Stardust
The Artie Shaw Orchestra Lyrics

And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The end of the day is near, and the sky transforms into beautiful shades of purple and blue.

Steals across the meadows of my heart
This change in the sky also changes the feeling inside the singer's heart (perhaps from happiness to sadness).

High up in the sky the little stars climb
As night approaches, stars start to appear in the sky, slowly filling the dark sky with their light.

Always reminding me that we're apart
The stars are a reminder that the person the singer loves is far away, making the singer long for them even more.

You wander down the lane and far away
The person the singer loves has left and gone far away from the singer.

Leaving me a song that will not die
In the absence of the loved one, the only thing the singer has is a song that will never leave their heart or memory.

Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Love, which once brought happiness to the singer, has now faded away and become a wistful memory.

The music of the years gone by.
The memories of love are like music that had been playing for a long time and had now become a part of the past.

Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
The singer sometimes thinks about how they spend their time.

The lonely nights
The nights when the loved one is not around and the singer is left feeling lonely and sad.

Dreaming of a song
The singer dreams of a song, perhaps hoping to find solace in it and escape their sadness.

The melody
The tune of the song that the singer is dreaming of.

Haunts my reverie
The melody is so beautiful that it stays with the singer even in their daydreams.

And I am once again with you
When the singer thinks of the song, they are transported to a memory of being with the person they love.

When our love was new
The happy, early days of being in love with the person who is now far away are remembered fondly.

And each kiss an inspiration
Each time the singer and their loved one kissed, it sparked a new surge of inspiration and happiness.

But that was long ago
Those happy moments happened a long time ago and are now a distant memory.

And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
The only thing that can offer comfort to the singer now is the memory of that old song - the only thing that remains of the happy times.

Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
Outside of the comfort of their home, when the stars are shining brightly in the dark sky.

You are in my arms
The singer imagines being able to hold and embrace their loved one under the stars.

The nightingale
The bird that sings at night, often associated with love and romance.

Tells his fairytale
The nightingale is singing a magical story about love and happiness, offering a brief respite from the singer's sadness.

Of paradise, where roses grew
The story speaks of a paradise-like place where roses - often associated with love - grow freely.

Though I dream in vain
Despite the singer's constant fantasies and daydreams, they know that their loved one is still far away and out of reach.

In my heart it will remain
The memory of the person they love and the feeling of being close to them will remain in the singer's heart.

My stardust melody
That old song that still brings comfort and happiness to the singer.

The memory of love's refrain.
The memory of the times spent being in love and the feelings that accompanied them, now just a wistful memory.