Love theme
Jan Mulder Lyrics


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Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel
Like a snowball down a mountain, or a carnival balloon
Like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind!
Like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own
Down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shone
Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream
Or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream
Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind!

Keys that jingle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head
Why did summer go so quickly, was it something that you said?
Lovers walking along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand
Is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand?
Pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song
Half remembered names and faces, but to whom do they belong?
When you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair!
Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel




As the images unwind, like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind!

Overall Meaning

The song "Love Theme" by Jan Mulder is a poetic and profound reflection on the nature of memory, time, and the human experience of love. The lyrics compare these elements to various images of circular motion - wheels within wheels, snowballs rolling down a mountain, carousels turning around the moon. The repetition of the phrase "like a circle in a spiral" emphasizes the cyclical nature of life and the way that our experiences and emotions can come full circle.


The second verse continues this theme by describing a tunnel that leads to a cavern where the sun has never shone, a door that keeps revolving in a forgotten dream, and ripples from a pebble in a stream. These images suggest the mysterious and unpredictable nature of memory and the way that our thoughts can take us on unexpected journeys. The final verse adds a more personal dimension to the song, with references to lovers walking on a beach, pictures hanging in a hallway, and the colors of autumn leaves. The lyrics suggest that all of these memories are interconnected, like the circles in the windmills of our minds.


Overall, "Love Theme" is a beautiful and haunting reflection on the way that our past experiences, emotions, and memories shape our present and our future.


Line by Line Meaning

Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Life is like a cycle, full of ups and downs, twists and turns.


Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel
It seems like life goes on and on, without beginning or end, on a never-ending journey.


Like a snowball down a mountain, or a carnival balloon
Life is like a snowball, always getting bigger as it rolls down the mountain, or like a balloon flying high in the sky.


Like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon
Life is like a ride on a carousel, going round and round, like the moon in the sky.


Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
Time keeps moving forward, without stopping, just like the hands of a clock.


And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
The world seems to be spinning in the vastness of space, like an apple floating through the void.


Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind!
Life is full of never-ending circles and cycles, just like the circles in windmills that keep spinning.


Like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own
Life is like a tunnel, with one path leading to another, like a maze that never ends.


Down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shone
Sometimes life can take you to a dark and lonely place, where you feel lost, and the light of hope seems like it has never shone.


Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream
Life is like a door that never stays closed, always revolving, like a dream that is half-forgotten.


Or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream
Life can be like a ripple effect, starting with one small action that leads to many others.


Keys that jingle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head
Life is full of little things that can make you happy, like the jingle of keys in your pocket, or the sound of words jangling in your head.


Why did summer go so quickly, was it something that you said?
Time seems to pass so quickly, and sometimes we wonder if it's our fault, if we said or did something wrong to make it go by so fast.


Lovers walking along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand
Love is like leaving footprints on the shore, something that will be remembered long after we're gone.


Is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand?
Sometimes we wonder if the things we hear and see are real, or if they're just figments of our imagination.


Pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song
Memories of the past can be found in the pictures hanging in a hallway, or in the fragment of a song that brings back an old memory.


Half remembered names and faces, but to whom do they belong?
Sometimes we can't remember the names and faces of people we once knew, and we wonder who they were and what they meant to us.


When you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware
When something comes to an end, whether it's a relationship or a chapter of life, we become aware of what we had and what we took for granted.


That the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair!
As things come to an end, we become aware of the beauty in the world around us, like the autumn leaves turning to the color of someone's hair.


As the images unwind, like the circles that you find
As life unfolds, we see images and events that we never expected, just like the never-ending circles that we find in life.


In the windmills of your mind!
All of these images and events are constantly swirling and revolving in the windmills of our mind, never stopping, always spinning.




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BERTHOLD BRECHT, KURT WEILL

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@xxc4339

One year ago my dad died, this is the last thing he send me. This is a really beautiful song, thank u. This song makes me feel if, my dad is still beside me and hearing, this song with me.

@NinaSofia_

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@joankyro5418

Soothing and beautiful music. Thank you.

@Eroticties

thank you for sharing..its beautyful and serene

@dirkcornet4589

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@marieroets3133

Beautifull and truthfulness Marie from SA

@pathy603

Realy nice instrumental.

@anahernandez2538

Hermosa melodía muy romántica , imspirativa

@JohnnyCampbell77

Heard this tonight on classic fm
I love it so beautiful xx

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