Canadian Sunset
101 Strings was an umbrella term for a highly successful easy listening sym… Read Full Bio ↴101 Strings was an umbrella term for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding a hundred albums and a creative lifetime of roughly thirty years. Their LPs were individualized by the slogan "The Sound of Magnificence", a puffy cloud logo and sepia-toned photo of the orchestra. According to the photograph, the 101 Strings orchestra was composed of 124 string instruments (all male except for the harpist) and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan. The orchestra's famous official photograph was taken in the Musikhalle Hamburg. In reality, of course, the recordings also featured a full brass, woodwind and percussion section, and not quite as many strings as are shown in the photograph. In later years (right up to the 80's), the recordings were made by a session orchestra in London, with a line-up including a modern "pop" rhythm section. In the late 1990's, the 101 Strings Orchestra was revived with "The New 101 Strings Orchestra" for a series of modern recordings.

Canadian Sunset
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics


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Once I was alone
So lonely and then
You came, out of nowhere
Like the sun up from the hills

Cold, cold was the wind
Warm, warm were your lips
Out there, on that ski trail
Where your kiss filled me with thrills

A weekend in Canada, a change of scene
Was the most I bargained for
And then I discovered you and in your eyes
I found the love that I couldn't ignore

Down, down came the sun
Fast, fast, fast, beat my heart




I knew when the sun set
From that day, we'd never ever part

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 101 Strings Orchestra's song Canadian Sunset tell the story of a person who was once lonely, but then unexpectedly found love. The first verse expresses the loneliness the person felt before meeting their love interest. They were alone and very lonely. However, their sorrow was lifted when their love interest appeared in their life unexpectedly like the sun rising up from behind a hill.


The second verse of the song describes the moment where the two lovers met on a skiing trail. Despite the cold winds that blew around them, the warmth of their kiss filled the person with thrills. The experience was so powerful that it led them to realize that they had found the love they had been longing for.


As the sun set, the person's heart beat fast with the knowledge that they had found love that would last forever. These lyrics demonstrate the power of love to transform a lonely and sad life into a happy and fulfilling one.


Line by Line Meaning

Once I was alone
I was living a solitary life earlier


So lonely and then
I was extremely lonely and desolate at that time


You came, out of nowhere
You entered my life so unexpectedly


Like the sun up from the hills
Your arrival in my life was like the emergence of the sun from behind the hills


Cold, cold was the wind
The weather was terrible and the wind was icy


Warm, warm were your lips
Your kisses provided a lot of warmth and comfort


Out there, on that ski trail
We were skiing on the trail outdoors


Where your kiss filled me with thrills
Your kisses were so exciting and exhilarating


A weekend in Canada, a change of scene
I went on a trip to Canada for a different experience


Was the most I bargained for
I didn't expect much from this trip


And then I discovered you and in your eyes
I found you and saw love in your eyes


I found the love that I couldn't ignore
I fell in love with you and could not resist it


Down, down came the sun
The sun was setting quickly and going down


Fast, fast, fast, beat my heart
My heart was racing with excitement and adrenaline


I knew when the sun set
At that moment, I knew for sure


From that day, we'd never ever part
That we were meant to be together forevermore




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood

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