This song seems to have been inspired by "The Ice Maiden" by Hans Christian Andersen. The willow's, the lime tree's, and of course, marrying Babette are all there.
Check it out chapter 4: classicauthors.net/andersen/TheIceMaiden/TheIceMaiden4.html
This song seems to have been inspired by "The Ice Maiden" by Hans Christian Andersen. The willow's, the lime tree's, and of course, marrying Babette are all there.
Check it out chapter 4: classicauthors.net/andersen/TheIceMaiden/TheIceMaiden4.html