Too Marvellous For Words
Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin/Sam Lyrics
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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
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
In this song, Frank Sinatra is singing about a person whom he finds too wonderful to adequately describe with words. He uses a number of adjectives such as "glorious," "glamorous," and "amorous," but ultimately concludes that none of them are "swell enough" to capture the person's true greatness. He even notes that this person is "too very, very" to ever be included in Webster's Dictionary, suggesting that they are beyond definition or explanation. In light of this, Sinatra borrows a love song from birds to express his feelings towards this person.
One interpretation of this song is that it is not just a love song, but a song about the power of language itself. Through his failed attempts to describe the person he is singing about, Sinatra highlights the limitations of language and the way in which words can only ever approximate the true depth and complexity of our experiences and emotions. At the same time, by borrowing a love song from birds, he suggests that music and other nonverbal forms of expression may be better suited to capturing the richness of human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words
You are incredibly wonderful and amazing, and there are no words that can truly describe just how great you are.
Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous
You are as magnificent as words like glorious and glamorous, and even as classic as the word amorous.
It's all too wonderful, I'll never find the words
Everything about you is so fantastic, and I know that I will never be able to articulate just how wonderful you are.
That say enough, tell enough, I mean they just aren't swell enough
Even if I were able to find the words to describe your greatness, I know that they would never be good enough to fully convey just how amazing you are.
You're much too much, and just too very, very
You are so much more than anyone could ever expect or imagine, and simply too amazing for words to describe.
To ever be in Webster's Dictionary
Even the dictionary does not have words good enough to describe just how incredible you are.
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
To express how much you mean to me, I have to borrow the beautiful melodies of love songs sung by the birds.
To tell you that you're marvelous too marvelous for words
I want you to know just how amazing you are, and that there are no words that could ever fully describe or express your incredible beauty, grace, and charm.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHNNY MERCER, RICHARD A. WHITING
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