Witch
Enchanting Dreams: Unraveling the Mysterious Tale in Henri Werner's 'Witch'
Lyrics
As a little girl, once I had a dream
Reflecting on a childhood dream.
I was walking through the forest
Describing a dream where the narrator walks through a forest.
Nothing was as it seemed,
Expressing that things were not as they appeared in the dream.
just like from the movie scene,
Comparing the dream to a movie scene with an unreal quality.
I saw a woman dancing.
Spotting a woman dancing in the dream.
I was standing quiet,
Being still and contemplating how to escape.
thinking how to get away,
Considering a way to avoid the woman in the dream.
couldn't see her clearly,
Struggling to see the woman clearly due to the foggy and rainy conditions.
it was foggy rainy day.
Setting the scene as a foggy and rainy day in the dream.
She was singing with the wind,
Describing the woman in the dream singing with the wind.
this magic melody,
Referring to the woman's song as a magical melody.
suddenly she turned her eyes to look at me.
The woman in the dream notices the narrator.
Don't go to the forest said my dearest mom,
A warning from the narrator's mother not to go to the forest.
be aware of the woman dancing under dark sky. When you will get noticed,
Cautioning about a woman dancing under a dark sky in the forest.
witch will store your souls,
Suggesting that if noticed, the witch in the dream will capture souls.
sell it to the devil or
Speculating on the fate of the captured souls—sold to the devil.
exchange for her own
Proposing an alternative outcome—exchanged for the witch's own soul.
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