To You I Bestow
Mundy Lyrics

"To You I Bestow" is a sentimental and passionate love song by Mundy. The song seems to be told from a perspective of a person who is in deep love with someone who is currently away. The lyricist portrays the sense of staying loyal to the loved one even if they might not return. The song starts with a sense of insecurity and loneliness, as the singer tells that the person he is in love with might return to find him in someone else's arms. The fear of losing the loved one is palpable, and he emphasizes that his love for her is better than diamonds. The singer also tells how miserable he feels without his lover's company and hopes his place with her is not taken.

In the chorus, the singer suggests that a kiss from his lover could heal his emotional pain. He still feels that he can offer her something extraordinary, like the stars from a bruised evening sky, which conveys the idea that he can still make her happy even in emotionally challenging times. The melody creates a haunting atmosphere and complements the song's lyrics to perfection. The song's final stanza expresses his unconditional love and the anticipation of his lover's comeback where they would dance to an orchestra on the lawns, roll in the foggy dew, and dance with ghosts upon the dawn.

**Interesting facts about the song "To You I Bestow":**

* The song was used on the soundtrack of the movie "Romeo + Juliet"(1996) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
* Mundy, whose full name is Edmund Enright, is an Irish singer and songwriter from Birr, County Offaly, Ireland.
* The song's success in Ireland led to a recording contract with EMI, and it became his only song to make the charts outside Ireland.
* The single was released in December 1996, and it entered the Irish singles chart at number 20, reaching number 15 the following week.
* There is an instrumental version of the song featured in the "Romeo + Juliet" movie's opening scenes.
* The acoustic version of the song was featured on the movie's soundtrack, but the mandolin-driven version played in the film was only created for the movie.
* In 2020, Mundy reworked and released the song, adding orchestration by emerging Irish composer Cormac McCarthy to a new acoustic version of the song, which highlighted the song's poignant romanticism.
* The song has been used in a few TV series, including "Smallville," "Love/Hate," and "The Originals."
* The song has been covered by several artists, including "The Civil Wars" and "Niamh Farrell."
* The music video features a harpist playing the harp on a balustrade in a mansion's garden alongside the band, adding to the song's ethereal nature.

**Chords:**

The chords for this beautiful song are as follows:

Verse: G/B - Cadd9 - G/B - D

Chorus: Em - G - D - Em (x2)

Bridge: Am7 - D9 - G - Cadd9 - G/B - D

Outro: Em - G - D - Cadd9 - G/B - D.