Eileen Farrell (February 13, 1920–March 23, 2002) was a famous American ope… Read Full Bio ↴Eileen Farrell (February 13, 1920–March 23, 2002) was a famous American opera and concert singer soprano. During her career, Farrell was greatly admired as an opera singer, but she preferred the concert hall and radio to the theater.

Farrell was born in Willimantic, Connecticut, but she moved at an early age to Woonsocket, Rhode Island, which she always publicly and affectionately called her home town.

Too Marvelous For Words
Eileen Farrell Lyrics

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You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words
Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous
It's all too wonderful, I'll never find the words
That say enough, tell enough, I mean they just aren't swell enough

You're much too much and just too very, very
To ever be in Webster's Dictionary
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds

To tell you that you're marvelous, too marvelous for words

You're much, you're too much and just too very, very
To ever be, to ever be in Webster's Dictionary
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds

To tell you that you're marvelous, tell you that you're marvelous
Tell you that you're marvelous, too marvelous for words

Overall Meaning

In Eileen Farrell's song "Too Marvelous For Words," the lyrics express the singer's admiration and affection for their beloved. The words "you're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words" highlight the singer's inability to find words to truly capture the magnitude of their feelings. The following line, "glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous," describes some of the characteristics of the beloved that make them so extraordinary. The singer goes on to say that it's all too wonderful and that they will never find the words that "say enough."

Line by Line Meaning

You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words
You are incredibly amazing and beyond words to describe

Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous
You are magnificent, charming, and passionate in a timeless way

It's all too wonderful, I'll never find the words
Everything about you is wonderful, but I cannot express it adequately

That say enough, tell enough, I mean they just aren't swell enough
No words can be found that are lovely enough to truly describe you

You're much too much and just too very, very
You are overwhelmingly, excessively wonderful

To ever be in Webster's Dictionary
You are too amazing to be contained in any dictionary

And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
I am using the language of love that birds sing to express how amazing you are

To tell you that you're marvelous, too marvelous for words
I want to communicate that you are truly extraordinary beyond any expression that words can convey

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHNNY MERCER, RICHARD A. WHITING

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