Psyche
Eternal Love's Harvest: Unveiling Psyche's Enigmatic Tasks
Lyrics
Here I reap barley, corn and wheat
Engaged in reaping barley, corn, and wheat in a desolate field
In this field dark and bleak
Describing the field as dark and bleak
Eros holds the keys I seek
Eros (Cupid) holds the keys the speaker is searching for
Psyche's tasks to complete
Referring to tasks related to Psyche, a figure from Greek mythology
I loved him blindly
Expressing love without clear understanding
Never saw his face by day
Emphasizing the speaker's blindness to the lover's face during daylight
I loved him nightly
Continuing the theme of loving the mysterious figure during the night
Aphrodite
Mentioning Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty
From my lips Venus fountains drip
Describing the release of emotions from the speaker's lips, associated with Venus (Aphrodite)
Bitter-sweetness
Referring to the mixed emotions of bitterness and sweetness
Eden howls behind garden walls
Noting the presence of Eden's howls behind garden walls
Reed pipes for wantoness
Referring to reed pipes and wantoness, possibly symbolizing seduction or sensuality
I held the lamp
Indicating the act of holding a lamp
Suspicion beheld me his face
Expressing suspicion as the speaker beholds the lover's face
I held the lamp
Reiterating the act of holding a lamp
My lover flew away
Describing the lover's departure when suspicion arises
I loved him blindly
Repeating the theme of blind love
Never saw his face by day
Emphasizing the inability to see the lover's face during the day
I loved him nightly
Reiterating the theme of loving the mysterious figure at night
Aphrodite
Mentioning Aphrodite again
In the shadows of passion's throws
Describing the shadows of passion and the perceived cruelty of love's harvest
Love's harvest seemed so cruel
Reflecting on the harshness of love's consequences
Black rivers cross beauty's domain
Depicting black rivers crossing beauty's domain, possibly symbolizing challenges in love
Mortal world you begin to fade
Indicating the fading of the mortal world
I loved him blindly
Repeating the theme of blind love
Never saw his face by day
Reiterating the inability to see the lover's face during the day
I loved him nightly
Reiterating the theme of loving the mysterious figure at night
My lover flew away
Recounting the lover's departure when suspicion arises
I loved him blindly
Repeating the theme of blind love
Never saw his face by day
Emphasizing the inability to see the lover's face during the day
I loved him nightly
Reiterating the theme of loving the mysterious figure at night
Aphrodite
Mentioning Aphrodite once again, closing the lyrical narrative
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