Quotation by

W. H. Auden

I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.

W. H. Auden

Valentine's Day

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The speaker is expressing a love that will last forever by describing impossible events, like distant continents coming together and rivers flowing uphill. These vivid, fantastical images emphasize that their love will never end because such things will never happen.

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