Speak Low
Masha Qrella 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 to Masha Qrella's song Speak Low express a feeling of fleeting love and the fear of losing it too soon. The first two stanzas caution the lover to speak softly, as their happy summer romance is coming to an end too quickly. The next stanza paints a picture of love being a spark that is easily snuffed out by the overwhelming darkness of time. The singer feels the constant presence of time, always hovering and waiting to end the happiness she has found in love. The last stanza, however, is an entreaty to the lover to prolong their happiness by speaking low and expressing their love to each other.


The lyrics of this song are full of contrasts and lessons in love. Time is portrayed as both eternal and fleeting, but love is even more valuable because of its short lifespan. The lovers are happy, but always in danger of losing that happiness too soon. The song is full of longing, but also the realization that the moments of love are precious and should not be wasted. The repeated call to "speak low" is a reminder that love is not always loud and passionate, but can also be quiet and gentle.


Line by Line Meaning

Speak low when you speak, love,
Lower your voice when you express your love, imply that love is precious and private.


Our summer day withers away
Our pleasant time together will end soon.


Too soon, too soon.
It's a pity that everything ends very quickly.


Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Our time together is like a ship that moves in the water, without direction or purpose.


We're swept apart too soon.
Our moments of togetherness are few and far between, and end too quickly.


Speak low, darling speak low,
Talk quietly, convey your love through actions rather than words.


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


Too soon, too soon,
It's a shame that love often ends before it has a chance to grow.


I feel wherever I go
The artist senses that time is fleeting and that love is always present, but difficult to hold onto.


That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
The future is always close at hand and the present moment will quickly become the past.


And always too soon.
Everything seems to happen quickly and end abruptly.


Time is so old and love so brief,
Time endures through the ages, while love is fleeting and ephemeral.


Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Love is valuable and rare, while time inevitably takes away all good things.


We're late darling, we're late,
We don't have much time left to express our love fully.


The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
Life is like a play, with a definite end, and our time on stage is limited.


Too soon, too soon,
The end always comes too quickly.


I wait darling, I wait
The artist is longing to spend more time with her love, but time is running out.


Will you speak low to me,
The artist hopes that her love will express their feelings quietly and intimately.


Speak love to me and soon.
Express your love to me through your actions, and do it quickly before it's too late.




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash

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