Loch Lomond
Whispers of Love Lost on Loch Lomond's Shores
Lyrics
By yon bonnie banks, and by yon bonnie braes,
Refers to the beautiful banks and hills around Loch Lomond.
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,
Describes the bright sunlight on Loch Lomond.
Where me and my true love will never meet again,
Expresses the sorrow of not meeting the true love again.
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
Reiterates the setting on the beautiful banks of Loch Lomond.
Oh you take the high road, and I´ll take the low road,
Suggests different paths the lovers will take.
And I´ll be in Scotland before ye.
Implies that the singer will reach Scotland sooner.
But me and my true love will never meet again,
Reaffirms the separation from the true love.
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
Repeats the scenic location of the parting.
We´ll meet where we parted in yon shady glen,
Describes the meeting point in a shady glen where they parted.
On the steep, steep side o´Ben Lomond.
Refers to the steep side of Ben Lomond, a mountain.
When in purple hue the highland hills we view
Depicts the beauty of the highland hills and moonlight.
And the moon coming over the gloam in.
-Oh you take the high road, and I´ll take the low road,
Reiterates the diverging paths and the singer's faster arrival.
And I´ll be in Scotland before ye.
Restates the inevitable separation from the true love.
But me and my true love will never meet again,
Repeats the scenic location of the parting.
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
Empty line, no specific meaning conveyed.
The wild flowers spring, and the wee birdies sing,
Highlights the beauty of nature with wildflowers and singing birds.
And in sunshine the waters are sleepin.
Describes the peacefulness of the waters in the sunshine.
But the broken heart it knows no second spring
Reflects on the enduring sadness of a broken heart.
An´resigned we way be tho we´re greetin´
-Oh you take the high road, and I´ll take the low road,
Reiterates the diverging paths and the singer's faster arrival.
And I´ll be in Scotland before ye.
Reaffirms the separation from the true love.
But me and my true love will never meet again,
Repeats the scenic location of the parting.
On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
Concludes with the inevitable separation on the banks of Loch Lomond.
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