Lyrics to
The Sweetest Sounds

This version of The Sweetest Sounds was released by Barbra Streisand in 1973.

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What do I really hear
What is in the ear of my mind
Which sounds are true and clear
And which will never be defined
The sweetest sounds I’ll ever hear
Are still inside my head
The kindest words I’ll ever know
Are waiting to be said
The most and entrancing side of all
Is yet for me to see
And the dearest love in all the world
Is waiting somewhere for me
Is waiting somewhere, somewhere for me

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About Lyrics and The Sweetest Sounds by Barbra Streisand

The lyrics to The Sweetest Sounds are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Barbra Streisand used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to The Sweetest Sounds have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Barbra Streisand and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to The Sweetest Sounds by Barbra Streisand. 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 The Sweetest Sounds" means the words set to the music of The Sweetest Sounds, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Barbra Streisand. 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 The Sweetest Sounds and the lyrics to The Sweetest Sounds are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Barbra Streisand who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Sweetest Sounds, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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