She Moved Through The Fair Lyrics

Lyric discussion by noxiousbohemian 

Cover art for She Moved Through The Fair lyrics by Loreena McKennitt

I adore this song, especially the way Mckennitt sings it. Such sweet melancholy. It's so mysterious. I never really understood most of what she was saying until I read the lyrics, and it just gave me chills.

"It will not be long my love, till our wedding day..."

So is it saying the couple were to be married but one died then came back as a ghost?

I think it's implied (in various versions) that they never do get married.