Closing Theme
Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra Lyrics
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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.
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.
The lyrics of Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra's song Closing Theme convey a feeling of bittersweet longing for a love that is ephemeral and fleeting. The singer advises his beloved to speak low when they talk about their love because it is delicate and easily lost. He laments that their summer day, a metaphor for their time together, is withering away and ends too soon. Their moment together is likened to ships adrift, pulled apart by the ebb and flow of the tide. The persistently melancholic mood is echoed in the final stanza, where the singer muses about the fragility of love and the merciless march of time. He implores his beloved to speak low, to speak love to him soon, hoping to capture one fleeting, precious moment of intimacy before it is too late.
The lyrics of Closing Theme were written by Ogden Nash, a prominent American poet and lyricist, and the song was composed by Kurt Weill, a renowned German composer. The song was originally written for the Broadway musical "One Touch of Venus" (1943), which tells the story of a department store clerk who becomes the goddess of love. The song was performed in the show by Mary Martin, a famous American actress and singer. The song has since been covered by many artists, including Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bobby Darin.
Line by Line Meaning
Speak low when you speak, love,
Lower your voice when you talk about love, because it's something intimate and delicate.
Our summer day withers away
Our time together is fleeting and quickly coming to an end, like a dying summer day.
Too soon, too soon.
It feels like our time together is ending too soon, before we're ready for it to be over.
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift,
Our time together is fleeting and unpredictable, like ships that are adrift and at the mercy of the winds and currents.
We're swept apart too soon.
Our time together is cut short before we can really enjoy it, and we're forced to part ways too soon.
Speak low, darling speak low,
I want you to speak softly and intimately, because our love is something special and delicate.
Love is a spark lost in the dark,
Love is something fragile that can easily be lost or snuffed out, especially in dark times or difficult situations.
I feel wherever I go
No matter where I am or what I'm doing, I'm always thinking about you and our love.
That tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here
Time is moving quickly, and it feels like tomorrow is already here, even though we haven't had enough time together.
And always too soon.
No matter how much time we have together, it always feels like it's not enough, and it ends too soon.
Time is so old and love so brief,
Time is something eternal and unchanging, while love is something fleeting and temporary.
Love is pure gold and time a thief.
Love is precious and valuable, like gold, while time steals away those precious moments we have together.
We're late darling, we're late,
We have limited time together, and we're running out of time to enjoy our love.
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends
The end is near, and everything is coming to a close, like the end of a play when the curtain falls.
Too soon, too soon,
It's happening too quickly, and we don't have enough time together before it's over.
I wait darling, I wait
I'm waiting for you, and for our love to continue, even though time is running out.
Will you speak low to me,
Will you talk softly and intimately to me, so we can savor these last moments together?
Speak love to me and soon.
I want to hear you express your love for me, because time is running out, and we need to make the most of our remaining time together.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
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