Two Crows
Whispers of Fate: Two Crows' Secret Feast Beneath the Oak
Lyrics
As I walked under an old oak tree
Describing the setting as the narrator walks beneath an old oak tree.
I heard two crows as black as can be
The narrator hears two crows, emphasizing their dark color.
One crow to the other did say,
One crow speaks to the other, initiating a conversation.
Where shall we go and dine today?
The crow suggests deciding where to have dinner.
Out behind the old turf dike
Referring to a location behind an old turf dike.
I know there lies a new slain knight
Indicating knowledge of a recently deceased knight.
No one knows that he lies there
Emphasizing the secrecy surrounding the knight's resting place.
But his hawk and his hound and his lady fair
Listing items left with the knight: hawk, hound, and lady fair.
His hound has a-hunting gone
The knight's hound is out hunting.
His hawk is bringing the wild fowl home
The hawk is bringing back prey from the hunt.
His lady's taken another mate
The lady has taken another mate, revealing infidelity.
So sweet our dinner we can make
Despite the situation, the crows find an opportunity for dinner.
You sit on his neck so white
Describing the position of the knight's body.
And I'll pick out his bonny blue eyes
Suggesting a gruesome act of picking out the knight's eyes.
We'll pull out locks of his golden hair
Extracting locks of the knight's hair to use for their nest.
To thatch our nest when it grows bare-o
Planning to use the hair as nest thatch when needed.
Many a-one for him may moan
Anticipating that others may mourn for the knight.
But they'll never know where he has gone
Speculating that others won't know the knight's whereabouts.
Or his bones when they are bare
Highlighting the mystery of the knight's bare bones.
The wind will blow forever there
Concluding with an image of eternal wind blowing over the knight's resting place.
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