The lyrics are sung from the perspective of Armando , the lover of the "silky little doll" Margarita Gauthier.
It is a deeply melancholic story of loss and mourning. The narrator visits her grave, bringing a "bouquet of wilted camellias" as a symbol of their broken romance and "supreme anguish". The lyrics are sung from the perspective of
The song is a tragic homage inspired by the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (and the subsequent opera La Traviata ). The lyrics are sung from the perspective of