☝️ Key Points
- The song is about longing and love
- The singer dreams of meeting someone who waits for him beyond the sea
- It's about the idea of how he could fly to that person if he could fly high in the sky like birds
- Love is described as distant like a star but close like the moon
- It's about meeting beyond the coast and the happiness they will find there
Interpretation
"Beyond the Sea (La Mer)" by
Ray Conniff is a song that talks about longing and love. The singer dreams of meeting someone who is waiting for him somewhere beyond the sea. He imagines how he could fly to that person if he could fly high in the sky like birds.
The lyrics contain the line "It's far beyond a star, it's near beyond the moon", which means that the love he is talking about is far from a star but close to the moon. He is certain that his heart will lead him there.
He also describes how they will meet beyond the shore and kiss each other like before. They will be happy, far away from the sea. The singer emphasizes that he will never sail again, as he has found his happiness.
The lyrics end with the lines "Together we'll be just you and me, beyond the sea", which means that they will be happy together, beyond the sea.
Overall, the song's lyrics are about a great longing for love and the desire to find that love and be happy. It is about how love can transcend any distance and how the heart finds its way there.