Night And Day
Rod Stewart Lyrics


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Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun
Whether near to me, or far
It's no matter darling where you are
I think of you

Night and day, day and night, why is it so
That this longing for you follows wherever I go
In the roaring traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you

Night and day, night and day
Under the hide of me
There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me
And this torment won't be through
'Til you let me spend my life making love to you

Day and night, night and day
Whether near to me, or far
It's no matter darling where you are
I think of you

Night and day, night and day
Under the hide of me
There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me
And this torment won't be through
'Til you let me spend my life making love to you

Day and night, night and day




I think of you
Night and day, and day

Overall Meaning

and night, my thoughts are consumed with one person: the one that the singer loves. The lyrics of “Night and Day” by Rod Stewart describe a powerful and all-consuming longing for someone, regardless of the time of day or where the singer is. This love is unshakeable and envelops the singer, both in the hustle and bustle of everyday life and in the silence of solitude. The singer dreams of being able to make love to their special someone for the rest of their life, and without that, this feeling of longing and torment will never go away.


The symmetrical structure of the lyrics of “Night and Day” is interesting to note. The repeated phrase “night and day” emphasizes the all-consuming longing that the singer feels for their beloved. There is no escape, regardless of the time of day, and the love is so strong that it persists both in the midst of noise and excitement and in the quiet of loneliness. “Night and Day” was originally written by Cole Porter for the 1932 musical The Gay Divorce, and has since been covered by many artists, including Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.


Line by Line Meaning

Night and day, you are the one
You are the one who consumes my thoughts every moment, both day and night


Only you beneath the moon and under the sun
No one else can compare to you, regardless of the time of day or night


Whether near to me, or far
It does not matter if you are close or distant, for my love for you remains unchanging


It's no matter darling where you are
Your physical location has no impact on the intensity of my feelings for you


I think of you
My thoughts are constantly consumed by thoughts of you


Night and day, day and night, why is it so
I cannot understand why my desire for you persists regardless of the time of day


That this longing for you follows wherever I go
My desire for you is not limited to a physical location, but rather persists wherever I am


In the roaring traffic's boom
Even amidst the chaos of a busy city, my thoughts are still consumed by you


In the silence of my lonely room
Even in moments of solitude, you still consume my thoughts


Night and day, night and day
My thoughts of you persist regardless of the time of day


Under the hide of me
My innermost thoughts and desires are intensely focused on you


There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me
My longing for you is powerful and intense


And this torment won't be through
The intensity of my desire for you will not subside


'Til you let me spend my life making love to you
Only by being with you and making love to you can my longing for you be fulfilled


Day and night, night and day
My thoughts are consumed by you constantly


Whether near to me, or far
Distance does not diminish my feelings for you


It's no matter darling where you are
My love for you transcends physical location


I think of you
My thoughts are constantly focused on you


Night and day, and day
My longing for you persists day and night




Lyrics © Red Brick Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter

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Maria Elena Torre

Hermosa interpretación. Gracias por compartirla.

Timothy Costorf

This always plays at my grandparents' house. Loved it since it was released.

Claudio Ayala

Otra belleza del gran Cole Porter...

Abbie Kokee

I love it Thank you Rod

Rowly Midgley

Great work Rod!

Mike J.

Love it! Thanks for sharing!

terri cash

yesm rod re invented himself with great classics ; i am a child of the 69s and at 59 still love rock and rock but this music transcends time.

tim kenney

Hahaha. You GUESS!!?? Cole Porter was one of America's finest songwriters. His heyday was in the '30s and '40s. Almost every great song styllist from Ella Fitzgerald, to Frank Sinatra to U2 and Michael Buble have covered these timeless and unbelievably well constructed melodies and song structure. (Just a comment from a Composer.)

FrodoFriend

I guess this song came from a musician named cole porter who was prominent in the thirties. I had never heard of the guy til two weeks ago when I was at a ragtime festival outside detroit at greenfield village. This guy did some really good work way back in his day. It is great that rod S is reintroducing some of these old classics with his songbook albums. PS .. in the two weeks since that show, I again saw reference to cole porter in a dick van dyke episode and in movie Night in Paris. odd!

jojolostie

Wonderful.

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