When You Return
Eternal Longing: A Yearning Echo in Melody
Lyrics
When you return they'll see
When you return, people will notice.
My words are true
Assurance that the speaker's words are honest and sincere.
I went to the hazelwood yesterday
The speaker went to the hazelwood, a place of significance, possibly seeking sustenance.
Seeking hazelnuts for food
Act of gathering hazelnuts for sustenance or symbolic meaning.
But on every branch and twig
Every part of nature reflects the image of the person being addressed.
Was your pursuing face
The pursuing face of the person is omnipresent in nature, suggesting a strong connection.
I went to bed early last night
The speaker tried to escape thoughts of the person by going to bed early.
To escape you in sleep
Despite efforts to sleep, the person's presence lingered, keeping the speaker awake.
But you kept me awake till
The person's influence persists until the speaker creates a song for them.
I'd make you a song
Expressing the dedication to create a song as an offering or expression of feelings.
When you return they'll see
Reiteration that upon the person's return, the truth of the speaker's words will be evident.
My words are true
Reassurance of the sincerity of the speaker's words.
I'd wish we were torn asunder
Desire for a closer connection, expressed through a wish to be torn asunder, overcoming separation.
Were we not apart
The speaker wishes to replace the absence with the actual presence of the person.
Let your presence replace my image of you
Anticipation of joy upon the person's return and the replacement of mental images with reality.
And how I'd rejoice
The person's impact leads the speaker to excited and perhaps irrational speech.
You've brought me to foolish babbling
Acknowledgment of talking excessively about the person, possibly to friends.
Tiring friends with praise of you
Tiring friends with praise of the person's qualities or virtues.
When you return they'll see that
Assurance that upon the person's return, others will recognize the truthfulness of the speaker's words.
My words are true
Reiteration of the speaker's conviction that their words are true.
When you return they'll see
Repetition emphasizing the certainty that the speaker's words will be validated on the person's return.
My words are true
Reassurance of the sincerity of the speaker's words.
They'll see mountains dance with ripples
Imagery of nature celebrating the person's return, with mountains dancing and ripples suggesting joy.
Mole and eagle step the reel
Symbolic representation of unity between contrasting elements, like a dance between a mole and an eagle.
Red rasp held by kind sea-tangle
Specific natural elements (red rasp and sea-tangle) engaged in play, symbolizing harmonious coexistence.
Sport before their eyes
Visual representation of nature's playfulness before the eyes of the person being addressed.
My words are true
Final affirmation that the speaker's words remain true.
When you return, etc. to fade out
Reiteration of the certainty that the truth of the speaker's words will be evident upon the person's return.
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