Willow Weep for Me
Whispers of Heartache: Unveiling the Melancholy Tale in LaVerne Butler's 'Willow Weep for Me'
Lyrics
Willow weep
Expressing a command or desire for a willow tree to weep.
Willow weep
Repetition of the command or desire for the willow tree to weep.
Willow weep
Continued emphasis on the desire for the willow tree to weep.
Willow weep for me, willow weep for me
Asking the willow to weep for the speaker.
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Instructing the willow to bend its branches along a stream towards the sea.
Listen to my plea, listen to me willow weep for me
Pleading with the willow to listen to the speaker's plea and weep.
Gone my lover's dream, lovely summer's dream
Expressing the loss of a lover's dream, a beautiful summer's dream.
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Describing being left alone to weep tears into the stream.
Sad as I can be, please hear me willow and weep for me
Conveying deep sadness and a request for the willow to weep in sympathy.
Whisper to the wind, say that love has sinned
Instructing the willow to convey to the wind that love has sinned.
Leave my heart breaking and making a moan
Describing a broken heart and the sound of moaning.
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
Asking the night to murmur and hide its starry light to keep the speaker's solitude.
So none will find me sighing and crying all alone
Expressing the desire not to be found sighing and crying alone.
Weeping willow tree, weep in sympathy
Referring to the willow as a weeping tree, asking it to weep in sympathy.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Instructing the willow to cover the speaker by bending its branches down along the ground.
And when the shadows fall, please hear me willow and weep for me
Asking the willow to weep for the speaker when shadows fall, indicating a time of sadness.
Whisper to the wind, say that love has sinned
Repetition of asking the willow to convey that love has sinned.
Leave my heart breaking and making a moan
Reiterating the theme of a broken heart and moaning.
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
Requesting the night to hide its light to maintain the speaker's solitude.
So none will find me sighing and crying all alone
Expressing the desire not to be found sighing and crying alone.
Weeping willow tree, why don't you weep in sympathy
Pose a question to the weeping willow tree, questioning why it doesn't weep in sympathy.
Bend your branches down and cover me
Instructing the willow to cover the speaker by bending its branches down.
And when the shadows fall, please please hear me willow and weep for me
Reiterating the request for the willow to weep when shadows fall, emphasizing the speaker's plea.
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