Al Di La
Tony Galla Lyrics
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Al di la, as distant as the lovely evening star
Where you walk flowers bloom
When you smile all the gloom turns to sunshine
And my heart opens wide
When you're gone it fades inside and seems to have died
Al di la, I wondered as I drifted where you were
In the kiss that I gave was the love I had saved for a lifetime
Then I knew all of you was completely mine.
The song "Al Di La" by Tony Galla is about a person who is in love with another person who they view as being far above them. The phrase "Al di la" means "beyond" or "above," indicating that the singer sees the object of their affection as being almost unattainable. The singer describes the other person as being so distant and unattainable that they are like a lovely evening star, shining from a far-off place.
Despite this distance, the singer is completely enamored with this person. They describe how this person's mere presence brings beauty and life to the world around them, causing flowers to bloom and bringing sunshine to even the gloomiest of days. The singer's heart opens wide in the presence of this person, but it fades and seems to die when they are gone.
Later in the song, the singer reveals that they have found this person and that their love is reciprocated. In the kiss they share, the singer recognizes that all of the love they have been saving for a lifetime is finally fulfilled, and that this person is completely theirs.
Overall, "Al Di La" is a song about the transformative power of love, no matter how distant or unattainable the object of affection may seem. It's a beautiful song that captures the heartache, longing, and joy of falling in love.
Line by Line Meaning
Al di la means you are far above me, very far
The phrase 'Al di la' signifies that the person addressed is way higher than the singer, both physically and metaphorically.
Al di la, as distant as the lovely evening star
The person addressed is so distant that he/she may be regarded as the distant evening star.
Where you walk flowers bloom
As the addressed person walks, everything becomes much brighter and wonderful.
When you smile all the gloom turns to sunshine
The simple smile of the addressed person can change everyone's mood from gloomy to sunshiny.
And my heart opens wide
Just by being around, the addressed person makes the artist feel open and warm inside.
When you're gone it fades inside and seems to have died
When the addressed person departs, the singer feels like a part of him/her has died.
Al di la, I wondered as I drifted where you were
Again, the phrase 'Al di la' is used in the context of the singer being curious about the whereabouts of the addressed person while the former was drifting.
Al di la, the fog around me lifted, there you were
The fog that had previously been obscuring the person addressed had lifted, and there he/she was.
In the kiss that I gave was the love I had saved for a lifetime
The kiss shared contained all the love the artist had ever stored up in his/her lifetime.
Then I knew all of you was completely mine.
After that kiss, the artist realized they had completely and fully won the love and affections of the addressed person.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CARLO DONIDA, ERVIN DRAKE
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