Memories of You
Ella Fitzgerald & Frank De Vol and His Orchestra Lyrics
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At Sunrise
Every sunset too
Seems to be
Bringing me
Memories of you
Here and there
Scenes that we once knew
And they all
Just recall
Memories of you
How I wish I could forget
Those happy yesteryears
That have left a rosary of tears
Your face beams
In my dreams
Spite of all I do
Everything
Seems to bring
Memories of you
How I wish I could forget
Those happy yesteryears
That have left a rosary of tears
Your face beams
In my dreams
Spite of all I do
Everything
Seems to bring
Memories
All those memories of you
The song "Memories of You" by Ella Fitzgerald is a melancholic tune that expresses the idea of nostalgia and the lasting impact of past experiences on the present. The lyrics describe how memories of a past love or experience seem to be omnipresent - in the waking skies at sunrise, every sunset, and in scenes all around - haunting the singer's mind and heart. The lyrics also express the duality of these memories: they bring both happiness and pain. The happiness of past memories is now a source of tears, and yet the image of the person or experience continues to beam in the singer's dreams.
The lyrical use of sunrise and sunset is metaphorical, representing the beginning and end of the day, the moments when the singer can't escape the memories of the past. The phrase "bringing me memories of you" is also significant as it suggests that it's not the singer who is doing the remembering, but the memories themselves that are seeking the singer out. The hopeless romanticism of the song is further conveyed in the line "Everything seems to bring memories of you," which implies that almost everything in life reminds the singer of the past love or experience.
Line by Line Meaning
Waking skies
As I wake up every morning and see the sky, it reminds me of you and the memories we shared
At Sunrise
Whenever I witness the sunrise, I can't help but recall the past memories with you
Every sunset too
Similarly, every evening as the sun sets, it brings back memories of you and our time spent together
Seems to be
It appears that everything around me relates to the moments that we had shared together in the past
Bringing me
It's like the world is specially bringing back the memories of our time spent together and reminding me of you
Memories of you
All I am left with now are memories of you, which seem to be everything that brings me comfort
Here and there
Wherever I go and whatever I do, there are things that remind me of our time together
Everywhere
Every place I visit around town, every corner and street, each and everything carries a memory of you
Scenes that we once knew
Images of the past, moments shared with you in different places all around the city, come flooding back to my mind
And they all
Every single memory that comes flooding back to me, one after the other, keeps reminding me of you
Just recall
All those memories that suddenly appear from the past seem to have the same purpose; to remind me of the memories I shared with you
Memories of you
All I have left are these memories of you, that keep coming back to me no matter what I do to forget them
How I wish I could forget
I long to forget every memory related to you, no matter how beautiful or precious, to move on from this emotional pain
Those happy yesteryears
I wish I could erase the memories of those happy moments that we spent in the past, just to be able to move on
That have left a rosary of tears
But the painful part is that every happy memory now brings tears to my eyes, recalling that those moments are gone forever
Your face beams
I cannot get rid of the image of your beautiful face, that shines brighter than the sun in my dreams
In my dreams
Even in my dreams, memories of you cause me both happiness and pain
Spite of all I do
No matter what I do, it seems like every thought and action leads me to think of you and our memories together
Everything
Every little thing in my daily routine, every memory that I have shared with you, keeps reminding me of you
Seems to bring
It's like everything around me has this magical ability to keep bringing me back to those precious memories of our time together
Memories
All those memories that we shared and all that we experienced together- those are everything that I have now
All those memories of you
Even though I long to forget these memories, all that's left now are these beautiful recollections of you and the moments we shared together
Lyrics © SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO. INC., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JIM YESTER
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Enid Knight
Waking skies - at sunrise
Every sunset too
Seems to be - bringing me
Memories of you
Here and there - every where
Scenes that we once knew
And they all - just recall
Memories of you
happy yesteryears
That have left a rosary of tears
Your face beams - in my dreams
(In) Spite of all (that) I do
(And) Everything - seems to bring
Memories of you
Louis Augustin Kandin
merci Ella : un must de l’interprétation du blues : absolument superbe et inoubliable, génial et inoubliable
Marian Chacon
INDELIBLE ELLA FITZGERALD OMG!!
HER VOICE WAS AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL
PERFECTION!!!!! DEFINITELY EXQUISITE!!!
LOVELY MELODY + ORCHESTRATION!!!
TQ FOR A LOVELY RENDITION!!!!
HEAVENLY!!!!
Marian Chacon
I AM AWESTRUCK WITH ELLA FITZGERALD VOICE.
SUBLIME, EXQUISITE TQ
Kirk Barkley
Join the millions who feel the same thing.
B F
Captivating and beautiful
Bob Bachelor
Wow ! Don't know if I've ever heard Ella sound better than this.
Julie Swiss
❤️
perpezigala
Does anyone know if this song has an initial verse ?
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