Laverne & Shirley (credited as "Laverne De Fazio & Shirley Feeney" in the f… Read Full Bio ↴Laverne & Shirley (credited as "Laverne De Fazio & Shirley Feeney" in the first season) is an American television situation comedy that ran on ABC from January 26, 1976, to May 10, 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, roommates who worked in a fictitious Milwaukee brewery called "Shotz Brewery".
The show was a spin-off from Happy Days, as the two lead characters were originally introduced on that series as acquaintances of Fonzie. Set in roughly the same time period as Happy Days, the Laverne & Shirley timeline started in approximately 1959, when the series began, through 1967, when the series ended.
In 1976, Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams released an album titled Laverne & Shirley Sing, which contained some original songs along with some 1950s and 1960s standards. The album was released on Atlantic Records. On November 11, 2003, Collector's Choice released it on CD.

Chapel Of Love
Laverne & Shirley Lyrics

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Dos gardenias para ti
con ellas quiero decir
te quiero, te adoro, mi vida
Ponles toda tu atención
porque son tu corazon y el mio

Dos gardenias para ti
que tendrán todo el calor de un beso

de esos que te di
y que jamas encontraras
en el calor de otro querer

A tu lado vivirán y te hablaran
como cuando estas conmigo
y hasta creerás
que te dirán te quiero.

Pero si un atardecer
las gardenias de mi amor se mueren
es porque han adivinado
que tu amor se ha marchitado
porque existe otro querer

Dos gardenias, para tí

Overall Meaning

The lyrics for "Chapel of Love" by Laverne & Shirley feature a short Spanish verse that reads "Dos gardenias para ti, con ellas quiero decir, te quiero, te adoro, mi vida. Ponles toda tu atención porque son tu corazón y el mío." Translated to English, the lyrics mean "Two gardenias for you, with them I want to say I love you, I adore you, my life. Pay them all your attention because they are your heart and mine." This verse is a nod to the classic Cuban bolero "Dos Gardenias" by Isolina Carrillo. The song is directed towards a lover, expressing deep and committed love between the couple.

The two gardenias mentioned in the chorus represent two lovers and their connection to each other. The lyrics suggest that the two gardenias will be the heart of the person receiving them as well as the heart of the person giving them. The song speaks of the beauty and depth of the love between two people and the unbreakable bond that exists between them.

Line by Line Meaning

Dos gardenias para ti
I am giving you two gardenias as a symbol of my love for you.

con ellas quiero decir
I want to express my love to you through these flowers.

te quiero, te adoro, mi vida
I love you, adore you and you are my life.

Ponles toda tu atención
Please pay attention to these flowers.

porque son tu corazon y el mio
They represent both our hearts.

que tendrán todo el calor de un beso
These flowers will have all the warmth of a kiss.

de esos que te di
Like the kisses I gave you.

y que jamas encontraras
You will never find such warmth in another relationship.

en el calor de otro querer
In the heat of another love affair.

A tu lado vivirán y te hablaran
These flowers will live and speak to you by your side.

como cuando estas conmigo
Just as they did when we were together.