Prelude
Andy St-Louis Lyrics
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A song in blue
Like a flower crying
For the dew
That was my heart serenading you
My prelude to a kiss
If you hear a song that grows
That was my heart trying to compose
A prelude to a kiss
Though it's just a simple melody
With nothing fancy
Nothing much
You could turn it to a symphony
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Oh how my love song gently cries
For the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
Though it's just a simple melody
With nothing fancy
Nothing much
You could turn it to a symphony
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Oh how my love song so gently cries
For the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
The lyrics to Andy St-Louis's song "Prélude" talk about the powerful emotions of love and the beauty of expressing that love through music. The song is a prelude to a kiss, as the title suggests, and the lyrics are filled with vivid descriptions of the singer's feelings for his love. The opening stanza depicts a song in blue that speaks of the singer's heart deeply yearning for his love, much like a flower longing for dew. The blue song that the singer hears is actually the sound of his heart serenading his love. The second stanza portrays the singer trying to capture the essence of love in a musical composition. He describes his heart trying to compose a prelude to a kiss, using a simple melody without any fanciness or much complexity. It's a melody that he believes you could turn into a symphony or with a Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch.
However, the beauty of the song lies not in its complexity but in the raw emotion it conveys. The song cries gently for the tenderness within his love's eyes as the singer expresses the depth of his love. The last stanza repeats some of the earlier lyrics but emphasizes that the love song that the singer sings is a prelude that never dies, a constant reminder of his love's affection.
Line by Line Meaning
If you hear
A song in blue
Like a flower crying
For the dew
That was my heart serenading you
My prelude to a kiss
If you hear a melancholic tune that resembles a flower shedding tears for the morning dew, that was my heart playing a love song for you, a prelude leading to a kiss.
If you hear a song that grows
From my tender sentimental woes
That was my heart trying to compose
A prelude to a kiss
If you hear a song that springs from the depths of my emotional pain, that was my heart attempting to craft a prelude to a kiss.
Though it's just a simple melody
With nothing fancy
Nothing much
You could turn it to a symphony
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Even though it's a basic tune with no frills, you have the ability to transform it into an intricate musical piece, like a Schubert composition with a touch of Gershwin flair.
Oh how my love song gently cries
For the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
My love song softly laments for the kindness reflected in your eyes, illustrating that my love remains a perpetual prelude to the moment leading up to a kiss.
Though it's just a simple melody
With nothing fancy
Nothing much
You could turn it to a symphony
A Shubert tune with a Gershwin touch
Although it may seem like a plain melody without any extravagance, it's possible to transform it into an elaborate piece of music, reminiscent of Schubert's compositions and Gershwin's unique style.
Oh how my love song so gently cries
For the tenderness within your eyes
My love is a prelude that never dies
A prelude to a kiss
My love song delicately weeps for the affection depicted in your eyes, signifying that my love serves as an everlasting prelude for what is leading up to a kiss.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Irving Gordon
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