'Round Midnight
Midnight Melancholy: Unveiling Love's Dance in Tito Puente's 'Round Midnight
Lyrics
It begins to tell
It signifies the beginning of a narrative or expression.
'Round midnight, midnight
'Round midnight, midnight. Emphasizes the timeframe, around midnight.
I do pretty well, till after sundown
Expresses the narrator's well-being until after sundown.
Suppertime I'm feelin' sad
Suppertime brings sadness to the narrator.
But it really gets bad
Describes an intensification of the narrator's sadness.
'Round midnight
Reiterates the theme of melancholy around midnight.
Memories always start 'round midnight
Memories resurface, typically around midnight.
Haven't got the heart to stand those memories
The narrator struggles to confront and endure those memories.
When my heart is still with you
Even when the narrator's heart is elsewhere, the memories persist.
And ol' midnight knows it, too
'Ol midnight symbolically understands the narrator's lingering love.
When a quarrel we had needs mending
Refers to a need for reconciliation after a quarrel.
Does it mean that our love is ending
Raises the question of whether the disagreement signifies the end of love.
Darlin' I need you, lately I find
Expresses the narrator's current need for their partner.
You're out of my heart
Indicates the partner's absence from the narrator's heart.
And I'm out of my mind
Suggests the narrator's emotional turmoil and confusion.
Let our hearts take wings'
Encourages a hopeful perspective, letting hearts take flight.
'Round midnight, midnight
Reiterates the association of events with midnight.
Let the angels sing
Invokes a celestial and positive imagery of angels singing.
For your returning
Hopes for the partner's return to bring joy and safety to love.
Till our love is safe and sound
Expresses the desire for a secure and stable love.
And old midnight comes around
Midnight symbolizes a recurring cycle of emotions.
Feelin' sad
Reiterates the feeling of sadness during this time.
Really gets bad
Emphasizes the worsening of emotions around midnight.
Round, Round, Round Midnight
Repeats the association of events with 'Round Midnight.
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