home.
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