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The Pilgriming Vine Lyrics
Some time now I've been divine in the end of a snowy morning
Some time now I've been afraid that the pilgriming vine is finally coming to take me
I could be one of them waiting
I could be one of them falling down below
So quietly wishing my only
Never looks down by the maypole if he goes
Never looks down if he goes
Tomorrow I'll know if there's silver in your eyes
Crossing down on your cheek
And tomorrow I'll know by the rubies in your voice
They've been calling your name to me lately
You have been one of them waiting
I have been one of them falling down below
So tell me you're always my only
Never look down by the maypole if I go
Never look down if I go
Some time now I've been divine in the end of a snowy morning
Some time now I've been afraid that the pilgriming vine is finally coming to take me
Taste it and tell me it's savory
Hold it up high to the light and let it grow and
Tell me I'm always your only
Never look down by the maypole if you go
Never look down if you go.
Some time now I've been afraid that the pilgriming vine is finally coming to take me
I could be one of them waiting
I could be one of them falling down below
So quietly wishing my only
Never looks down by the maypole if he goes
Never looks down if he goes
Crossing down on your cheek
And tomorrow I'll know by the rubies in your voice
They've been calling your name to me lately
You have been one of them waiting
I have been one of them falling down below
So tell me you're always my only
Never look down by the maypole if I go
Never look down if I go
Some time now I've been afraid that the pilgriming vine is finally coming to take me
Taste it and tell me it's savory
Hold it up high to the light and let it grow and
Tell me I'm always your only
Never look down by the maypole if you go
Never look down if you go.
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In certain Pagan mythologies, the separation between the world of the living and the world of the dead fluctuates throughout the year, with connection being possible twice a year, at mid fall (Samhain aka Halloween) and at mid spring, which is Beltane, celebrated on May 1st with, among other things, a may pole. The person in this song is worried that either she or her lover, or both, will be called to the other side, and that despite spring being generally known as a time of fertility and rebirth, it is also a time when slipping over to the other side is significantly easier. Hence, the end of a snowy morning would be the end of winter and the coming of spring, and the pilgriming vine would be the earth reaching up for their bodies.
In the event that one or the other dies, the one who is left shouldn't look down at the maypole ie., they should still embrace life and keep living. Because if nowhere else, you should be able to be happy while attending a fertility celebration.
@jsm116 This might draw a parallel to the maypole and the pilgriming vine: There is a beautiful traditional tale from Moldova about a man who couldn't find his joy no more in this world, he was ill from sadness.. So he went searching for remedy..A wise and very old pustnik/or solitary monk told him that there were once The Spring of Healing and a sacred Jug of Joy removing sadness and bringing Peace to the heart of man, but that they have been taken from this world due to the sins and deviations of the mankind.. but that he, if qualified,...
@jsm116 This might draw a parallel to the maypole and the pilgriming vine: There is a beautiful traditional tale from Moldova about a man who couldn't find his joy no more in this world, he was ill from sadness.. So he went searching for remedy..A wise and very old pustnik/or solitary monk told him that there were once The Spring of Healing and a sacred Jug of Joy removing sadness and bringing Peace to the heart of man, but that they have been taken from this world due to the sins and deviations of the mankind.. but that he, if qualified, could go up to Heavens after them and bring them back to earth, by finding and climbing The Tree of the Worlds.. So, the man started searching it.. and at the end of long and wasted wanderings around the whole world, the man returned home.. and in his courtyard, amazed, he felt the presence of The Tree of the Worlds, with it's roots high up in the sky. And started climbing.. and as he was climbing he was getting smaller and smaller until became like a point of a needle..and there they were: The Jug of Joy and the Spring of Life in the midst of branches with gems.. but then he was afraid thinking what will he became if climbing more, and so, looking back started to go down when he heard the voice of the old man calling him and explaining that now, as he started his descent, nothing more can be done - the Spring and the Jug will wait in the Heaven until a braver man would climb and bring them back to our world.. but he will bring to the people the cure for sadness: and that was the white fruit of the Vine.. And this is from The Tale of the Vine which could be read by the Romanian speakers at this address: http://reikiroman.altervista.org/spiritualitate/povesteaviei.html
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Unfortunately I have no idea what this song means (obviously some lost/unrequited love), but I know I lovelovelove it.
Why shouldn't he look by the maple? I'd love to know.
Might "the maple" have something to do with Canada?
Might "the maple" have something to do with Canada?
This song could be about leaving Canada (the pilgriming vine) and moving some place warmer, maybe in the United States. Perhaps there is some pressure for her to leave Canada to be successful musically and she's dealing with that and maybe leaving someone she loves. Just a thought.
This song could be about leaving Canada (the pilgriming vine) and moving some place warmer, maybe in the United States. Perhaps there is some pressure for her to leave Canada to be successful musically and she's dealing with that and maybe leaving someone she loves. Just a thought.
Sometimes the lyrics on here are wrong, and I've never seen the official lyrics to this song, but it may be that she is saying "maypole" and not "maple." Or maybe she's referring to a maypole made of maple, even. I know the maypole is a pagan device that symbolizes not even so much fertility, but sexuality in general. If it's true that she says maypole instead of maple, we can know that she's just saying "don't find another lover." Other than that I have no idea what this song means.
I always thought it was "maypole" too!
I always thought it was "maypole" too!
Any idea about those "rubies in your voice"?
Though I like the supernatural interpretation, I feel like the true meaning may be somewhat more earthly. I think the song is about taking a lover for the first time and hoping he doesn't stray to another.
The end of a snowy morning is the end of the purity of virginity.
The maypole itself is a huge phallic symbol, being thrust into the fertile womb of mother earth. The pilgriming vine is the new life resulting from their mating. I think the fear in the song is more the uncertainty a young girl would have at this stage of life, crossing over from childhood into the unknown territory of adulthood, sexuality and motherhood.
One thought I had about the rubies and silver: the fancy, ribbon-bedecked maypoles most people probably picture are a fairly modern creation. Originally they were practically bare but were also sometimes painted in vivid red and white stripes to represent menstrual blood and semen.