Willow Weep for Me
Whispers of a Weeping Willow: Unveiling the Melancholy Tale
Lyrics
Willow weep for me
Expresses a call to the willow tree to weep in response to the speaker's emotional state.
Willow weep for me
Reiteration of the plea for the willow tree to weep, emphasizing the emotional distress.
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Describes the visual image of the willow tree bending its green branches along a stream that leads to the sea, setting a melancholic scene.
Listen to my plea
The speaker implores the willow to listen to their plea, creating a sense of desperation.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Reiterates the request for the willow to weep in response to the speaker's sorrow.
Gone my lovers dream
Expresses the loss of a lover's dream, indicating a past happiness that is now gone.
Lovely summer dream
Describes the departed dream as a lovely summer dream, enhancing the sense of beauty lost.
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Reflects on being left alone to weep tears into the stream, emphasizing the loneliness and sorrow.
Sad as I can be
Conveys the depth of sadness experienced by the speaker.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Reiterates the plea for the willow to weep in response to the speaker's sorrow.
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Suggests speaking to the wind, attributing the cause of heartbreak to love's transgressions.
Left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Describes the impact of a broken heart, expressing audible pain and suffering.
Murmur to the night to hide its starry light
Encourages the night to conceal its starry light, symbolizing the desire to hide the speaker's emotional turmoil.
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
Describes the speaker's solitude and attempts to conceal their suffering from others.
Weeping willow tree
Refers to the willow tree as a weeping companion in sympathy with the speaker's sorrow.
Weep in sympathy
Reiterates the willow's role in sympathizing with the speaker's emotional pain.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Instructs the willow to bend its branches down to cover the speaker, symbolizing a desire for solace and protection.
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Associates the willow's weeping with the falling shadows, intensifying the emotional plea for empathy.
Oh, weeping willow tree
Repeats the plea to the weeping willow tree, reinforcing the emotional distress expressed throughout the song.
Weep in sympathy
Reiterates the willow's role in sympathizing with the speaker's emotional pain.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Instructs the willow to bend its branches down, emphasizing a desire for comfort and concealment.
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Connects the willow's weeping with the falling shadows once again, underscoring the ongoing plea for empathy and solace.
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