Black Is The Colour
Eternal Longing: A Poetic Ode to True Love's Essence
Lyrics
Black is the colour of my true love's hair
Expressing the color black as a symbol of the speaker's true love's hair.
Her lips are like some roses fair
Comparing the lips of the true love to beautiful and delicate roses.
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
Highlighting the sweet smile and gentle hands of the beloved.
I love the grounds whereon she stands
Expressing love for the physical ground where the true love stands.
I love my love and well she knows
Reaffirming love for the true love, indicating mutual awareness.
I love the grounds whereon she goes
Expressing love for the places the true love frequents.
I wish the day it soon would come
Expressing a desire for a future day when the speaker and their love can be together.
When she and I can be as one
Anticipating the day when the speaker and the true love can unite as one.
I go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep
Expressing sorrow and mourning at the Clyde, possibly due to separation or unfulfilled desires.
For satisfied I ne'er can be
Stating dissatisfaction and a perpetual yearning for something unattainable.
I'll write her a letter, just a few short lines
Planning to write a letter to the true love, expressing emotions in a few lines.
And suffer death a thousand times
Willing to endure immense suffering, emphasizing the depth of love.
Black is the colour of my true love's hair
Repeating the symbolism of black as the color of the true love's hair.
Her lips are like some roses fair
Reiterating the comparison of the true love's lips to beautiful roses.
She has the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands
Reaffirming admiration for the true love's smile and gentle hands.
I love the grounds whereon she stands
Repeating the expression of love for the physical ground where the true love stands.
I love the grounds whereon she stands
Emphasizing love for the places the true love stands, possibly for added emotional impact.
I love the grounds whereon she stands
Repeating the sentiment of love for the physical locations associated with the true love.
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