Speak Low
Maria Augusta Lyrics


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Speak low when you speak, love,
Our summer day withers away
Too soon, too soon.

Speak low when you speak, love,
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
We're swept apart too soon.
Speak low, darling speak low,
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Too soon, too soon,
I feel wherever I go
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
And always too soon.

Time is so old and love so brief,
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
We're late darling, we're late,
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Too soon, too soon,
I wait darling, I wait




Will you speak low to me,
Speak love to me and soon.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Maria Augusta's song Speak Low are incredibly poetic and emotive, expressing feelings of both the intensity of love and the fleetingness of time. The opening lines, "Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away, Too soon, too soon." suggest a sense of urgency and a desire to make the most of the moment. The use of the word "summer" conjures up imagery of a beautiful but brief season, which is a metaphor for the fleetingness of love as described in the next verse.


The second verse, "Our moment is swift, like ships adrift, We're swept apart too soon." compounds this idea of bewilderment and a feeling of being lost to fate. The fragility of the relationship is emphasized, highlighting that it could just as easily be swept apart like a ship in a storm, leading to a continuation of the sense melancholy throughout the song.


The closing verse builds up the sense of inevitability that the relationship is already reaching its end. "Time is so old and love so brief, Love is pure gold and time a thief." Time steals away what is most precious. The final lines "Will you speak low to me, Speak love to me and soon." suggest a final appeal to make the most of what little time remains.


Overall, the lyrics of Maria Augusta's song Speak Low deliver a relatable message of making the most of the time that we have and the importance of cherishing love and relationships while we have them.


Line by Line Meaning

Speak low when you speak, love,
Lower your voice when you talk to me out of love.


Our summer day withers away
Our moments of joy and warmth fade quickly like summer days.


Too soon, too soon.
It all happens too quickly and ends too abruptly.


Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Our moment together is fleeting, like boats that are at the mercy of the sea.


We're swept apart too soon.
We are separated before we're ready to say goodbye.


Speak low, darling speak low,
My love, please whisper softly to me.


Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Love is a fragile emotion that can easily be extinguished.


Too soon, too soon,
Everything comes to an end too quickly.


I feel wherever I go
I have a sense, no matter where I am, that time is running out.


That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
The future is quickly becoming the present.


And always too soon.
And it is always ending before I am ready for it to end.


Time is so old and love so brief,
Time is infinite while love is fleeting.


Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Love is precious while time seems to steal away the moments we treasure.


We're late darling, we're late,
We've been caught short and our time is almost over.


The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
The final moment arrives and everything comes to a close.


Too soon, too soon,
We are never quite ready for it to be over.


I wait darling, I wait
I am left waiting for a moment that will never come back again.


Will you speak low to me,
Can you take a moment to whisper softly into my ear?


Speak love to me and soon.
Say words of love to me now, before our moment is lost forever.




Lyrics © Music Hub O/B/O GEMA, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash

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