How Deep Is The Ocean
Chet Baker Lyrics


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How much do I love you?
I'll tell you no lie
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?

How many times a day do I think of you?
How many roses are sprinkled with dew?
How far would I travel
To be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?

And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean?
How high is the sky?

How far would I travel
To be where you are?
How far is the journey
From here to a star?

And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
How deep is the ocean?




How high is the sky?
How high is the sky?

Overall Meaning

Chet Baker's rendition of How Deep Is The Ocean is a love song that poses a series of rhetorical questions about the intensity and depth of the singer's love. The song's opening lines suggest that the singer's love is immeasurable, and that he is willing to answer any question about the extent of his affection truthfully. The following verses each offer a different way of contemplating the magnitude of his feelings. The singer wonders how many times he thinks of his lover each day, how far he would travel to be with her, how much he would cry if he lost her, and ultimately, how deep his love truly is.


The use of rhetorical questions throughout the song serves to emphasize the magnitude of the singer's feelings. By asking how deep the ocean is or how high the sky, he is not seeking a literal answer, but rather trying to express the vastness of his love in terms that are easily understood. Furthermore, the repetition of certain lines throughout the song serves to reinforce its central theme of boundless love. For example, the question "How far would I travel to be where you are?" is repeated twice, and the phrase "How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?" serves as a refrain that is repeated four times.


Overall, How Deep Is The Ocean is a powerful love song that uses simple language and imagery to express a complex emotion. Through its use of rhetorical questions and repetition, the song conveys the singer's deep and unwavering affection for his lover, making it a timeless classic in the American songbook.


Line by Line Meaning

How much do I love you?
In what measure do I cherish you?


I'll tell you no lie
I speak only the truth regarding my feelings.


How deep is the ocean?
What is the depth of my ardor for you?


How high is the sky?
What is the extent of my love for you?


How many times a day do I think of you?
How frequent are my contemplations of you?


How many roses are sprinkled with dew?
What is the exact number of roses covered in dew in comparison to my affection towards you?


How far would I travel
What distance I would traverse


To be where you are?
Just to be close to you


How far is the journey
The length of the excursion


From here to a star?
From this place to a faraway celestial object


And if I ever lost you, how much would I cry?
The intensity of my sorrow if I were ever to lose you


How deep is the ocean?
The depth of my profound attachment to you


How high is the sky?
The extent of my boundless devotion towards you


How high is the sky?
The depth of my love




Lyrics © IMAGEM U.S. LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IRVING BERLIN

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Let `Em Roll

One of his best versions of this tune. Orsted Petersen on bass makes all the diffrence, of course. Can compete with the classic take on the "Broken Wing" album, where J-F Jenny Clark played bass on the same artistic level. Pure magic from both.

Moyses Serfaty

Chet é para mim realmente o maior trumpetista romântico e genial !! Sua embocadura perfeita e um som suave e delicado fizeram dele um talento perfeito para o seu estilio. Já Miles Davis era outra onda. Outro tipo de brilhantismo !! Ótimo também sem amenor dúvida.

jahonar

Simplemente maravilloso gracias por subirlo

Gonzalo Agustín Guida

Gracias a vos por escuchar a Chet, amigo.

Let's ShareJazz

Chet is superb. I saw Chet in Paris long ago with Doug.

John Zachary Lee

Lucky you!

bradley king

Wow!

Robert63675

Очень хорошо!

mohemed nadhir henni

génial une très grande performance

bradley king

The love song MASTER on trumpet!...no one is better!

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