Bridal Ballad
Eternal Echoes of Love: Bridal Ballad's Haunting Tale
Lyrics
The ring is on my hand,
The speaker mentions having a ring on her hand.
And the wreath is on my brow;
There is a wreath on the speaker's brow.
Satin and jewels grand
The speaker is adorned with grand satin and jewels.
Are all at my command,
All luxurious things are at the speaker's command.
And I am happy now.
Despite material wealth, the speaker claims to be happy.
And my lord he loves me well;
The speaker's lord loves her well.
But, when first he breathed his vow,
When the lord first made a vow, the speaker felt a mixture of emotions.
I felt my bosom swell -
The speaker's bosom swelled with emotions.
For the words rang as a knell,
The vow's words felt like a death knell.
And the voice seemed his who fell
The voice resembled someone who fell in battle.
In the battle down the dell,
Referring to a person who fell in a battle down the dell.
And who is happy now.
Despite external happiness, the speaker questions inner happiness.
But he spoke to re-assure me,
The lord speaks to reassure the speaker.
And he kissed my pallid brow,
The lord kisses the speaker's pallid brow.
While a reverie came o'er me,
A reverie comes over the speaker.
And to the church-yard bore me,
The speaker is figuratively taken to the churchyard.
And I sighed to him before me,
The speaker sighs, thinking the lord is dead D'Elormie.
Thinking him dead D'Elormie,
The speaker claims to be happy despite the previous thoughts.
"Oh, I am happy now!"
The speaker reaffirms happiness.
And thus the words were spoken,
The words and plighted vow are mentioned.
And this the plighted vow,
The faith may be broken, but the vow is acknowledged.
And, though my faith be broken,
The speaker acknowledges a broken faith.
And, though my heart be broken,
The heart is acknowledged as broken.
Here is a ring, as token
A ring is presented as a token of happiness.
That I am happy now!
The speaker claims to be happy now, emphasizing the token.
Would God I could awaken!
The speaker dreams without awareness and desires awakening.
For I dream I know not how!
The soul is shaken, fearing an evil step may be taken.
And my soul is sorely shaken
The speaker is anxious about potential consequences.
Lest an evil step be taken, -
The dead who is forsaken might not be happy now.
Lest the dead who is forsaken
Fear that the forsaken dead may not find happiness.
May not be happy now.
Expressing concern about the forsaken dead's happiness.
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