Yours
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra featuring vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell Lyrics
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Yours till the birds fail to sing
Yours to the end of life's story
This pledge to you, dear, I bring
Yours in the grey of December
Here, or on far distant shores
I've never loved anyone the way I love you
This night has music, the sweetest music
It echoes somewhere within my heart
I hold you near me, so, darling, hear me
I have a message I must impart
Yours till the stars lose their glory,
Yours till the birds fail to sing
Yours to the end of life's story
This pledge to you, dear, I bring
Yours in the grey of December
Here, or on far distant shores
I've never loved anyone the way I love you
How could I when I was born to be just yours
Just yours
When I was born to be just yours
The lyrics of Jimmy Dorsey's song "Yours" express a deep and unending devotion to a loved one. The persona of the song promises to remain "yours" until the end of time, even as the stars lose their shine and the birds stop singing. This unwavering commitment is emphasized in the line "I've never loved anyone the way I love you, how could I? When I was born to be just yours." The lyrics are filled with romantic imagery, referencing both the vibrant colors of spring as well as the gray and stark landscapes of winter. The repetition of the word "yours" throughout the song drives home the message of complete surrender, both to the loved one and to the powerful emotions of love.
The lyrics of "Yours" were written by Gus Kahn and the music was composed by Mexican songwriter Gonzalo Curiel. The song was originally titled "Tuya" (meaning "yours" in Spanish) and was first recorded by Mexican singer Ernesto Fábregas in 1941. The English lyrics by Kahn were added soon after, and the song quickly became a hit in the United States. Jimmy Dorsey's version of the song, recorded in January 1942 with vocals by Bob Eberly, reached number one on the Billboard charts and remained there for nine weeks.
Line by Line Meaning
Yours till the stars have no glory
I will be yours for eternity, even when the stars lose their brightness and shine.
Yours till the birds fail to sing
My love for you will never die, even if the birds stop singing their melodies.
Yours to the end of life's story
I am devoted to you until the very end of our lives, and our love story will never be forgotten.
This pledge to you, dear, I bring.
I promise to love you with all my heart, and this vow is my gift to you, my beloved.
Yours in the gray of December
I will love you just as much during the difficult times as I do during the good times, even when the skies are bleak.
Here or on far distant shores!
No matter where life takes us, I will always be yours and remain devoted to you forever.
I've never loved anyone the way I love you
You are the love of my life, and my feelings for you surpass any other love that I have ever experienced.
How could I? When I was born to be just yours.
It is my destiny to love only you, as if I was created in this world just to be yours and yours alone.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: AGUSTIN JULIO RODRIGUEZ, GONZALO ROIG
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Karen Turcola
😍 Beautiful.
Clyde P
"Quiéreme mucho" does NOT mean "Yours". It means "Want Me Much". I have an idea that the Spanish lyrics are different and have nothing to do with the English lyrics. I've noticed this on some other songs like this, but dont recall the specifics. "Yours" means "tuyo, tuya, tuyos, tuyas, suyo, etc" depending on the application.
Jourwalis
OK! But there is nothing that says that the english title should be just a straight translation from Spanish. The englishmen gave it the title they liked or choosed. Just as any other country or language would.
John Fisher
I guess this format worked well for Jimmy Dorsey--syrupy sweet followed by upbeat. But it always sounded too contrived and formulaistic for my taste.
Kevin R
Well the whole point of it was that 90% of "pop" music was consumed LIVE. Radio didn't have DJs. Everything on it came from a radio studio being performed in front of a studio audience or in the evenings coming into your radio set being performed in venues that hired the bands. So the whole idea of the 3-in-1 with the boy/girl vocals sandwiching the band featuring JD's Alto or Clarinet was a practical way to show it all off in a broadcast many of which were only 15 minutes total. As a matter of fact the Decca record execs hated the idea and only let JD do it on records because it went over well on LIVE dates with a crowd. AND as far as guy singers go, it was the era of the crooners.
So if you want to talk contrived, let's talk about what's been going on in radio since the 60s where everything music-wise is pre-recorded and just the ho-hum playing of some elaborate studio production being spun on a turntable or CD player by a DJ playing the same BS you can just buy on a CD or download, and these days for nothing.
Not only that but the whole point of all pop music, then or now, is about consumerist consumption, with record companies and venues 100% focused on making $$$. They could not care any less than they do about the basic fact that something of substantial merit gets created now and then AND happens to get popular. Most of pop music is absolute trash and is totally forgotten about within 6 months of being released. And that goes for any era as well.
MOVED ACCOUNTS
This song was recorded on February 3, 1941, in New York.