Stardust
Willie Nelson Wynton Marsalis Lyrics

And now the purple dusk of twilight time
As daylight fades and night approaches, the melancholy feeling of missing someone grows deep within.

Steals across the meadows of my heart
The sadness of the twilight time spreads across the singer's heart like a breeze in a meadow.

High up in the sky the little stars climb
The stars in the night sky gradually shine brighter, bringing back memories of love with every twinkle.

Always reminding me that we're apart
The memories triggered by the stars remind the singer of the distance between them and their lover.

You wander down the lane and far away
The singer's lover has left and gone far away, perhaps never to return.

Leaving me a song that will not die
Despite being apart, the lover has left the singer with a memorable song that will forever live on in their heart.

Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The love that once was, is now a memory that the singer holds onto, like stardust in the vast expanse of space.

The music of the years gone by.
The love song that was once played, now serves as a reminder of a love that no longer exists.

Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
The singer reflects on how they spend their nights, pondering on love lost.

The lonely nights
The nights are lonely and filled with sorrow without the singer's lover by their side.

Dreaming of a song
The singer dreams of a song that was once sung, a song that brings back memories of their love.

The melody
The tune of the song that plays in their mind is reminiscent of a love that has since faded away.

Haunts my reverie
The memories of the melody haunt the singer's daydreams, a wistful remembrance of a love now lost.

And I am once again with you
In their dreams, the singer is reunited with their lover, if only for a fleeting moment, reliving the days when their love was new.

When our love was new
The memories of the past resurface, reliving the days when the singer's love was fresh and new.

And each kiss an inspiration
The intimate moments, filled with kisses, now inspire the singer to long for another chance at love.

But that was long ago
The memories are from a time long passed, a love that had its time and has since run out.

And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
The singer takes solace in the sweet sadness of the love song, finding comfort in the memories it brings back.

Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
In the romantic setting of a garden, under a starry sky, the singer remembers their lost love.

You are in my arms
In their dreams, the love that was once lost is rediscovered in the tender embrace of the singer's lover.

The nightingale
The song of a nightingale adds to the romantic setting, the perfect background music for a lover's embrace.

Tells his fairytale
The nightingale's song tells a romantic story, one of love and passion that the singer wishes to relive.

Of paradise, where roses grew
The nightingale's song describes a beautiful paradise where lovers are free to express their love, a place the singer longs for.

Though I dream in vain
Despite their dreams of being reunited with their lover, the reality is that the love is lost, and the dream is empty and unfilled.

In my heart it will remain
The memories of the past and the dreams yet to come will always be stored in the singer's heart, never to be forgotten.

My stardust melody
The love song is the singer's stardust melody, a beautiful and melancholy tune that will forever be etched in their memory.

The memory of love's refrain.
The love song plays on, invoking memories of love long gone, a love that once was and may never be again.