Penelope's Song lyrics by Loreena McKennitt, 1 meaning. Penelope's Song explained, official 2024 song lyrics | LyricsMode.com
Request & respond explanations
  • Don't understand the meaning of the song?
  • Highlight lyrics and request an explanation.
  • Click on highlighted lyrics to explain.
Loreena McKennitt – Penelope's Song lyrics
Music and lyric: Loreena Mckennitt

Now that the time has come
Soon gone is the day
There upon some distant shore
You'll hear me say

Long as the day in the summer time
Deep as the wine dark sea
I'll keep your heart with mine.
Till you come to me.

There like a bird I'd fly
High through the air
Reaching for the sun's full rays
Only to find you there

And in the night when our dreams are still
Or when the wind calls free
I'll keep your heart with mine
Till you
come to me

Now that the time has come
Soon gone is the day
There upon some distant shore
You'll hear me say

Long as the day in the summer time
Deep as the wine dark sea
I'll keep your heart with mine.
Till you come to me
×



Lyrics taken from /lyrics/l/loreena_mckennitt/penelopes_song.html

  • Email
  • Correct
Songwriters: LOREENA MCKENNITT
Penelope's Song lyrics © Peermusic Publishing

Penelope's Song meanings

  • j
    + 5
    jkinnan
    This song was written from the point of view of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. In the Iliad and the Odyssey, Odysseus goes to war and is shipwrecked and stranded before finally arriving home 20 years later. His wife, Penelope, never doubts that he is alive and waits for him faithfully.
    This song is made more touching by the fact that Loreena Mckennitt lost her fiance in a boating accident in 1998. It affected her deeply and she spent several years away from music.
    I'd have to imagine that the lyrics speak to her loss as much as the story of Penelope.
    Add your reply
    View -4 more meanings

    Write about your feelings and thoughts about Penelope's Song

    Know what this song is about? Does it mean anything special hidden between the lines to you? Share your meaning with community, make it interesting and valuable. Make sure you've read our simple tips.
    U
    Min 50 words
    Not bad
    Good
    Awesome!

    Top meanings Post my meaning

    • j
      + 5
      jkinnan
      This song was written from the point of view of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus. In the Iliad and... Read more →

    official video

    Featured lyrics

    0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z