Lyrics to
Rosemary’s Wine

This version of Rosemary’S Wine was released by Neil Diamond in 1974.

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And her eyes hurt the way they do
Almost like they’d seen,
Almost like they knew

And her words, soft as they could be
Tied me to her soul and wouldn’t set me free

And the night that held us in its arms
It held us once again,
But even then I knew this time
That I would decline
Sweet Rosemary’s Wine

Lately I, seem to be inclined
More to being cold, less to being kind
And I suppose that I’ve been less than true
Being what I am, what was I to do

So I drink
The sweetness of her soul
And drink it once again
But even then I guess I’d known
That I would decline
Sweet Rosemary’s wine

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The lyrics for Rosemary’S Wine are defined as the words making up the song released by Neil Diamond in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Rosemary’S Wine have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Neil Diamond and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Rosemary’S Wine by Neil Diamond if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Rosemary’S Wine" means the words set to the music of Rosemary’S Wine, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Diamond. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Rosemary’S Wine and the lyrics to Rosemary’S Wine are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Diamond who came here looking just for the lyrics to Rosemary’S Wine, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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