I think most of the song is kind of self-explanatory, the
"night is hot and we are stripped"
i'm pretty sure means the guy stripped both himself and the corpse after their marraige
"To curse the rooster who greets the morning
I have his head hacked off"
Since using the rooster as a metaphor for the morning is the most logical thing I've heard (and I couldn't even think of a sensible answer on my own) I'm quite sure this means in the end the main character joined his love in death so he would never have to dread the morning again. The one thing I think is signifigant and heavily-overlooked however is the:
"There by the bells there is a stone
I'm the only one who can read it "
Since it's only been a year the stone obviously isn't disinegrating and I think there's more meaning than everybody ignoring it. Does it imply a secret message she and him agreed about or will he not let anybody near the grave. I think whoever can figure out what's truly meant by that line may be able to piece together or confirm the meaning of the rest of the song. Also I think by:
"You escape me a second time"
He's talking about his g/f death as the first escape, not a refusal to marry him though it doesn't make much difference
I think most of the song is kind of self-explanatory, the "night is hot and we are stripped" i'm pretty sure means the guy stripped both himself and the corpse after their marraige "To curse the rooster who greets the morning I have his head hacked off" Since using the rooster as a metaphor for the morning is the most logical thing I've heard (and I couldn't even think of a sensible answer on my own) I'm quite sure this means in the end the main character joined his love in death so he would never have to dread the morning again. The one thing I think is signifigant and heavily-overlooked however is the: "There by the bells there is a stone I'm the only one who can read it " Since it's only been a year the stone obviously isn't disinegrating and I think there's more meaning than everybody ignoring it. Does it imply a secret message she and him agreed about or will he not let anybody near the grave. I think whoever can figure out what's truly meant by that line may be able to piece together or confirm the meaning of the rest of the song. Also I think by: "You escape me a second time" He's talking about his g/f death as the first escape, not a refusal to marry him though it doesn't make much difference