Although the King's Singers are almost exclusively acappella in their live performances, they sometimes use one or two musical instruments to provide minimal accompaniment in their studio recordings.
Cecilia
The King's Singers Lyrics
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You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Celia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
Come on home
Making love in the afternoon
With Cecilia up in my bedroom
(Making love)
I got up to wash my face
When I come back to bed
Someone's taken my place
Celia, you're breaking my heart
You're shaking my confidence daily
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I'm begging you please to come home
Come on home
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I laughing
Jubilation, she loves me again
I fall on the floor and I laughing
Jubilation, she loves me again
(She loves me again)
Oh, Cecelia
The King's Singers's song Cecilia is a heartwarming and amusing tribute to a woman named Cecilia. The song begins with a plea to another woman, Celia, who is causing heartbreak and destroying the singer's confidence. Although the reasons for Celia's betrayal are not specified, the singer implores her to return home, begging her on his knees.
The song takes a more playful turn as the singer begins to describe his relationship with Cecilia. He joyfully recalls "making love in the afternoon" with her in his bedroom, but soon realizes upon returning from washing his face that someone else has taken his place in bed. Despite this setback, the singer's love for Cecilia remains unwavering, and he continues to beg for her return.
The chorus is repeated several times throughout the song, with slight variations in each repetition. The singer describes his jubilation when Cecilia loves him again, falling on the floor in laughter. The song ends with a final jubilant declaration of love, "Oh, Cecilia."
Overall, The King's Singers's song Cecilia is a lighthearted, fun, and romantic take on the ups and downs of love, with a catchy chorus that is sure to get stuck in your head.
Line by Line Meaning
Celia, you're breaking my heart
The person named Celia is causing me a lot of emotional pain
You're shaking my confidence daily
Celia's actions are causing me to doubt myself and my abilities on a regular basis
Oh, Cecilia, I'm down on my knees
I am speaking to someone named Cecilia and expressing my sadness and desperation to her
I'm begging you please to come home
I am pleading with Cecilia to return home to me
Come on home
I am urging Cecilia to come back to me and our home
Making love in the afternoon
I am describing a sexual encounter that I had with someone named Cecilia in the afternoon
With Cecilia up in my bedroom
I am indicating that the sexual encounter took place in my own bedroom with Cecilia
(Making love)
This is a repetition of the previous line, emphasizing the sexual nature of the encounter
I got up to wash my face
After the sexual encounter, I got up to clean myself up
When I come back to bed
When I returned to bed, someone else was in there in place of Cecilia
Someone's taken my place
An unknown person has replaced Cecilia in my bed, indicating that she has left or abandoned me
Jubilation, she loves me again
I am overjoyed that someone loves me again, possibly indicating that Cecilia has returned
I fall on the floor and I laughing
I am so overcome with joy that I fall on the floor and laugh
Jubilation, she loves me again
This is a repetition of the previous line, emphasizing the singer's happiness
(She loves me again)
This is another repetition of the idea that someone loves me again, further emphasizing the joy the singer is feeling
Oh, Cecilia
The artist is addressing someone named Cecilia
Contributed by Dominic G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.