Lesley Garrett has had an extensive music career. A graduate of the Royal A… Read Full Bio ↴Lesley Garrett has had an extensive music career. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, originally from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England Garrett won the Kathleen Ferrier Prize in 1979, thereby launching her career. During her time as principal soprano at English National Opera, she became well-known for her performances in productions of the operas Le Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte and Die Fledermaus.

Garrett has performed across the whole world and has also sung opera and pop classics with Bryan Ferry, The Eurythmics and Mick Hucknall to celebrate the arrival of the new century on Millennium Eve, in the grounds at the Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum.

She played the lead role of Hanna Glawari, in the Welsh National Opera's production of The Merry Widow, which toured the United Kingdom in 2005. As of November 2006, Garrett was performing as Mother Abbess for six months, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's revival of The Sound of Music.

As a recording artist, Garrett has released eleven solo albums. Many of her albums have received gold and silver status. Soprano in Red received the Gramophone Award for "Best-selling Classical Artist of the Year". Garrett was also a featured artist on the platinum selling Perfect Day single released by the BBC in aid of Children in Need.

Garrett is a member of the board of the English National Opera. In 2002, she was awarded the CBE for services to music.

She is also a presenter on the UK commercial radio station "Classic FM".

In The Still Of The Night
Lesley Garrett Lyrics

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In the still of the night
As I gaze out of my window
At the moon in it's flight
My thoughts all stray, stray to you

In the still of the night
While the world lies in slumber
Oh the times without number

When I say to you

Do you love me
Just like I love you
Are you my life to be
That dream come true
Or will this dream of mine
Will it fade way out of sight

Just like that moon growing dim

Way out on the rim of the hill
In the still of the night

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Lesley Garrett's song "In The Still Of The Night" evoke a sense of longing and devotion, as the singer gazes out her window at the moon in flight, her thoughts straying to the one she loves. She sings of times without number when she asked if her love is reciprocated, if this person is her life to be and if her dream of a life with this person will come true or fade away like the moon growing dim.

The stillness of the night serves as a backdrop for the singer's contemplation and introspection, as she questions and yearns for the love of another. The repetition of the phrase "In the still of the night" creates a sense of timelessness, as if the singer's thoughts and feelings will always be connected to this moment and this person.

Overall, the lyrics demonstrate the power of love and the yearning for connection that can be conjured by the stillness of the night.

Line by Line Meaning

In the still of the night
During the quiet hours of the dark

As I gaze out of my window
While I look through my window

At the moon in its flight
Observing the movement of the moon

My thoughts all stray, stray to you
My mind wanders, wandering to thoughts of you

While the world lies in slumber
While everyone else is asleep

Oh the times without number
There have been countless times

When I say to you
When I speak to you

Do you love me
Do you have affection for me

Just like I love you
As much as I love you

Are you my life to be
Are you the one I am destined to be with