Sweet Dublin Bay
Tragic Tale of Love Lost at Sea
Lyrics
They sailed away on that gallant barque,
Depicts the departure of a couple on a majestic sailing ship.
Roy Neal and his fair young bride
Introduces Roy Neal and emphasizes his bride's beauty.
They had ventured all on that bounding ship
Describes the risk taken on the adventurous ship.
That danced on the silvery tide
Highlights the ship dancing on the shining waves.
And his heart was young, and his spirit light
Expresses Roy Neal's youthful heart and carefree spirit.
As he kissed her tears away
Portrays Roy Neal comforting his bride by wiping away her tears.
And they watched the shore retreat from sight
Observes the shoreline fading as they leave Dublin Bay.
Of their own sweet Dublin Bay
Emphasizes the emotional connection to Dublin Bay.
Three days they sailed when the storm arose
Narrates a storm arising three days into their journey.
And the lightning swept the deep,
Describes the intense lightning across the sea.
When the thunder crash broke the short repose
Notes the disruption caused by thunder during sailors' rest.
Of the weary sailors' sleep
Conveys the sailors' interrupted sleep due to the storm.
Roy Neal, he clasped his weeping bride
Depicts Roy Neal comforting his weeping bride again.
And he kissed the tears away
Reiterates the act of kissing away the bride's tears.
"Oh, love, 'twas a fearful hour," he cried,
Expresses the couple's fear during the stormy hour.
"When we left sweet Dublin Bay!"
Recalls the departure from Dublin Bay as a pivotal moment.
On the crowded deck of that doomed ship
Details the struggles and despair on the ship's crowded deck.
Some fell in their deep despair
Highlights the emotional toll with some succumbing to despair.
And some, o'ercome with a holier heart,
Mentions others turning to prayer in the face of the storm.
Sought the God of the storm in prayer
Notes a spiritual seeking among those facing the storm.
"She has struck a rock," the sailors cried
Announces the ship hitting a rock, causing distress among sailors.
In their breath of wild dismay
Reflects the chaotic reaction of the sailors in dismay.
And that ship went down with the fair young bride
Tells of the ship sinking with Roy Neal's bride on board.
That sailed from Dublin Bay
Reiterates the tragic fate of the ship that departed Dublin Bay.
They sailed away in that gallant barque,
Recalls the initial departure of Roy Neal and his bride.
Roy Neal and his fair young bride
Reiterates Roy Neal and his bride's departure on the sailing ship.
They had ventured all on that bounding ship
Reemphasizes the risk taken on the adventurous ship.
That danced on the silvery tide
Reiterates the ship dancing on the shining waves.
But his heart was young, and his spirit light
Restates Roy Neal's youthful heart and carefree spirit.
As he kissed her tears away
Reiterates Roy Neal comforting his bride by wiping away her tears.
And they watched the shore retreat from sight
Reiterates the observation of the shoreline fading from view.
Of their own sweet Dublin Bay
Reemphasizes the emotional connection to Dublin Bay.
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