Yesterdays
Vince Guaraldi Trio Lyrics


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Yesterdays, yesterdays
Days I knew as happy
Sweet sequester days
Olden days, golden days
Days of mad romance and love

Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine
Joyous free and flaming life
Forsooth, was mine
Sad am I, glad am I
For today I’m dreaming of yesterdays

Yesterdays, yesterdays
Days I knew as happy
Sweet sequester days
Olden days, golden days
Days of mad romance and love

Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine
Joyous free and flaming life
Forsooth, was mine
Sad am I, glad am I
For today I’m dreaming of yesterdays

Yesterdays, yesterdays
Days I knew as happy
Sweet sequester days
Olden days, golden days
Days of mad romance and love

Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine
Joyous free and flaming life
Forsooth, was mine
Sad am I, glad am I




For today I’m dreaming of yesterdays
Yesterdays

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Vince Guaraldi Trio's Yesterdays speaks of longing for and reminiscing about the past. The first stanza of the song mentions happy times that were experienced long ago, describing them as "sweet sequester days". The use of the word "sequester" implies that these happy times were isolated or hidden away from the present, adding to the nostalgia and longing for the past. The second stanza depicts a time when the singer was young and free, suggesting that their current state is one of sadness and a yearning for those days when they were carefree and full of life. The final stanza is essentially a repetition of the first, emphasizing the singer's longing for the past.


The lyrics of this song convey a sense of longing and yearning for the past, and the mournful tune adds to its bittersweet tone. The repeated phrase "yesterdays" serves as a reminder that time moves forward and the past cannot be reclaimed. The line "Sad am I, glad am I" shows the complex nature of nostalgia, where one can simultaneously feel a sense of sadness for what has been lost but also a fondness for the memories. The use of the past tense throughout the song emphasizes that these happy times are now over and can only be remembered.


Overall, Yesterdays is a melancholic tribute to days gone by and the wistfulness that comes with remembering them.



Line by Line Meaning

Yesterdays, yesterdays
Reminiscing about the good old days, repeating the word 'yesterday'


Days I knew as happy
Those days were filled with joy and contentment


Sweet sequester days
Days of peaceful solitude and tranquility


Olden days, golden days
Referring to the past as a time of great fortune and prosperity


Days of mad romance and love
Days filled with passionate and intense love affairs


Then gay youth was mine, truth was mine
I was young and carefree, and everything seemed pure and true


Joyous free and flaming life
My life was full of excitement and passion, completely free and unrestrained


Forsooth, was mine
In truth, it was all mine and I owned it completely


Sad am I, glad am I
Experiencing a mix of emotions, both happy and sad


For today I’m dreaming of yesterdays
Longing for the past and wishing to relive those happy days




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management
Written by: JEROME KERN, OTTO HARBACH

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Comments from YouTube:

Patte

This song was written by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach, and is from their 1933 musical "Roberta".

David Hahn

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