Autumn Serenade
John Coltrane Lyrics


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Through the trees comes autumn with her serenade.
Melodies the sweetest music ever played.
Autumn kisses we knew are beautiful souvenirs.
As I pause to recall the leaves seem to fall like tears.
Silver stars were clinging to an autumn sky.
Love was ours until October wandered by.
Let the years come and go,
I'll still feel the glow that time can not fade
When I hear that lovely autumn serenade.





Overall Meaning

The lyrics of John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman's "Autumn Serenade" beautifully capture the melancholic mood that comes with the fall season. The seasonal change is personified in the first line, "Through the trees comes autumn with her serenade," as if autumn is a singer producing music to signal its arrival. The second line adds that the melody of autumn is the sweetest music ever played, which could be interpreted as the beauty of nature's colors or as the happy memories that come with the season. The third and fourth lines of the stanza, "Autumn kisses we knew are beautiful souvenirs. As I pause to recall the leaves seem to fall like tears," are poignant and nostalgic. They evoke memories of past love and the bittersweet feeling that comes with holding onto precious memories.


The second stanza shifts to the present, describing a starry autumn night when love was present but only for a limited amount of time. "Silver stars were clinging to an autumn sky. Love was ours until October wandered by." The final lines of the song solidify the idea of holding onto happy memories as time moves forward. "Let the years come and go, I'll still feel the glow that time cannot fade. When I hear that lovely autumn serenade." The song shows the beauty in holding onto memories of love and happiness and using them to bring comfort in difficult times.


Line by Line Meaning

Through the trees comes autumn with her serenade.
Autumn, with its scenic beauty, arrives with its sweet music.


Melodies the sweetest music ever played.
The music of autumn is the sweetest ever played, with its rustling leaves and gentle breeze.


Autumn kisses we knew are beautiful souvenirs.
Memories of past autumns with their kisses are beautiful and cherished keepsakes.


As I pause to recall the leaves seem to fall like tears.
As one reflects on the past, the falling leaves appear like tears, reminding us of bittersweet memories.


Silver stars were clinging to an autumn sky.
The autumn sky is adorned with silver stars, which complement its charm.


Love was ours until October wandered by.
Love was abundant in autumn until October, the harbinger of winter, arrived and stole it away.


Let the years come and go,
Although time passes and years come and go,


I'll still feel the glow that time can not fade
The warmth and beauty of autumn, however, will never fade away and will continue to evoke fond memories.


When I hear that lovely autumn serenade.
Whenever one hears the sweet melodies of autumn, they are immediately plunged into blissful nostalgia.




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Written by: SAMMY GALLOP, PETER DE ROSE

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