Song about Stars

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Hello, Honorable Rabbi, First, I wanted to thank you for the option of answering questions. I recently discovered the commandment "לא תעשון אתי" which, as I understand, prohibits making images of humans, the sun, the moon, the stars, and angels. My question is, about eight and a half years ago, my husband and I got married. The photographer made us a wedding clip as a keepsake, and he chose the song by Coldplay, "Sky full of stars." And suddenly I got worried that it's not right that this is the song after I read the lyrics. Do I need to do something about it? Does this commandment also include a prohibition on songs? I would really appreciate it if you could advise me. I am attaching the lyrics of the song in case it's needed: 'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars I'm gonna give you my heart 'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars 'Cause you light up the path I don't care, go on and tear me apart I don't care if you do, ooh-ooh, ooh 'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars I think I saw you 'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars I wanna die in your arms, oh, oh-oh 'Cause you get lighter the more it gets dark I'm gonna give you my heart, oh I don't care, go on and tear me apart I don't care if you do, ooh-ooh, ooh 'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars I think I see you I think I see you 'Cause you're a sky, you're a sky full of stars Such a heavenly view You're such a heavenly view Yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh Thank you very much

Answer

Hello, 

The prohibition is only on making such forms, not on singing about them. 

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 141

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