The Heather on the Hill
Embracing Love Amidst Heather's Serenity
Lyrics
Can't we two go walkin' together out beyond the valley of trees?
Expresses a desire to walk together beyond a wooded valley.
Out where there's a hillside of heather curtseyin' gently in the breeze
Describes a hillside covered in heather swaying in the breeze.
That's what I'd like to do; see the heather but with you.
Expresses a wish to experience the heather-covered hillside with a companion.
The mist of May is in the gloamin',and all the clouds are holdin' still
Notes the presence of mist in May evening and still clouds.
So take my hand and let's go roamin'through the heather on the hill.
Invites the listener to join in wandering through the heather on the hill.
The mornin' dew is blinkin' yonder,there's lazy music in the rill,
Describes a scene with morning dew and gentle music in the stream.
And all I want to do is wander through the heather on the hill.
Expresses a desire to wander through the heather on the hill.
There may be other days as rich and rare,
Suggests that there may be other days equally rich and rare.
There may be other springs as full and fare,
Acknowledges the possibility of other springs being full and fair.
But the won't be the same, they'll come and go
Implies that despite other days, they won't be the same.
For this I know;
Introduces a sense of permanence or uniqueness to the experience.
That when the mist is in gloamin'
Refers to a specific atmospheric condition, the mist in the gloaming.
And all the clouds are holdin' still,
Reiterates the presence of still clouds during this atmospheric condition.
If you're not there I won't go roamin' through the heather on the hill,
Declares the speaker's reluctance to roam without the presence of the listener.
The heather on the hill.
Reiterates the desire to be together on the heather-covered hill.
The mist of May is in the gloamin',and all the clouds are holdin' still
Repeats the atmospheric conditions mentioned in lines 4 and 13.
So take my hand and let's go roamin'through the heather on the hill.
Echoes the invitation to roam through the heather on the hill.
The mornin' dew is blinkin' yonder,there's lazy music in the rill,
Reiterates the desire to wander in the morning dew among lazy music.
And all I want to do is wander through the heather on the hill.
Expresses a persistent longing to be in the heather-covered landscape.
There may be other days as rich and rare,
Restates the possibility of other rich and rare days.
There may be other springs as full and fare,
Reiterates the potential existence of other full and fair springs.
But the won't be the same, they'll come and go
Emphasizes that despite other days, they won't be the same.
For this I know;
Reiterates the idea of uniqueness and impermanence in experiences.
That when the mist is in gloamin'
Recalls the specific atmospheric condition, mist in the gloaming.
And all the clouds are holdin' still,
Reiterates the presence of still clouds during this atmospheric condition.
If you're not there I won't go roamin' through the heather on the hill,
Declares the speaker's unwillingness to roam without the listener.
The heather on the hill.
Reiterates the desire to be together on the heather-covered hill.
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