Lyrics
Willow weep for me
Requesting the willow tree to cry in sorrow on behalf of the singer.
Willow weep for me
Repeated request for the willow tree to weep.
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Instructing the willow tree to lean its green branches over a stream that flows towards the sea.
Listen to my plea
Pleading with the willow to listen to the singer's plea.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Asking the willow tree to hear and weep for the singer.
Gone my lovers dream
Expressing the loss of a romantic dream or relationship.
Lovely summer dream
Referring to a beautiful dream experienced during the summer.
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Feeling abandoned by the lover and left alone to cry.
Sad as I can be
Describing deep sadness and sorrow.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Requesting the willow tree to hear the singer's sadness and weep.
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Asking the wind to convey that love has done wrong.
Left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Explaining how the singer's heart is broken and causing pain.
Murmur to the night to hide its starry light
Asking the night to hide its light to conceal the singer's sorrow from others.
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
Expressing the desire to hide feelings of sadness and tears from everyone.
Weeping willow tree
Describing the willow tree as weeping in understanding and empathy.
Weep in sympathy
Asking the willow tree to weep in sympathy with the singer's pain.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Instructing the willow tree to cover the singer with its branches when they bend down.
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Requesting the willow to weep for the singer when darkness falls.
Oh, Weeping willow tree
Reiteration of the plea for the willow tree to cry in sympathy.
Weep in sympathy
Requesting the willow tree to weep in empathy again.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Asking the willow tree to cover the singer with its branches when darkness falls.
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Reiterating the request for the willow tree to weep for the singer when shadows descend.
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