They Call The Wind Maria
Whispers of Maria: Nature's Symphony Revealed in Song
Lyrics
Away out here they've got a name
Away out here they've assigned names
For rain and wind and fire
For rain, wind, and fire
The rain is Tess,
The rain is personified as Tess
The fire's Joe
The fire is personified as Joe
And they call the wind Maria
They attribute the wind to a character named Maria
Maria blows the stars around
Maria is described as blowing the stars around
Sets the clouds a-flyin'
She sets the clouds in motion
Maria makes
Maria is responsible for making the mountains sound, resembling the cries of people in distress
The mountains sound like folks was out there dyin'
Maria (Maria)
Repetition of Maria's name for emphasis
Maria (Maria)
-They call
Introduction that they call the wind Maria
The wind
-Maria
Reiteration that they call the wind Maria
Before I knew
Before the speaker knew Maria's name
Maria's name
Experiencing the sound of Maria wailing and whining
And heard her wail and whinin'
I had a gal
The speaker had a romantic partner
And she had me
Mutual commitment between the speaker and the partner
And the sun
The sun always shone in their relationship
Was always shinin'
But then one day
At some point, the speaker left his partner
I left my gal
Left the partner far behind
I left her far behind me
And now I'm lost,
Expresses feeling lost without direction
So gol' darn lost
Intensifies the sense of being lost
Not even God
Conveys a deep sense of despair, suggesting even God can't locate the speaker
Can find me
Maria
Repetition of Maria's name, possibly symbolizing the force that led to the speaker's current state
Maria
Repetition of Maria's name, emphasizing the impact of this mysterious force
They call
Reiteration that they call the wind Maria
The wind
-Maria
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