Willow Weep for Me
Eternal Lament: Unveiling the Melancholy Tale in Julie London's 'Willow Weep for Me'
Lyrics
Willow weep for me willow weep for me
Expressing a desire for the willow tree to weep in sympathy.
Bent your branches down along the
Asking the willow tree to bend its branches down, creating a protective cover.
Ground and cover me listen to my plea
Requesting the willow tree to listen to a personal plea or emotional expression.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Emphasizing the plea for the willow to hear and weep in response.
Gone my lovely dreams lovely summer dreams
Reflecting on the loss of beautiful dreams, particularly those associated with summer.
Gone and left me here
Acknowledging being left alone after the departure of those dreams.
To wheep my tears along the stream
Describing the act of crying along a stream, conveying a sense of sorrow.
Sad as I can be
Expressing deep sadness and melancholy.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Reiterating the plea for the willow to hear and weep in response to the emotional distress.
Whisper to the wind and say
Instructing the wind to convey a message that love has sinned, indicating a betrayal or loss in love.
Thay love has sinned
Specifying that the sin of love has resulted in a broken heart, signifying loneliness.
To leave my heart a sign and crying alone
Requesting the night to muffle its starry light, hiding the singer's pain from the world.
Murmur to the night hide her starry light
Desiring solitude and concealment in the night, away from prying eyes.
So none will find me sighing
Expressing the desire not to be discovered while experiencing sadness and crying alone.
Crying all alone wheeping willow tree
Referring to the willow tree as a sympathetic companion during moments of weeping.
Wheeping sympathy
Describing the willow tree's branches as bent in sympathy, sharing the singer's sorrow.
Bent your branches down along the
Repeating the request for the willow to cover and protect, emphasizing the need for solace.
Ground and cover me listen to me plee
Reiterating the plea for the willow to listen to the emotional expression and respond with tears.
Hear me willow and weep for me willow
Repeating the initial plea for the willow to weep in sympathy.
Willow wheep for me
Closing with a final request for the willow to weep, underscoring the depth of the singer's emotional pain.
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