Gypsy
Love and Rebellion: Unraveling the Gypsy Queen's Tale
Lyrics
Was only seventeen
At the age of seventeen
I fell in love with a gypsy queen
I fell in love with a woman from a Romani ethnic group
She told me ""hold on""
She advised me to be patient or to persevere
Her father was the leading man
Her father was a prominent figure
Said ""you're not welcome on our land""
He expressed that I was not welcome on their property
And then as a foe, he told me to go
He treated me as an adversary and demanded I leave
He took me to a little shack
He took me to a small, probably crude, dwelling
And put a whip across my back
He physically punished me with a whip
Then told her ""leave me""
He instructed his daughter to abandon our relationship
I was out for quite a time
I was away for a considerable period
Came back with her on my mind
I returned with thoughts of her constantly on my mind
Sweet little girl
Referring affectionately to the woman
She means all the world
She holds immense significance to me
Ah
Expressive sound, possibly representing emotion or longing
Oh, I want my gypsy queen
Expresses the desire to be reunited with the Romani woman
Will she still be torn between
Wondering if she remains conflicted between loyalty to her father and our relationship
Her father and lover
The ongoing struggle between her familial ties and our love
One day I will go to him
Planning to confront her father, aiming to prevail
Strong enough to fight and win
Capable of standing up and winning against him
The kind of a man
Describing the kind of man he aims to become
That he'll understand
Hoping he will eventually gain her father's understanding
Ah
Expressive sound, possibly representing emotion or longing
Ah
-Ah
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