This is such a beautiful haunting song.. my mom introduced me to it when I was 12 years old. I have no idea what "Lay the bent to the bonnie broom" means, but it is repeated every second line.. the song itself is obviously a story, about 2 girls: one blonde and one dark-haired (possibly representing good and evil?).
In the end (I don't feel like getting into the entire story), the harp created from the body of the blond-haired sister seems to speak actual words "the bride her younger sister drowned, and surely now her tears will flow." This seems to be the blond-haired girl (whose spirit basically resides in the harp) questioning if her black-haired sister will finally have some emotion and cry for her. Going with the good/evil comparison theme, it asks the question...can evil be tamed?
Hopefully that made sense, just my opinion on the piece. Such a wonderful song. :)
This is such a beautiful haunting song.. my mom introduced me to it when I was 12 years old. I have no idea what "Lay the bent to the bonnie broom" means, but it is repeated every second line.. the song itself is obviously a story, about 2 girls: one blonde and one dark-haired (possibly representing good and evil?).
In the end (I don't feel like getting into the entire story), the harp created from the body of the blond-haired sister seems to speak actual words "the bride her younger sister drowned, and surely now her tears will flow." This seems to be the blond-haired girl (whose spirit basically resides in the harp) questioning if her black-haired sister will finally have some emotion and cry for her. Going with the good/evil comparison theme, it asks the question...can evil be tamed?
Hopefully that made sense, just my opinion on the piece. Such a wonderful song. :)