To one in Paradise
Ephemeral Dreams and Fading Hopes: Spirit Tomb's Poetic Journey
Lyrics
Thou wast all that to me, love,
Expresses that the addressed person was everything (love) to the speaker.
For which my soul did pine -
Describes the intense desire (pine) of the speaker's soul for the mentioned love.
A green isle in the sea, love,
Depicts the love as a tranquil and idyllic place (green isle in the sea).
A fountain and a shrine,
Portrays the love as a source of inspiration and devotion (fountain and shrine).
All wretched with fairy fruits and flowers,
Imagery of a troubled paradise with magical elements (fairy fruits and flowers).
And all the flowers were mine.
Asserts possession of the beautiful aspects of the love by the speaker.
Ah, dream too bright to last!
Expresses a lament for the fleeting nature of a dream that seemed too perfect.
Ah, starry hope! that didst arise
Addresses a hope symbolized by stars, only to be overshadowed or clouded.
But to be overcast!
Acknowledges the transient nature of the mentioned hope.
A voice from out the Future cries,
Introduces a voice from the future urging progression, contrasted with the past.
"On! on!" - but o'er the past
Imparts a sense of being haunted or overshadowed by the past.
(Dim gulf!) my spirit hovering lies
Describes the past as a dim, unbridgeable gap where the spirit hovers.
Mute, motionless, aghast!
Conveys a state of silence and shock in the face of the haunting past.
For alas! alas! With me
Highlights a personal loss, indicating the end of the light of life.
The light of Life is o'er!
Reiterates the finality of the loss, emphasizing no hope or vitality remains.
No more - no more - no more -
Repeats the theme of irreversible loss with an emphatic tone.
(Such language holds the solemn sea
Compares the language used to express loss to the solemnity of the sea.
To the sands upon the shore)
Suggests the impossibility of revival, using the sea and shore as metaphors.
Shall bloom the thunder-blasted tree,
Uses nature (thunder-blasted tree, stricken eagle) to symbolize the desolation of the speaker's world.
Or the stricken eagle soar!
Emphasizes the permanent damage, portraying a bleak future without growth or soaring.
And all my days are trances,
Indicates that all of the speaker's days are characterized by a trance-like state.
An all my nightly dreams
Reveals that the speaker's nightly dreams are consumed by memories of the love.
Are where thy grey eye glances,
Specifies the focus of the dreams on the beloved's gaze (grey eye).
And where thy footstep gleams -
Highlights the significance of the beloved's presence, even in dreams.
In what ethereal dances,
Raises questions about the nature of the dreams and their ethereal quality.
By what eternal streams.
Suggests a connection to timeless and everlasting memories, symbolized by eternal streams.
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