The line "this too shall pass" is a reference to a Jewish folktale about King Solomon asking one of his ministers to find him a magical ring which has the power to make sad men happy but happy men sad. Eventually the minister finds a craftsman who carves three hebrew words onto a ring for him; the words are a message that everything is fleeting and will not last forever.
Which is nice to know if, like the singer's love, you're feeling blue, but at the same time it's a pretty bleak thought when you're in the arms of the one you love.
The line "this too shall pass" is a reference to a Jewish folktale about King Solomon asking one of his ministers to find him a magical ring which has the power to make sad men happy but happy men sad. Eventually the minister finds a craftsman who carves three hebrew words onto a ring for him; the words are a message that everything is fleeting and will not last forever.
Which is nice to know if, like the singer's love, you're feeling blue, but at the same time it's a pretty bleak thought when you're in the arms of the one you love.
(a pretty good account of the folktale can be found on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_too_shall_pass )