Willow Weep for Me
Melancholy Whispers: Nnenna Freelon's Willow Serenade
Lyrics
Willow weep for me
Expressing sorrow and calling on a willow tree to weep in empathy.
Willow weep for me
Reiteration of the call for the willow to weep, emphasizing the emotional plea.
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Instructing the willow to bend its green branches along a stream that flows to the sea, creating a vivid image of nature.
Listen to my plea
Pleading with the willow tree to listen to the speaker's plea.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Asking the willow to hear and weep in response to the speaker's emotional state.
Gone my lovers dream
Reflecting on the loss of a lover's dream, creating a sense of nostalgia and sadness.
Lovely summer dream
Describing the departed dream as a lovely summer dream, intensifying the emotional impact of its absence.
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Expressing the speaker's solitude and tears after being abandoned by the lover by the stream.
Sad as I can be
Stating the profound sadness experienced by the speaker.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Repeating the call for the willow to hear and weep, reinforcing the theme of emotional distress.
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Instructing the wind to convey the message that love has sinned, leading to heartbreak.
Left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Describing the impact of lost love on the speaker's heart, causing pain and sorrow.
Murmur to the night to hide its starry light
Instructing the night to hide its starry light, symbolizing the desire for privacy in suffering.
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
Describing the speaker's wish to conceal their sadness from the world.
Weeping willow tree
Referring to the willow tree as a weeping entity in solidarity with the speaker's grief.
Weep in sympathy
Emphasizing the weeping willow's role in sharing sympathy for the speaker's pain.
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.
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Connecting the willow's response to the falling shadows, reinforcing the theme of shared sorrow.
Oh, Weeping willow tree
Reiteration of the weeping willow's role in sympathizing with the speaker's grief.
Weep in sympathy
Emphasizing the weeping willow's act of weeping in empathy.
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Repeating the instruction for the willow to cover the speaker with its branches.
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Linking the willow's response to the falling shadows, suggesting a continuous and supportive presence.
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