Stardust
Sonny Stitt Lyrics


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And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by.

Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
The lonely nights
Dreaming of a song
The melody
Haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song

Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale
Tells his fairytale
Of paradise, where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain




My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sonny Stitt's song Stardust evoke a sense of nostalgia as the singer reflects on a past love. The opening lines set the tone for the rest of the song with the imagery of purple dusk stealing across the meadows of the heart. The little stars that climb high up in the sky remind the singer that he and his love are apart. The second verse delves into the singer's thoughts as he wonders how he spends his lonely nights, dreaming of a song whose melody haunts his reverie. The melody takes him back to a time when he was with his love, and each kiss was an inspiration.


The bridge of the song takes a different turn as the singer imagines being back in the arms of his love, with the nightingale telling a fairytale of a paradise where roses grew. Although he dreams of being back with his love in vain, the memory of their love's refrain remains with him as stardust melody. The song's melancholic yet beautiful delivery captures the essence of lost love and the bittersweet emotions it evokes.


Line by Line Meaning

And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The feeling of sadness and loneliness that I feel when it is sunset.


Steals across the meadows of my heart
A feeling of sorrow and defeat that gradually takes hold of my heart.


High up in the sky the little stars climb
The stars that twinkle brightly in the sky, are a sign that even though we are apart, we are still looking at the same stars.


Always reminding me that we're apart
The stars that we are looking at are a reminder that we are separated.


You wander down the lane and far away
You left and went away, leaving me behind.


Leaving me a song that will not die
You left me a song that I can't forget and that stays with me.


Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The love that we had, that once shone bright like stardust, is now gone and lost in the past.


The music of the years gone by.
The songs that remind me of our past love have become a part of my memories forever.


Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
Sometimes I think about how I pass the time alone.


The lonely nights
The nights that I spend alone, with no one to hold or talk to.


Dreaming of a song
I dream of a song that takes me back to our happier times.


The melody
The tune of the song that I dream of.


Haunts my reverie
The song that I dream of keeps coming back to me and never quite leaves my thoughts.


And I am once again with you
When I dream of that special song, I feel like I'm with you again.


When our love was new
It was a time when our love was young and new.


And each kiss an inspiration
Each kiss that we shared gave me hope and inspiration.


But that was long ago
Our love was long ago, in the past.


And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
The only comfort that I find now is in the memories of our happy times, in the form of a song that reminds me of our love.


Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
I imagine being with you, beside a garden wall, when the stars are shining brightly.


You are in my arms
I hold you close, as if we were still together.


The nightingale
The sound of a beautiful bird, who sings a beautiful song.


Tells his fairytale
The song of the nightingale is like a fairytale, and it reminds me of our once happy love story.


Of paradise, where roses grew
The nightingale's song tells a story of paradise, where beautiful roses used to grow, much like our love story.


Though I dream in vain
Even though I dream of being with you again, it is in vain, because it can never truly happen.


In my heart it will remain
But the memory of our love will always stay with me in my heart.


My stardust melody
That special song that reminds me of our love, like stardust.


The memory of love's refrain.
The memory of love's sweet melody will forever be in my heart.




Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, JOHN HUTCHINSON DEAN, MATTHEW EVERITT, SIMON IAN WHITE, STUART BLACK

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Comments from YouTube:

mark higgins

Lucky enough to have met Sonny a couple of times and this sax player thinks he was one of the greatest. Genius for real

jose fiorelli

"... dreaming of a song... and know I'm once again wiht you..." Magic music. Great performance. Thank you.

thelma gutierrez ventura

es indescriptible la emocion que aflora el escuchar esta musica

Tsutomu IMAI

love it

stingray

ive been looking for this for ages after looking up "stardust jazz song" i finally got it

freeport54

Sonny picked alto for this beauty. They called him a player's player. For good reason. ย Thanks for the post.

william culhane

Saw Sonny years ago at the village vanguard. All heart..

Bryant Jackson

Mustโ€™ve been quite some time ago

vova47

Love it, post Cherokee,Borko, please!!!

Bea

i yelled into google search and this is what i got im not even lying

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