Give It All Up
Donovan Lyrics


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No gold worth digging for
Without your golden love
No treasure rich enough
To be without your love
No sorrow deeper than
To be away from you
No distance farther than
A night not spent with you
No diamond brighter than
The light within your eyes
No star I gaze at
Brighter in these skies
No sadness deeper than
This longing for you
I'd give it all up
To be with you
This night of darkness
I lay upon my bed
All alone and lonely
Remembering words you said
No goal worth striving for
Without your golden smiles




Never again we'll part
No more the lonely miles

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Donovan's song "Give It All Up" depict a love so strong that nothing in the world could compare to it. The singer claims that there is no gold, treasure, or diamond that he desires as much as he desires the love of his beloved. He laments that the sadness he feels from his longing for her is the deepest sorrow he has ever known and that no distance, even a night away from her, is too far to bear. The only thing he wants is to be with her and he would give up everything for it.


One of the most striking things about the lyrics is the way that Donovan uses comparisons to emphasize the depth of the singer's love. By saying that there is no diamond brighter than the light in his beloved's eyes, or no star brighter than she is, the singer conveys just how highly he thinks of her. He is also expressing the idea that her love is worth more to him than anything else in the world.


Line by Line Meaning

No gold worth digging for
The absence of your love renders the pursuit of wealth meaningless


Without your golden love
The love you provide is more valuable than gold


No treasure rich enough
No wealth or material possession can match the richness of your love


To be without your love
The idea of being separated from you is unbearable


No sorrow deeper than
There is no greater sadness than the feeling of being disconnected from you


To be away from you
The thought of being far from you is unpleasant


No distance farther than
Spending one night without you feels like an eternity


A night not spent with you
The loss of one night spent with you is too much to bear


No diamond brighter than
The light in your eyes shines more brilliantly than the brightest diamond


The light within your eyes
Your eyes radiate a light that illuminates all around you


No star I gaze at
No star in the sky shines brighter than the light in your eyes


Brighter in these skies
The light in your eyes shines more brightly than any star in the sky


No sadness deeper than
The longing I feel for you is the saddest feeling in the world


This longing for you
The yearning I have for you is overwhelming


I'd give it all up
I would sacrifice anything and everything to be with you


To be with you
Being together with you is the most important thing in the world to me


This night of darkness
I am experiencing a time of despair and sadness


I lay upon my bed
I am lying in my bed, feeling overwhelmed by my emotions


All alone and lonely
I am by myself and feel isolated and sad


Remembering words you said
I recall the things you said to me, and they bring me comfort


No goal worth striving for
The pursuit of any goal is meaningless without your love


Without your golden smiles
Your loving and supportive smile gives meaning to the pursuit of any goal


Never again we'll part
We will never be separated from each other again


No more the lonely miles
There will be no more distance between us to make us feel lonely




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: MICHAEL ANTHONY BENNETT, GREGORY ANTHONY ISAACS, HOPETON LINDO

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Comments from YouTube:

Frédéric Cioni

Sutras is full of inspiring and uplifting songs

Art Stetson

Nobody said anything about this song for 2 years from April 2017...So, this is one of the many extraordinarily artful songs on this, one of Donovan's best, when a person is in a mood for deep-meaning and melodic acoustic guitar.

musicisbrilliant

So pure and wholesome. Donovan forever.

S Fender

I love the music of Donovan. His harmonica is beautiful too; we need a new Donovan album in 2021 or 2022 at least; that along with a new Kinks album, and we need more Bob Dylan too.

Cindy Kelly

I love Donovan and Sutras is indeed wonderful. :)

APauls

Donovan is so cool, he stuck to his path well :)

Liz Horwill

I honestly can't pick a favorite Donovan song. His voice mesmerizes me.

Laurie Smith

Magnificent song

Rosemary Dixon

Sutrus ia BEAUTIFUL album

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