Adios My Love
Vera Lynn/Geoff Love And His Orchestra And The Rita Williams Singers Lyrics
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Now that you've left me
How can I live through another day?
Watching my dreams turn into ashes
And all my hopes into bits of clay
Once I could see, once I could feel
Now I am numb, I've become unreal
Stripped of my heart, my soul
What now my love?
Now that it's over
I feel the world closing in on me
Here come the stars, tumbling around me
There's the sky where the sea should be
What now my love?
Now that you're gone
I'd be a fool to go on and on
No one would care, no one would cry
If I should live or die
What now my love?
Now there is nothing
Only my last goodbye
The lyrics to "Adios My Love" are filled with nostalgic longing for a lost love. The singer acknowledges that the present situation - described in the first verse as "snow covers the hope of spring" - is not ideal, but clings to the dream of a future reunion. The second verse addresses the beloved directly, expressing a desire for their return and imagining their embrace as being "warm as the wind, soft as the kiss of snow." The final lines of both verses are both poignant and hopeful, as the singer wishes for their love to return but acknowledges that it may be some time before that happens: "Think of me now and then / God speed my love 'til you are mine again."
The song's lyrics are a variation on the theme of doomed love, a motif that has been explored in countless songs across many different genres. The use of imagery - the "snow" representing a bleak, lifeless present and the "hill blossoms in green and gold" symbolizing an eventual rebirth - is a common device for expressing the singer's feelings. The repetition of key phrases, such as "you'll come to me out of the long ago," reinforces the sense of longing and reinforces the idea that time will ultimately bring the couple back together.
Line by Line Meaning
Somewhere, my love there will be songs to sing
There will always be hope for joy and celebration in life somewhere, my beloved.
Although the snow covers the hope of spring
Even though the bleakness of winter might overshadow the optimism of spring, hope still persists.
Somewhere a hill blossoms in green and gold
There is always someplace where new beginnings and prosperity can flourish, like a hill flowering with verdant green and shimmering gold.
And there are dreams all that your heart can hold
Believe in your aspirations and possibilities, for your heart has the capacity to hold infinite dreams.
Someday we'll meet again my love
One day, we shall reunite, my dearest.
Someday whenever the spring breaks through
We will return to each other when the season of rejuvenation and hope arrives.
You'll come to me out of the long ago
In time, you will once again return to me from the distant past.
Warm as the wind, soft as the kiss of snow
You will embrace me fondly, like a gentle breeze or the delicate touch of snowflakes.
Lara my own, think of me now and then
My beloved Lara, remember me occasionally and hold me in your thoughts.
God speed my love till you are mine again
May God watch over you and grant you swiftness in returning to me, my love.
Till then my sweet think of me now and then
Until we are together once more, my adorable one, keep me in your memory from time to time.
God speed my love 'til you are mine again
May you be blessed with safe travels and a speedy return to me, my love.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BALANDRAS EDITIONS, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Carl Sigman, Gilbert Becaud, Pierre Delanoe
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