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Night and Day
Steve Lawrence Lyrics
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Of the tom-tom;
When the jungle shadows fall,
Like the tick, tick, tock
Of the stately clock,
As it stands against the wall,
Like the drip, drip, drip,
Of the raindrops,
So a voice within me
Keeps repeating,
You, you, you
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
Where-ever 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 its torment won't be through
Til you let me spend my life
Making love to you,
Day and night,
Night and day.
The lyrics of Steve Lawrence's song Night And Day is a display of a man's constant and unending love for a woman. The song begins with the comparison of the voice of the singer with the sound of a tom-tom, the tick-tock of a clock, and the drip of raindrops. The sound repeats the name of the woman who has captured his heart. The repetition of "You, you, you" is proof of the overwhelming force of his love.
The chorus of the song expresses the depth of his love, as he says that night and day, the woman is the one that he thinks about. Regardless of where she is, close or far, she remains his constant thought. The second verse of the song continues with the idea of his longing, both day and night. His yearning for the woman is so intense that it follows him everywhere he goes. Noise cannot drown it, nor can the silence make it disappear. This love has taken hold of him completely.
The final verse talks about the internal battle the man is facing. He is beset with a yearning that burns deep within him, waiting for the woman to love him in return. The torment will not cease until he spends his life loving her day and night, and only then will he be complete.
Line by Line Meaning
Like the beat, beat, beat,
Of the tom-tom;
Comparing the sound of his heart beating to the sound of the tom-tom.
When the jungle shadows fall,
Like the tick, tick, tock
Of the stately clock,
As it stands against the wall,
As the jungle night comes, he feels the passage of time like the ticking of a clock.
Like the drip, drip, drip,
Of the raindrops,
When the summer show'r is through;
In the aftermath of a summer storm, he is reminded of the sound of the persistent, dripping rain.
So a voice within me
Keeps repeating,
You, you, you
He is haunted by the echo of a voice within him that repeats the name of his loved one.
Night and day
You are the one,
Only you
Beneath the moon
And under the sun.
She is the one he loves, no matter the time or place, night or day.
Whether near to me or far,
It's no matter,
Darling, where you are
I think of you
Night and day.
He is always thinking of her, no matter how physically close or far she is from him.
Day and night
Why is it so,
That this longing for you follows
Where-ever I go?
He wonders why his longing for her never leaves him, no matter where he goes.
In the roaring traffic's boom,
In the silence of my lonely room,
I think of you,
Night and day.
Whether he's in the midst of the noise and chaos of city life or alone in a silent room, he's always thinking of her.
Night and day
Under the hide of me
There's an
Oh, such a hungry yearning,
Burning inside of me.
He feels a deep and insatiable longing within him for her.
And its torment won't be through
Til you let me spend my life
Making love to you,
Day and night,
Night and day.
He knows he will only find peace and fulfillment if he can spend his life making love to her, day and night.
Lyrics Β© Red Brick Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cole Porter
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@estergee8460
Listening to Steve singing always makes my day β€
@courtneymagnuson4432
I so love this song and the whole Vegas Lounge Music Volumes π―π―πππ
@kissesmylove
one of the best versions of this standard !
@patrickryan1515
Have loved his voice since the late 50s when first heard. Wonder how he's doing since Edyie's passing (and boy could she sing) - what a couple.
@ecardon1
great song from a great album arranged and conducted by Don Costa released in 1960.
@florianaporta
bellissima