Born in Handa City, J… Read Full Bio ↴Keiko Lee is a Korean jazz pianist and singer.
Born in Handa City, Japan, Lee's musical career began as an accompanist in the jazz clubs of Nagoya. Her own singing, however, soon began to attract notice, and she has become a prominent performer and recording artist.
Stardust
Keiko Lee Lyrics
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Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by.
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
The lonely nights
Dreaming of a song
The melody
Haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale
Tells his fairytale
Of paradise, where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain.
The lyrics of Keiko Lee’s Stardust reminisce about the memories of love and the pain of separation. The song begins with a metaphorical description of the artist’s state of mind. The “purple dusk of twilight time” signifies the artist’s melancholic mood as she remembers her past with a lover who is no longer with her. The “meadows of my heart” reflect the artist's emotions, which are in disarray, and the “little stars” that climb up in the sky symbolise her feelings of loneliness and longing.
The second verse reveals the artist's innermost thoughts, as she dreams of "a song", which is a metaphor for her previous love, and is haunted by its "melody." The memories of the love affair are so ingrained in her, she feels as if she is once again with the person she loved. She remembers those momentous times when every touch and kiss ignited a new desire, and every moment was an inspiration. But now it is different, and the only comfort she has is in the memory of a song. The third verse brings with it a sense of acceptance for the past and the present. The artist recounts that, in her heart, the memory of her lover's stardust melody—reminding her of how it used to be with her lover—will always remain.
Line by Line Meaning
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The sun has gone down and the sky is turning purple
Steals across the meadows of my heart
The feeling of darkness and loneliness is spreading in my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
The stars are shining high up in the sky
Always reminding me that we're apart
The stars remind me that we are not together
You wander down the lane and far away
You have gone far away from me
Leaving me a song that will not die
You left me with a song that will always be with me
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The love we had is now just a memory of the past
The music of the years gone by.
The music reminds me of the years that have passed
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
Sometimes I think about how I spend
The lonely nights
Nights that I spend alone
Dreaming of a song
I dream of a song
The melody
The tune
Haunts my reverie
It keeps coming back to my thoughts
And I am once again with you
In my imagination, I am with you again
When our love was new
When we had just fallen in love
And each kiss an inspiration
Each kiss inspired us
But that was long ago
But that was a long time back
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
Now, I find consolation in the memories of the song
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
Outside the garden wall, on a starry night
You are in my arms
In my imagination, I am holding you
The nightingale
The bird nightingale
Tells his fairytale
Sings his beautiful song
Of paradise, where roses grew
Sings of a beautiful place where roses used to grow
Though I dream in vain
Even though my dreams go unanswered
In my heart it will remain
It will always remain in my heart
My stardust melody
The beautiful song that you left me with
The memory of love's refrain.
The memory of the love that we had
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, JOHN HUTCHINSON DEAN, MATTHEW EVERITT, SIMON IAN WHITE, STUART BLACK
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