born: 02-05-1936
birth place: Madras, India
… Read Full Bio ↴Engelbert Humperdinck
born: 02-05-1936
birth place: Madras, India
Starting out life as Arnold George Dorsey, Engelbert spent the early years of his life in India, until his family returned to England in 1947. He first worked as an engineer and then developed his singing and performance skills on the club circuit.
In the early fifties, he took some time out from professional singing whilst he did his national service, and returned to performing in 1956. He continued to sing in clubs and recorded some unsuccessful material for Decca in 1958.
His big break as a singer came in 1965. It was at this point that Gordon Mills, the then manager of Tom Jones, gave Arnold the new name of Engelbert Humperdinck. The new name meant that he was given another chance at recording with Decca records.
Engelbert's recording of the country standard ‘Release Me’ reached number one in the UK chart and number four in the US. His version of this song is perhaps the most famous, and it is certainly the song that he is most remembered for.
Other chart hits on both sides of the channel followed in the shape of ‘There Goes My Everything’ and ‘The Last Waltz’.
He had sixteen hit albums in America between 1967 and 1979 and released his greatest Hits in 1974, which reached number one in the UK. However, his cabaret style of singing started to go out of fashion in the 1970s, and he found it hard to maintain a presence in the British charts.
He has, however, continued to sing live and has maintained success in this arena. Unlike his natural rival, Tom Jones, he has not chosen to adapt his style to breathe new life into his recording career.
Please Release Me
Engelbert Lyrics
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For I don't love you anymore
To waste our lives would be a sin
Release me and let me love again
I have found a new love, dear
And I will always want her near
Her lips are warm while yours are cold
(Please release me, let me go)
For I don't love you anymore
(To waste my life would be a sin)
So release me and let me love again
Please release me, can't you see
You'd be a fool to cling to me
To live our lives would bring us pain
So release me and let me love again
(Let me love, let me go)
"Please Release Me" is a heartfelt ballad by Engelbert Humperdinck about a man imploring his lover to let him go because he no longer loves her. The song opens with the plea, "Please release me, let me go, for I don't love you anymore." It's a classic case of a relationship gone wrong, and the man feels trapped and miserable. He knows that staying in the relationship would be a mistake and a waste of their lives.
As the song progresses, the man reveals that he has found a new love, one that he will always want near. The contrast between the warmth of his new love's lips and the coldness of his current lover's emphasizes the quality of his newfound romance. He understands that he needs to be released from his current entanglement to start anew.
Throughout the song, the man pleads with his lover to release him, even though he knows it will be painful. The refrain underscores his desperation: "Please release me, can't you see? You'd be a fool to cling to me. To live our lives would bring us pain, so release me and let me love again." He believes that it's better to rip off the bandaid and start fresh than to cling to the past and suffer.
Overall, "Please Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck is a powerful song that captures the pain of a relationship gone sour. Despite the melancholic tone, the song is ultimately about moving on and embracing change for the better.
Line by Line Meaning
Please, release me, let me go,
I am asking you to let me go and end our relationship.
For I don't love you anymore.
My feelings for you have changed, I no longer love you.
To waste our lives would be a sin,
Staying in a loveless relationship would be wrong and painful for both of us.
Release me and let me love again.
I need to move on and find love elsewhere. Please let me go.
I have found a new love, dear,
I have met someone new who I have feelings for.
And I will always want her near.
I want to be with my new love forever.
Her lips are warm while yours are cold
I no longer feel passion or warmth in our relationship, but I do with my new love.
Please release me, my darling, let me go.
I am pleading with you to let me leave and be with someone I truly love.
(Please release me, let me go)
I am begging you to let me move on and end our relationship.
(To waste our lives would be a sin)
Staying together when we no longer love each other would be a mistake.
Please release me, can't you see?
I need to be free and leave this relationship behind.
You'd be a fool to cling to me.
Staying together when there is no love left would be foolish and hurtful.
To live our lives would bring us pain
We will only be unhappy if we continue to stay together and force ourselves to love each other.
So release me and let me love again.
I need to be free to find love again and move on with my life.
(Let me go, let me go)
I am desperately asking to be set free and leave this relationship.
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dub Williams, Eddie Miller, Robert Yount
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@EkoKimianto
PLEASE RELEASE ME
Please release me, let me go
For I don't love you anymore
To waste our lifes would be a sin
Release me and let me love again
I have found a new love, dear
And I will always want her near
Her lips are warm while yours are cold
Release me my darling, let me go
Please release me, let me go
For I don't love you anymore
To waste my life would be a sin
So release me and let me love again
Please relaese me can't you see
You'd be a fool to cling to me
To live a life to bring us pain
So release me and let me love again
Let me love
Let me go
@EkoKimianto
PLEASE RELEASE ME
Please release me, let me go
For I don't love you anymore
To waste our lifes would be a sin
Release me and let me love again
I have found a new love, dear
And I will always want her near
Her lips are warm while yours are cold
Release me my darling, let me go
Please release me, let me go
For I don't love you anymore
To waste my life would be a sin
So release me and let me love again
Please relaese me can't you see
You'd be a fool to cling to me
To live a life to bring us pain
So release me and let me love again
Let me love
Let me go
@marilynpontejos5401
Sakin nyan...
@laifungtjiang1270
MB hl
@sylvainlanglais2206
L’es sultan. C est à toi que je pense
@nurbaiti2712
Oooh sweet memory. ..l Like this sing song....tq....
@miriamapostol7657
Para
@VickyNaveen92
Listening to this masterpiece in 2024 anyone here ?
@user-uu6nm4vw6w
Now I'm listening in Japan😚
@angelaadamitus6530
I'm here🙂
@lovingyouall7179
23 june 2024 🤩 Germany