Through the Livelong Day
Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and song… Read Full Bio ↴Petula Clark (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had one of the longest careers of any British entertainer, spanning more than eight decades. Clark's professional career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954 she charted with "The Little Shoemaker", the first of her big UK hits, and within two years she began recording in French. Her international successes have included "Prends mon cœur", "Sailor" (a UK number one), "Romeo", and "Chariot". Hits in German, Italian, and Spanish followed. In late 1964 Clark's success extended to the United States with a four-year run of career-defining, often upbeat singles, many written or co-written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent. These include her signature song "Downtown" (US number one), "I Know a Place", "My Love" (US number one), "A Sign of the Times", "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love", "Who Am I", "Colour My World", "This Is My Song" (by Charlie Chaplin) (a UK number one), "Don't Sleep in the Subway", "The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener" and "Kiss Me Goodbye". Between January 1965 and April 1968 Clark charted with nine US Top 20 hits in the US, where she was sometimes called "the First Lady of the British Invasion".

Clark has sold more than 68 million records. She has also enjoyed success in the musical film Finian's Rainbow and in the stage musicals The Sound of Music, Blood Brothers, Sunset Boulevard, and Mary Poppins.

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Discography
Petula Clark Sings (1956)
A Date with Pet (1956)
You Are My Lucky Star (1957)
À Musicorama (1958)
Petula Clark in Hollywood / Pet Clark (1959)
Prends mon coeur (1959)
Tête à tête avec Petula Clark (1961)
Rendez-vous avec Petula Clark (1962)
In Other Words (1962)
Petula (1962)
Le soleil dans les yeux (1963)
Ceux qui ont un coeur (1964)
Hello Paris (1964)
Petula au Canada (1964)
Downtown (1965)
I Know a Place (1965)
The World's Greatest International Hits (1965)
Petula '65 (1965)
My Love (1966)
I Couldn't Live Without Your Love (1966)
Petula Clark '66 (1966)
Colour My World (1967)
These Are My Songs (1967)
C'est ma chanson (1967)
Petula Italiana (1967)
The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener (1968)
Petula (1968)
Portrait of Petula (1969)
Just Pet (1969)
Memphis (1970)
Warm and Tender / The Song of My Life (1971)
Comme une prière (1972)
La chanson de Marie-Madeleine (1972)
Now (1972)
Come On Home (1974)
I'm The Woman You Need (1975)
Je reviens (1977)
Destiny (1978)
Where The Heart Is (1998)
Here For You (1998)
Solitude & Sunshine: The Songs of Rod McKuen (2007)
Lost in You (2013)
From Now On (2016)
Living For Today (2017)
Vu d'ici (2018)

Through the Livelong Day
Petula Clark Lyrics


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All through the day, I dream about the night
I dream about the night here with you
All through the day, I wish away the time
Until the time when I'm here with you

Down falls the sun, I run to meet you
The evening mist melts away!
Down smiles the moon, and soon your lips recall
The kiss I dreamed of, all through the day!





Overall Meaning

In "Through the Livelong Day", Petula Clark sings about anticipating the night when she will be with the person she loves. The entire day she spends dreaming and waiting for the moment when she will be able to be with them. The lyrics are poetic in their description of time passing, with the sun falling and the moon smiling. When the evening mist melts away, Petula runs to meet her love, and they share the kiss that she has been dreaming of all day.


The lyrics convey the feeling of longing and anticipation that can arise when someone is in love. The idea of dreaming about an imminent meeting is one that many people can relate to, and Petula's voice captures this feeling perfectly. The use of imagery, such as the melting mist and smiling moon, creates a vivid picture in the listener's mind.


Line by Line Meaning

All through the day, I dream about the night
Throughout the day, my thoughts are consumed with fantasies about being with you at night.


I dream about the night here with you
My mind is preoccupied with vivid imaginations of spending time with you in the evening.


All through the day, I wish away the time
Every moment in the day feels like an eternity, as I impatiently await the moment I am with you.


Until the time when I'm here with you
I yearn for the time when I can be with you and share my deeply rooted desires.


Down falls the sun, I run to meet you
As the sun sets, I eagerly make my way to you as quickly as I can.


The evening mist melts away!
As we come together, any anxieties or worries I may have had during the day dissipate.


Down smiles the moon, and soon your lips recall
As the moon's gentle glow illuminates us, I am reminded of the way your lips feel on mine, and it fills me with joy.


The kiss I dreamed of, all through the day!
The kiss that has been foremost in my mind during the day finally becomes a reality in the night, and it is everything I've hoped for.




Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: JEROME KERN, OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN III

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Comments from YouTube:

RCPoems

Divine , her greatest 1950's vocal in my opinion . Becaud and Delanoie wrote her beautiful SOS Mozart for her about 10 years ago! what a trio of genius !

Renato Miranda

This song is beautifully weird... everytime i listen to it i get lost in the melodies lol. It seems two songs in one. Try the dalida's version called " croquemitoufle ♥️

constantinescu elena

Fascinant ! Thanks !

Elizabeth Ruocco

Lovely  song. Pet.

badmovie

Anyone can find the lyric of this song? Thanks in advance!

Mireilke Verrilli

😘💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕Pétula

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