Lyrics
Black, black, black
Expresses the color theme, emphasizing black as a significant element.
Is the color of my true love's hair
Describes the color of the singer's true love's hair as black.
Her lips are like a rose so fair
Compares the lover's lips to a fair rose, suggesting beauty and delicacy.
And the prettiest face and the neatest hands.
Highlights the overall attractiveness of the true love, mentioning a pretty face and neat hands.
I love the grass whereon she stands
Expresses affection for the ground where the lover stands, connecting nature to love.
She with the wondrous hair.
Reiterates the admiration for the true love's remarkable hair.
Black, black, black
Repeats the emphasis on the color black in relation to the lover's hair.
Is the color of my true love's hair
Restates the black color as a defining feature of the true love's hair.
Her face is something truly rare.
Describes the lover's face as something truly rare, suggesting uniqueness and beauty.
Oh I do love my love and so well she knows
Expresses deep love for the true love, and the lover's awareness of this affection.
I love the ground whereon she goes.
Conveys love for the very ground the true love walks on, indicating a profound connection.
She with the wondrous hair.
Reiterates the enchantment with the true love's wondrous hair.
Black, black, black
Repeats the theme of black as the color of the true love's hair.
Is the color of my true love's hair
Reaffirms the lover's devotion, suggesting life would be bare without the true love.
Alone, my life would be so bare.
Expresses a sense of loneliness if separated from the true love.
I would sigh, I would weep,
Conveys a potential emotional response, sighing and weeping, to the absence of the true love.
I would never fall asleep
Highlights the lover's difficulty in finding peace or rest without the true love.
My love is 'way beyond compare
Describes the unmatched quality of the lover's love, emphasizing its incomparable nature.
She with the wondrous hair.
Reiterates the admiration for the true love's wondrous hair.
Black, black, black
Restates the central theme of black as the color of the true love's hair.
Is the color of my true love's hair.
Concludes the song by reaffirming the significance of black in describing the true love's hair.
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