The Rose of Tralee
Love Blooms in the Vale: Unveiling the Meaning of 'The Rose of Tralee'
Lyrics
The pale moon was rising above the green mountain,
The moon was rising above the green mountain.
The sun was declining beneath the blue sea;
The sun was setting beneath the blue sea.
When I strayed with my love to the pure crystal fountain,
The speaker wandered with their love to a pure crystal fountain in the beautiful Vale of Tralee.
That stands in the beautiful Vale of Tralee.
Describes the location of the crystal fountain in the Vale of Tralee.
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer,
The speaker's love, Mary, was lovely and fair like the summer rose.
Yet 'twas not her beauty alone that won me;
Mary's beauty alone was not the only reason the speaker fell in love.
Oh no, 'twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,
It was the truth in Mary's eyes that consistently appeared and attracted the speaker.
That made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee.
The truth in Mary's eyes made the speaker love her, referring to her as the Rose of Tralee.
The cool shades of evening their mantle were spreading
Describes the cool evening setting in, with shades spreading.
And Mary all smiling sat listening to me;
Mary, all smiles, sat and listened to the speaker during the evening.
The moon through the valley her pale rays were shining
The moon's pale rays shone through the valley.
When I won the heart of the Rose of Tralee.
Describes the moment when the speaker won the heart of the Rose of Tralee, Mary.
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer,
Reiteration of Mary's loveliness and fairness as the summer rose.
Yet 'twas not her beauty alone that won me;
Mary's beauty alone wasn't the sole reason for the speaker's love.
Oh no, 'twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,
The enduring truth in Mary's eyes was the main factor in the speaker's love.
That made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee.
Reaffirms that the truth in Mary's eyes made the speaker love her, the Rose of Tralee.
On the far fields of India, mid war's bloody thunder,
Refers to war in India, and Mary's voice providing solace and comfort to the speaker.
Her voice was a solace and comfort to me,
Mary's voice was a source of comfort amid the war's challenges.
But the cold hand of death has now torn us asunder
Death has separated the speaker and Mary, leaving the speaker lonely.
I'm lonely tonight for my Rose of Tralee.
The speaker expresses loneliness for their Rose of Tralee.
She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer,
Reiteration of Mary's loveliness and fairness as the summer rose.
Yet 'twas not her beauty alone that won me;
Mary's beauty alone wasn't the sole reason for the speaker's love.
Oh no, 'twas the truth in her eyes ever dawning,
The enduring truth in Mary's eyes was the main factor in the speaker's love.
That made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee
Reaffirms that the truth in Mary's eyes made the speaker love her, the Rose of Tralee.
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