Willow Weep for Me
Whispers of Love and Loss: Willow's Melancholic Tale by Les McCann
Lyrics
Willow weep for me
Expressing a request for the willow tree to weep in empathy.
Willow weep for me
Reiteration of the plea for the willow tree to weep in sorrow.
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Describing the willow's branches bending over the stream, symbolizing a natural flow or journey.
Listen to my plea
Asking the willow to listen to the speaker's plea or request.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Requesting the willow to weep in response to the speaker's emotions.
Gone my lovers dream
Reflecting on a lost romantic dream or relationship.
Lovely summer dream
Recalling a beautiful dream of summer that is now gone.
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Expressing the speaker's abandonment and sorrow, weeping into the stream.
Sad as I can be
Describing the profound sadness felt by the speaker.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Reiterating the plea for the willow to weep in response to the speaker's sorrow.
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Instructing the wind to carry a message about love's transgressions.
Left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Describing the impact of a broken heart and the resulting emotional pain.
Murmur to the night to hide its starry light
Instructing the night to conceal its light to keep the speaker's suffering private.
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
Expressing the desire for solitude and privacy while experiencing sadness.
Weeping willow tree
Referring to the willow tree as a symbol of mourning and sorrow.
Weep in sympathy
Asking the willow to weep in empathy with the speaker's pain.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Instructing the willow to cover the speaker with its branches when the shadows fall.
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Reiterating the request for the willow to weep when darkness descends.
Oh, Weeping willow tree
Repetition of the plea to the weeping willow tree for empathy.
Weep in sympathy
Requesting the willow to continue weeping in sympathy.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Reiterating the instruction for the willow to cover the speaker when the shadows fall.
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Final plea for the willow to weep in response to the speaker's sorrow as darkness falls.
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