Yeah-- it was very popular during World War II --- the lyrics are supposed to be a soldier singing as he goes off to fight--
Here's what the Information Machine (i.e. Wikipedia) has to say about it...
We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song made famous by British singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by Ross Parker & Hugh Charles.
The song is one of the most famous songs of the Second World War era, and resonated with soldiers going off to fight and their families and sweethearts.
The assertion that "we'll meet again" is optimistic, as many soldiers did not survive to see their loved ones again. Indeed, the meeting place at some unspecified time in the future would have been seen by many who lost loved ones to be heaven.
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Interesting, I know that quote only from Pink Floyd.
Yeah-- it was very popular during World War II --- the lyrics are supposed to be a soldier singing as he goes off to fight--
Here's what the Information Machine (i.e. Wikipedia) has to say about it...
We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 song made famous by British singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by Ross Parker & Hugh Charles.
The song is one of the most famous songs of the Second World War era, and resonated with soldiers going off to fight and their families and sweethearts.
The assertion that "we'll meet again" is optimistic, as many soldiers did not survive to see their loved ones again. Indeed, the meeting place at some unspecified time in the future would have been seen by many who lost loved ones to be heaven.
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