Too Marvellous For Words
Sinatra Lyrics


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You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words
Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous
It's all too wonderful, I'll never find the words
That say enough, tell enough, I mean they just aren't swell enough

You're much too much, and just too very, very
To ever be in Webster's Dictionary
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
To tell you that you're marvelous too marvelous for words

You're much you're too much and just too very, very
To ever be, to ever be in Webster's Dictionary
And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
To tell you that you're marvelous




Tell you that you're marvelous
Tell you that you're marvelous too marvelous for words

Overall Meaning

Sinatra's song Too Marvellous For Words is a jubilant and up-tempo love song that describes the indescribable beauty of the person he's singing to. The song is about how the subject of the song is too wonderful for words and how it's impossible to find the right words to describe this person's incredible beauty. The song opens with Sinatra emphasizing how the person he's singing to is "just too marvelous, too marvelous for words." He goes on to describe the person as "glorious" and "glamorous" and even "amorous" - an old and standby phrase for love.


As the song progresses, Sinatra becomes more and more frustrated as he tries to find the right words to describe his lover's beauty. He says that "it's all too wonderful" and that he'll "never find the words that say enough, tell enough." He even goes so far as to say that the words he can think of "just aren't swell enough." In an attempt to accurately describe the subject's beauty, Sinatra borrows a love song from the birds.


Sinatra's lyrics are a great example of how words are too limited to accurately describe some of the most intense emotions we experience in life. The song speaks to the frustration we can feel when we try to find the right words to describe someone or something we love deeply. The song's upbeat melody and upbeat lyrics then make it a joyous celebration of love.


Line by Line Meaning

You're just too marvelous, too marvelous for words
You are overwhelmingly wonderful, incomprehensible by language


Like glorious, glamorous and that old standby amorous
You are akin to incredibly dazzling, stunning things, including passionate love


It's all too wonderful, I'll never find the words
Your wonderfulness is beyond my ability to express with words


That say enough, tell enough, I mean they just aren't swell enough
Even if I tried, the words that exist aren't sufficient to describe you


You're much too much, and just too very, very
You are excessively, immeasurably splendid


To ever be in Webster's Dictionary
Your awesomeness can never be captured by a dictionary definition


And so I'm borrowing a love song from the birds
I have to resort to using a song about love that even birds sing


To tell you that you're marvelous too marvelous for words
I'm using this song to communicate that you are simply too marvelous to be described by words




Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOHNNY MERCER, RICHARD A. WHITING

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Comments from YouTube:

David Watkinson

I was lucky enough to be present at that concert...can't believe it was over 50 years ago...

The Weeping God

Sadly that I didn't born in that times...

lisa roy

i'm so jealous

C. GR

https://youtu.be/UqWWOfSV14A
Hi! I played Frank Sinatra's song "Fly Me The Moon" with guitar.
If you want to listen, you can reach it via the link.
Thank you...✨✨❤❤

Jose Luis Torres

Wow! Was Nelson Riddle conducting? There's another video that shows him there along with Shirley Bassey and Matt Monro.

Luis Velazco

i think you are lying cause you could be a kid or a teenager 50 years ago when that happened.

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richard gornalle

I am thrilled to be able to watch this wonderful clip of this brilliant singer. Such clean vision and sound. More please!

Nilanjana Bhattacharjee

He's just too marvelous, too marvelous for words! ♥️

Anna Cottage

Sinatra, never have enough of him - never ages, the greatest. Many thanks, take care, Anna.

M S

I will never be tired to hear him. ♥️

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