Hello Hello
Caravan Lyrics


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Up on a hill top, far from the city
Overlooking a stream
I heard a sound, it made me look round
I looked back where I had just been
There just behind a ledge
There was a man he leapt to and fro
Clipping away at a hedge
Suddenly I heard a ringing singing
But he was nowhere to be seen

Pulling my trousers up to my knees
I waded across the stream
Back to the place where I could hear sounds
And where the old man once had been
There just behind a ledge
I looked about, I couldn`t make out
Where he had been clipping the hedge





I could not hear what he was singing
But I found my ears ringing with the sound

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of the song "Hello Hello" by Caravan tell a story of a man who is out in nature, away from the noise of the city, when he hears a sound that catches his attention. He looks around and notices a man clipping away at a hedge behind a ledge. As he approaches to get a closer look, the man suddenly disappears, leaving behind only the sound of a ringing singing.


The singer of the song decides to investigate this strange occurrence and wades through a stream to get to the other side of the ledge. However, upon reaching the other side, he cannot figure out where the man had been clipping the hedge. He can still hear the ringing singing, but he cannot make out the words. Despite this, the sound lingers in his ears even after the man has disappeared.


The song can be interpreted as a commentary on the juxtaposition between nature and civilization. The man out in nature is initially drawn to the sound of the hedge clipper, but as he approaches, the man disappears, leaving only the sound of his singing. The man is left with a sense of confusion and bewilderment, unable to reconcile the natural beauty of the surroundings with the presence of this mystery man.


Line by Line Meaning

Up on a hill top, far from the city
I was standing on a hilltop, far from the city.


Overlooking a stream
From that vantage point, I could see a stream nearby.


I heard a sound, it made me look round
Something caught my attention and I turned to see what it was.


I looked back where I had just been
I glanced back at where I had walked from.


There just behind a ledge
Behind a ledge, I noticed something.


There was a man he leapt to and fro
I saw a man who was jumping around.


Clipping away at a hedge
He was trimming a hedge with clippers.


Suddenly I heard a ringing singing
Out of nowhere, I heard a ringing song.


But he was nowhere to be seen
The man I saw earlier had disappeared.


Pulling my trousers up to my knees
I rolled up my pants to wade through the stream.


I waded across the stream
I crossed the stream by walking through the water.


Back to the place where I could hear sounds
I returned to where the sound was coming from.


And where the old man once had been
I went back to where I had seen the old man before.


I looked about, I couldn't make out
I searched, but I couldn't see anything clearly.


Where he had been clipping the hedge
I couldn't find where the man had been working on the hedge.


I could not hear what he was singing
I couldn't make out the words of the singing I had heard.


But I found my ears ringing with the sound
The ringing had continued in my ears even though I couldn't hear the singing anymore.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: RICHARD COUGHLAN, DAVE SINCLAIR, PYE HASTINGS, RICHARD SINCLAIR

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