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.

I Honestly Love You
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics

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If I should stay
Well, I would only be in your way
And so I'll go, but yet I know
That I'll think of you each step of my way
And I will always love you
I will always love you
Bitter sweet memories

That's all I have, and all I'm taking with me
Good-bye, oh, please don't cry
Cause we both know that I'm not
What you need

I will always love you
I will always love you

And I hope life, will treat you kind
And I hope that you have all
That you ever dreamed of
Oh, I do wish you joy
And I wish you happiness
But above all this
I wish you love
I love you, I will always love

I, I will always, always love you
I will always love you

I will always love you
I will always love you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of I Love You Truly by 101 Strings express a mix of love and heartbreak. The singer begins with the admission that if they were to stay, they would only be in their lover's way. This reveals a selfless quality to the singer's love, as they choose to walk away from their partner in order to give them space to find what they need. Yet, as the song progresses, it is clear that the singer will never forget their love, even as they both move forward in separate directions. They express their enduring love for their partner, despite the bittersweet memories that they must leave behind.

As the song ends, the singer hopes that their former partner will find happiness and that they will always experience love. Overall, this song is a heart wrenching tribute to the pain and beauty of love. It is a reminder that sometimes the most loving thing we can do is walk away and hope for happiness for the ones we love.

I Honestly Love You101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics

I Honestly Love You
101 Strings Orchestra Lyrics