He left Heidt's band in 1944 to form his own. His daughter, Marjorie Hughes, was the lead female singer. Carle had several major hits in the 1940s and early 1950s, including his theme song, "Sunrise Serenade" and "Oh! What It Seemed To Be!" His band disbanded after 1955 and he performed mainly as a soloist thereafter. Carle died of natural causes in Mesa, Arizona in 2001 at the age of 98.
Sunrise Serenade
Frankie Carle Lyrics
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Good morning
You sleepyhead
It's dawning
Stop yawning
Get out of that bed
Say the air is soft as silk
It's time to get the morning milk
Wake up!
Get up!
Look at the grass
Silver in the sun
Heavy with the dew
Look at the buds
You can almost see
How they're breaking through
Look at the birds
Feeding all their young
In the sycamores
But you better get on
With your morning chores
Just take a breath
Of that new-mown hay
And the sugarcane
Looks like tonight
There should be a moon
Down in lovers' lane
There you go daydreaming
When it's time that you obeyed
That sunrise serenade
The lyrics of Frankie Carle's song Sunrise Serenade urge the listener to wake up and start the day. The opening lines are a gentle reminder that it's morning, and it's time to rise and shine. The use of the words 'sleepyhead' and 'yawning' gives the impression that the listener has been asleep for too long, and it's time to start the day.
The following lines paint a picture of a beautiful morning, with soft air, silver grass, and dew-heavy buds breaking through. The imagery of the birds feeding their young in the sycamores adds to the idyllic scene. However, the song also has a message; it's time to get on with your morning chores. The final line, 'That sunrise serenade,' implies that everything around the listener is a call to action; the sunrise is serenading them to begin the day.
Overall, the lyrics of Sunrise Serenade are a gentle reminder to appreciate the beauty of everyday life but also to be productive and make the most of each day.
Line by Line Meaning
Good morning
Greeting to the morning
Good morning
Repetition of greeting to the morning
You sleepyhead
Addressing someone still in bed and possibly sleepy
It's dawning
Indicating the arrival of daylight
Stop yawning
Encouraging the person to stop yawning and wake up
Get out of that bed
Urging the person to get out of bed
Say the air is soft as silk
Describing the quality of the air
It's time to get the morning milk
A reminder of the morning routine
Come on!
Encouragement to take action
Wake up!
A direct instruction to wake up
Get up!
Another direct instruction to get up
Look at the grass
Directing attention to the grass
Silver in the sun
Describing the reflection of sunlight on the grass
Heavy with the dew
Describing the moisture on the grass
Look at the buds
Directing attention to the plant buds
You can almost see
Suggesting that the growth of the buds is visible
How they're breaking through
Describing the process of the buds opening up
Look at the birds
Directing attention to the birds
Feeding all their young
Describing the behavior of the birds
In the sycamores
Describing the location of the birds
But you better get on
Warning that it's time to start the day
With your morning chores
Referring to the tasks that need to be done in the morning
Just take a breath
Encouragement to breathe in the fresh air
Of that new-mown hay
Referring to freshly cut hay and the scent it releases
And the sugarcane
Referring to the sugarcane plants
Looks like tonight
Suggesting that something might happen later in the day/evening
There should be a moon
Referring to the presence of the moon in the night sky
Down in lovers' lane
Referring to a romantic place
There you go daydreaming
Noting a person's tendency to daydream
When it's time that you obeyed
A reminder to stop daydreaming and start the day
That sunrise serenade
Referring to the morning routine of waking up and starting the day
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O CAPASSO
Written by: FRANKIE CARLE, JACK LAWRENCE
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@jmrodas9
This tune is so sweet and relaxing to listen. I like the way the piano and the backing instruments are played, in the right time to give a grand effect, and I recall my late Mom, everytime I listen it.
@BarryHunter-nv8nu
I too first heard Frankie Carle at home. He was my mother's favourite and those times she put on one of Frankie's records and we listened together sparked my interest in piano. This was in Ontario in 1949.❤
@hazel1548
Ontario Canada or California?
@nhmooytis7058
Had all my dad’s 78s and he was a big fan of Frankie Carle. He was born 1908, me 1952.
@jmrodas9
Great melody, in which music flows so naturally. Every time I hear it I remember my Dear Mom. Through she left me long ago, I shall always remember her.
@fareedmalik6777
Down memory lane !
@jmrodas9
This is a great tune, and was my Dear Mother's favorite- I remember her whenever I hear it.
@jmrodas9
Beautiful! The piano is so well played and harmonized to the other instruments, which are played in the right time, so the result is great to hear and enjoy
@tamarajpineda1428
My Grandmother, Catherine O'Cordan, played with Frankie at a Wedding of her sister, Margaret McDermott's daughter in the late 70s
@diannehoffman1867
In later years, in Phoenix, good friend to my Dad, Bob Sassenberger.