Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her?
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover?

All your life you've never seen
A woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?

She is like a cat in the dark
And then she is the darkness
She rules her life like a fine skylark
And when the sky is starless

All your life you've never seen
A woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Will you ever win?

Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon

She rings like a bell through the night
And wouldn't you love to love her?
She rules her life like a bird in flight
And who will be her lover?

All your life you've never seen
A woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Will you ever win?

Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon

Taken by
Taken by the sky
Taken by
Taken by the sky
Taken by
Taken by the sky

Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind

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My own personal interpretation is the woman in the song is someone who appears self-reliant,confident and not in need of "love",at least on the outside and to others,but no one can really know her or get close to her so it's unclear if she's really like that,or if she wants to be loved and desired. She "takes to the sky like a bird in flight",her assumed confidence seems to come naturally to her;she's "taken by the wind" as in no one else can take/know her - She is "like a cat in the dark" and also is the darkness,she has more than one side to her personality,and is chameleon-like; she "rules her life" and seems to need no one - "Would you stay if she promised you Heaven?" - maybe she does in fact have a hard time getting the right person to stay,and has to make them outlandish promises to keep their interest,because maybe she's actually more insecure than she appears to most - "Taken by the sky(and wind)" - she may want to be loved but is afraid of losing her freedom,and taking to/taken by the sky symbolizes her strong desire for freedom and solitude. Just my personal interpretation.

My own personal interpretation is the woman in the song is someone who appears self-reliant,confident and not in need of "love",at least on the outside and to others,but no one can really know her or get close to her so it's unclear if she's really like that,or if she wants to be loved and desired. She "takes to the sky like a bird in flight",her assumed confidence seems to come naturally to her;she's "taken by the wind" as in no one else can take/know her - She is "like a cat in the dark" and also is the darkness,she has more than one side to her personality,and is chameleon-like; she "rules her life" and seems to need no one - "Would you stay if she promised you Heaven?" - maybe she does in fact have a hard time getting the right person to stay,and has to make them outlandish promises to keep their interest,because maybe she's actually more insecure than she appears to most - "Taken by the sky(and wind)" - she may want to be loved but is afraid of losing her freedom,and taking to/taken by the sky symbolizes her strong desire for freedom and solitude. Just my personal interpretation.

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@Smith47921 I don't think it's about her wanting or needing to be loved. That is why she is mysterious to everyone else, because she is a woman who doesn't have to have companionship in order to live. I don't think women like this are incapable of love, but must be loved for who they are even if you don't understand them.

Rubby51on June 13, 2023