Sin
Eddy Howard Lyrics
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It would surely be a sin
Take the rain from April showers
It's a sin
Take away the violins, dear
From a lovely symphony
And the music deep within
Is it a sin to love you so
To hold you close
And know you are leaving
Though you take away my heart, dear
Still the beating there within
I'll keep loving you forever
For it's no sin
Is it a sin to love you so
To hold you close
And know you are leaving
Though you take away my heart, dear
Still the beating there within
I'll keep loving you forever
For it's no sin
The opening lines of Eddy Howard's song "Sin" carry a heavy sense of metaphor. He speaks about how taking away the breath of flowers or rain from April showers would be a sin. This suggests that these natural wonders are almost divine in nature and should not be tampered with or taken away. The following verse talks about how taking away the violins from a symphony would ruin the music deep within. This is a metaphor for how love can be ruined when certain elements are taken away from it.
The chorus continues the theme by asking if it is a sin to love someone deeply and hold them close, even knowing that they are leaving. It speaks to the pain of loving someone who may not be able to reciprocate that love or who may not be able to stay with you forever. However, the final verse suggests that even if someone takes away your heart, the beating love within you will continue forever. This suggests that love is something that can never truly be taken away, even if the physical presence of a loved one is no longer present in your life.
Line by Line Meaning
Take away the breath of flowers
Removing the essence and natural fragrances of flowers would be a terrible wrongdoing
It would surely be a sin
Doing such a thing would be considered immoral or unethical
Take the rain from April showers
To take away the natural occurrence of rain in April would be a wrongdoing
It's a sin
It is unethical or immoral to do so
Take away the violins, dear
Removing the violins from an orchestra or symphony would be considered unfair
From a lovely symphony
From an orchestra or symphony that brings beauty or elegance
And the music deep within
And the emotions and feelings from the music would be lost
Would cease to be
The magic or essence of the music would no longer exist
Is it a sin to love you so
Is it wrong to have such strong feelings of affection for you?
To hold you close
To embrace and be physically close to you
And know you are leaving
Despite the knowledge that you will not stay forever
Though you take away my heart, dear
Even if you break my heart or leave me heartbroken
Still the beating there within
My heart will continue to beat and love you
I'll keep loving you forever
My love for you will never diminish, despite any challenges or heartbreak
For it's no sin
Loving someone deeply and forever is not wrong or immoral
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Chester Shull, George Hoven
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Darryl C Preston
Dear Prof: Further to your comments, I recall being shocked, with the Fifties in full force, that Eddy's recording was more popular than the very nouveau Four Aces. I probably shouldn't have been, because I liked this one better, and I had no roots in the Thirties.
Eddy's song certainly contained some of the best aspects of popular music from the two previous decades, but this style, sadly, dropped out of sight within a year.
Matt
And was replaced with rock and roll
Jaime Quiroz
Beautiful song.
Dee Westhill
I was looking for an old song about hot weather that went "it ain't no sin to take off your skin and dance around in your bones". This ain't it. Shucks! 😆
The78Prof
Try this one: https://youtu.be/4RH9STUXwwk