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Loreley Lyrics
Merrily we sailed along
Though the waves were plenty strong
Down the twisting river Rhine
Following a song...
Legend's faded storyline
Tried to warn us all
Oh, they called her "Loreley"
Careful or you'll fall...
Oh, the stories we were told
Quite a vision to behold
Mysteries of the seas in her eyes of gold...
Laying on the silver stone, such a lonely sight
Barnacles become a throne, my poor Loreley...
And the winds would cry, and many men would die
And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley...
You would not believe your eyes, how a voice could hypnotize
Promises are only lies from Loreley
In a shade of mossy green, seashell in her hand
She was born the river queen, ne'er to grace the land...
Oh, the song of Loreley
Charms the moon right from the sky...
She will get inside your mind, loveley Loreley...
When she cries "Be with me until the end of time"
You know you will ever be with your Loreley...
Though the waves were plenty strong
Down the twisting river Rhine
Following a song...
Legend's faded storyline
Tried to warn us all
Oh, they called her "Loreley"
Careful or you'll fall...
Quite a vision to behold
Mysteries of the seas in her eyes of gold...
Laying on the silver stone, such a lonely sight
Barnacles become a throne, my poor Loreley...
And all the waves would bow down to the Loreley...
Promises are only lies from Loreley
In a shade of mossy green, seashell in her hand
She was born the river queen, ne'er to grace the land...
Charms the moon right from the sky...
She will get inside your mind, loveley Loreley...
When she cries "Be with me until the end of time"
You know you will ever be with your Loreley...
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Submitted by
nightweaver On May 10, 2004
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This song is about the myth of Loreley rock on the river Rheine.
I think this song may be the story of one of the Sirens from Greek Mythology.
"Legend's faded storyline Tried to warn us all Oh, they called her "Loreley" Careful or you'll fall...
Oh, the stories we were told Quite a vision to behold Mysteries of the seas in her eyes of gold... Laying on the silver stone, such a lonely sight Barnacles become a throne, my poor Loreley..."
That might be the beginning of how Loreley turned into a Siren, because Sirens were, in some stories, mermaids.
"Oh, the song of Loreley Charms the moon right from the sky... She will get inside your mind, loveley Loreley... When she cries "Be with me until the end of time" You know you will ever be with your Loreley... "
I guess that one is the story of the Sirens. The Sirens lured sailors to them with their beautiful singing voices to the rocks underwater near the island they lived on. I guess in this version, the Siren says "Be with me until the end of time" and "You know you will ever be with your Loreley" might mean that she knows she is drawing you to her, and you will die on the rocks, therefore "ever being with your Loreley".
wax poetic is right...
we studied it in school...