Midnight, The Stars and You – English Lyrics

• By: Al Bowlly, Ray Noble & His Orchestra
• Album: The Shining - The Complete British Dance Band Soundtrack

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the chilling beauty of "Midnight, the Stars and You," a song that teaches how music can dramatically shift in meaning based on its context. Originally a sweet 1930s ballad, its transformation into a symbol of horror in "The Shining" makes it a unique study in cultural impact.

[English]

Midnight with the stars and you.

Midnight and a rendez-vous.

Your eyes held a message tender

saying "I surrender all my love to you".

Midnight brought us sweet romance.

I know all my whole life through.

I'll be remembering you,

whatever else I do

Midnight with the stars and you.

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ B1	noun - the middle of the night, 12 o'clock at night
stars /stɑːrz/ A2	noun - celestial bodies that appear as points of light in the night sky (plural)
rendez-vous /ˈrɒndeɪvuː/ B2	noun - a meeting at an agreed time and place, typically between two people
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - the organs of sight (plural)
held /hɛld/ A1	verb - past tense of hold: kept in one's hand, or contained verb - past tense of hold: conveyed or contained (a feeling, message, etc.)
message /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a communication sent or delivered
tender /ˈtɛndər/ B1	adjective - gentle, kind, or sensitive (especially of feelings or qualities)
Saying /ˈseɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - present participle of say: speaking words, expressing something in words
surrender /səˈrɛndər/ B2	verb - to give up or yield verb - to give something up completely to someone
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a strong feeling of affection
brought /brɔːt/ A1	verb - past tense of bring: took or carried someone or something to a place verb - past tense of bring: caused or resulted in
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - (of a feeling, sound, or smell) pleasant and satisfying
romance /rəʊˈmæns/ B1	noun - a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love; a relationship between two people who are in love
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human being or animal

Key Grammar Structures

• Midnight with the stars and you.

  ➔ Prepositional phrase indicating time and companionship

  ➔ `with the stars and you` shows the setting or the company

• Your eyes held a message tender

  ➔ Past tense with 'held' to describe possession or expression

  ➔ `held` is the past tense of 'hold', indicating possession or a metaphoric holding of a message.

• saying "I surrender all my love to you"

  ➔ Present participle 'saying' introduces a reported speech or message

  ➔ `saying` demonstrates a continuation of speech or thought

• Midnight brought us sweet romance.

  ➔ Past tense 'brought' showing an action that occurred

  ➔ `brought` is the past tense of 'bring', indicating something caused or led to an event.

• I know all my whole life through.

  ➔ Adverbial phrase 'through' indicating duration

  ➔ `through` emphasizes continuous experience over a period

• I'll be remembering you, whatever else I do

  ➔ Future continuous tense 'I'll be remembering' expressing ongoing future action

  ➔ `will be` + verb-ing expresses an action that will be in progress at a future time