Willow Weep for Me
Willow's Lament: Echoes of Love and Loss
Lyrics
Oh, willow weep for me
Expressing a request for the willow tree to weep on behalf of the speaker.
Weeping willow tree
Describing the willow tree as one that weeps, indicating a symbol of sorrow or mourning.
Bend your branches green
Instructing the willow tree to bend its green branches.
Along the stream
Describing the location of the willow tree along a stream.
That runs to sea
Specifying that the stream runs to the sea, suggesting a journey or flow.
Listen to my plea
Pleading with the willow to listen to the speaker's request or sorrow.
Listen willow and weep for me
Reiterating the plea for the willow to weep in response to the speaker's emotions.
Gone my lovers dream
Expressing the loss of a lover's dream, indicating a broken romantic relationship.
Lovely summer dream
Recalling a beautiful summer dream that has now disappeared.
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Stating that the lover has left, leaving the speaker to weep by the stream.
Sad as I can be
Describing the speaker's emotional state as sad and full of tears.
Hear me willow and weep for me
Calling on the willow again to hear the speaker's sorrow and weep in response.
Whisper to the wind
Instructing the willow to convey a message to the wind about love's betrayal.
And say that love has sinned
Suggesting that love has committed a sin by causing heartbreak.
To leave my heart a breakin' and a makin' a moan
Describing the effect of love's departure on the speaker's heart.
Murmur to the night
Instructing the willow to murmur to the night to conceal the speaker's pain.
To hide her starry light
Asking the night to hide its starry light, emphasizing solitude and loneliness.
So none will find me sighing here and crying all alone
Describing the speaker's state of sighing and crying alone.
Oh, weeping willow tree
Repeating the image of the weeping willow tree for emotional emphasis.
Weeping sympathy
Describing the willow tree as having sympathy for the speaker's sorrow.
Bend your branches down along the ground
Instructing the willow to bend its branches down to cover the speaker.
And cover me
Continuing the metaphor of the willow as a protective and comforting presence.
When the shadows fall
Referring to the time when shadows fall, possibly indicating a period of darkness or sadness.
Bend, oh, willow and weep for me
Repeating the plea for the willow to bend and weep, reinforcing the emotional theme.
Oh, weeping willow tree
Reiterating the weeping willow tree's role as a symbol of sympathy.
Weeping sympathy
Emphasizing the willow's understanding of and response to the speaker's sorrow.
Bend your branches down
Continuing the instruction for the willow to bend its branches down for cover.
Along the ground and cover me
Repeating the idea of the willow providing comfort and shelter when shadows fall.
When the shadows fall
Referring again to the time when shadows fall, underscoring the theme of darkness.
Bend, oh, willow and weep for me
Reiterating the plea for the willow to bend and weep in response to the speaker's sorrow.
Gone my lovers dream
Recalling the loss of the lover's dream, emphasizing the continuing impact on the speaker.
Lovely summer's dream
Repeating the mention of a lovely summer's dream that has now vanished.
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