A Fairy Song
Enchanting Wanderings: A Fairy's Quest for Nature's Jewels
Lyrics
Over hill, over dale,
Expressing movement across hills and dales, emphasizing a vast and varied landscape.
Thorough bush, thorough brier,
Continuing the theme of movement through challenging terrain, such as bushes and briars.
Over park, over pale,
Conveying the idea of traversing parks and crossing boundaries represented by pales (fences).
Thorough flood, thorough fire!
Emphasizing the extent of the journey, spanning floods and fires, symbolizing various obstacles.
I do wander everywhere,
Stating the speaker's ubiquitous exploration, faster than the moon's orbit.
Swifter than the moon's sphere
Comparing the speed of the speaker's wanderings to the swiftness of the moon's movement.
And I serve the Fairy Queen,
Declaring allegiance to the Fairy Queen, indicating a servitude or dedication to a mystical ruler.
To dew her orbs upon the green
Describing a duty to adorn the Fairy Queen's ornaments with dew, possibly a magical or symbolic act.
The cowslips tall her pensioners be
Introducing cowslips as attendants or subjects to the Fairy Queen, wearing gold coats.
In their gold coats spots you see
Highlighting the visual appearance of the cowslips, specifically golden spots on their coats.
Those be rubies, fairy favours
Referring to the spots as rubies, suggesting preciousness and magical qualities.
In those freckles live their savours
Imbuing the freckles with flavors or essences, possibly implying unique qualities of the fairy realm.
I do wander everywhere,
Reiterating the speaker's constant wandering, emphasizing swiftness akin to the moon.
Swifter than the moon's sphere
Restating the rapid movement in comparison to the moon's celestial orbit.
And I serve the Fairy Queen,
Reaffirming allegiance and service to the Fairy Queen.
To dew her orbs upon the green
Reiterating the duty to adorn the Fairy Queen's orbs with dew on the green.
I do wander everywhere,
Emphasizing the ongoing and all-encompassing nature of the speaker's wandering.
Swifter than the moon's sphere
Repeating the comparison of speed to the moon's sphere.
And I serve the Fairy Queen,
Reaffirming loyalty and service to the Fairy Queen.
To dew her orbs upon the green
Reiterating the act of adorning the Fairy Queen's orbs with dew on the green.
I must go seek some dewdrops here,
Expressing the need to collect dewdrops and embellish cowslips with pearls.
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.
Describing a specific action of hanging a pearl in each cowslip's ear, adding a touch of adornment.
I do wander everywhere,
Continuing the theme of ceaseless wandering, mirroring the moon's swift motion.
Swifter than the moon's sphere
Reiterating the comparison of speed to the moon's orbit.
And I serve the Fairy Queen,
Affirming allegiance and service to the Fairy Queen.
To dew her orbs upon the green
Repeating the duty of adorning the Fairy Queen's orbs with dew on the green.
I do wander everywhere,
Reiterating the speaker's perpetual wandering, paralleling the moon's rapid movement.
Swifter than the moon's sphere
Restating the comparison of speed to the moon's sphere.
And I serve the Fairy Queen,
Reaffirming loyalty and dedication to the Fairy Queen.
To dew her orbs upon the green
Reiterating the duty to adorn the Fairy Queen's orbs with dew on the green.
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