Gone With the Wind
Ella Fitzgerald Lyrics


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Gone with the wind
Just like a leaf that has flown away
Gone with the wind
My romance has blown away
Yesterday's kisses are still on my lips
I've had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips

But now all-all is gone
Gone is the rapture that fills my heart
Gone with the wind
My romance has flown apart

Just like a flame
Love burned brightly, then became
An empty smoke ring that has gone
Gone with the wind

Gone, gone, gone with the wind
Just like a leaf that has flown away
Gone with the wind
My romance has flown away
Yesterday's kisses are still, still on my lips
I've had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips

But now all-all is gone
Gone is the rapture that fills my heart
Gone with the wind
My romance has flown apart

Just like a flame
Love burned brightly, then became
An empty smoke ring that has
Gone with the wind





Gone with the wind

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ella Fitzgerald’s song "Gone with the Wind" are about the painful end of a romance. The singer compares the experience of lost love to a leaf or flame that has been carried away by a gust of wind. The metaphor of the wind is used to emphasize the fleeting nature of all things, including the powerful emotions of love and desire. Similarly, the images of yesterday's kisses and a lifetime of heaven at the singer's fingertips are used to highlight the intensity of her feelings and the devastating loss she has experienced.


As the song progresses, the singer reflects on the fact that love, like a flame, burns brightly and then eventually fades away, leaving nothing but an empty smoke ring. She concludes that her romance has flown apart and that all she is left with is the memories of the happiness she once knew.


Overall, "Gone with the Wind" is a poignant and melancholy song that captures the overwhelming feelings of loss and heartbreak that can come with the end of a relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

Gone with the wind
My love has disappeared just like the wind


Just like a leaf that has flown away
My love has disappeared silently and effortlessly, like a leaf in the wind


Gone with the wind
My love has disappeared as quickly as it came


My romance has blown away
My intense feelings of passion have vanished


Yesterday's kisses are still on my lips
The memories of our past love are still vivid in my mind


I've had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips
I have experienced a lifetime of joy and pleasure in my relationship


But now all-all is gone
But now everything is gone


Gone is the rapture that fills my heart
The passion that used to fill my heart is gone


Gone with the wind
My love has disappeared as quickly as the wind


My romance has flown apart
My feelings of intense love have been shattered


Just like a flame
My love burned brightly


Love burned brightly, then became
My love was intense, but then something happened


An empty smoke ring that has gone
My love has disappeared, leaving me with nothing but an empty feeling


Gone, gone, gone with the wind
My love has disappeared suddenly and completely


Just like a leaf that has flown away
My love has disappeared without a trace, like a leaf in the wind


Gone with the wind
My love has disappeared just like the wind


My romance has flown away
My intense feelings of passion have vanished


Yesterday's kisses are still, still on my lips
The memories of our past love are still vivid in my mind


I've had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips
I have experienced a lifetime of joy and pleasure in my relationship


But now all-all is gone
But now everything is gone


Gone is the rapture that fills my heart
The passion that used to fill my heart is gone


Gone with the wind
My love has disappeared as quickly as the wind


My romance has flown apart
My feelings of intense love have been shattered


Just like a flame
My love burned brightly


Love burned brightly, then became
My love was intense, but then something happened


An empty smoke ring that has
My love has disappeared, leaving me with nothing but an empty feeling


Gone with the wind
My love has disappeared as quickly as the wind




Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel

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Gone with the wind
Just like a leaf that has flown away
Gone with the wind
My romance has blown away
Yesterday's kisses are still on my lips,
I've had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips.
風の中に儚く消えた
まるで舞って去(い)った一枚の葉のように
風に揺らめき
私の恋は、吹き消された
昨日のキスは、今も私の唇に残っている
私は、当たり前のように、至福の一時(ひととき)を過ごして来た

But now all-all is gone.
Gone is the rapture that fills my heart
Gone with the wind
My romance has flown apart
それなのに今は、何もかも、何もかも絶望的
儚く消えた、私の熱い思いを満たす喜び
風に揺らめき
私の恋は、引き裂かれ、飛んで去(い)った

Just like a flame
Love burned brightly, then became
An empty smoke ring that has gone,
Gone with the wind.
まるで炎のように
恋は、華々しく心を燃え立たせ、その後
ぽかんとした煙の輪になり
それは揺らめき
風の中に儚く消えた

Gone, gone, gone with the wind
Just like a leaf that has flown away
Gone with the wind
My romance has flown away
Yesterday's kisses are still, still on my lips,
I've had a lifetime of heaven at my fingertips.
消えた、消えた、風の中に儚く消えた
まるで舞って去(い)った一枚の葉のように
風に揺らめき
私の恋は、吹き消された
昨日のキスは、今も私の唇に残っている
私は、当たり前のように、至福の一時(ひととき)を過ごして来た

But now all-all is gone.
Gone is the rapture that fills my heart
Gone with the wind
My romance has flown apart
それなのに今は、一切、一切が絶望的
儚く消えた、私の熱い思いを満たす喜び
風に揺らめき
私の恋は、引き裂かれ、飛び去った

Just like a flame
Love burned brightly, then became
An empty smoke ring that has
Gone with the wind.
まるで炎のように
恋は、華々しく心を燃え立たせ、その後
ぽかんとした煙の輪になり
それは風の中に儚く消えた

{scat}
Gone with the wind
自惚れている内に見失った



All comments from YouTube:

antonio carlos novelli

Ella Fitzgerald, é sempre fantástica, aqui ela está na melhor de sua forma, deslizando encima do rítimo, numa fantástica divisão musical, que só além dela, artistas como Billie Holiday e Louis Armstrong, sabiam fazer!

joruha

I have this recording on a 45 RPM single. The flip side is Mack the Knife. But Gone With The Wind is my favorite. I don't know who originally owned it or how I ended up with it. I can't remember the first time I played it, It was so long ago. I must have been pre-school age.
So nice to be able to play such a clean copy on YouTube. It brings back fond memories of growing up in the family home. Thanks for posting!

Koichi Hirata

誰も越えられない‼️

Lenny Hendricks

have been listening to this album for, God, half a century (LP & CD). Was never really familiar with any other arrangements of many of these songs and decided to take a listen to some other VERY TALENTED AND FAMOUS artists' renditions of this song (no names) and they just DON'T even come close. Ella was truly phenomenal.

imajeepster

I used to have this on a cassette...i listened to it like 5000 times!

imajeepster

I remember I had a tape of this years ago, along with Ella and Louis and I used to listen to a zillion times a day!

playgirlc

i've had this song in my head for about a week now

Jon

still fabulous!

SharkSport

my favorite Ella song, and ive heard them all.

Arvis Martinez

No one can sing it better.

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