Lyric discussion by BigAlStewartFan 

This is a beautiful song. Charllote Corday was a french murderess who was hung on 17 July 1793 for the murder of Jean-Paul Marat a political leader. Al Stewart was showing her wondering around Seeking Forgiveness and Remission.

Stars in the window like a panoply Covering everything River of night Stars in the window See them shining for Anyone else, anyone else

This is talking about the St. James pilgrimage. Pelagius, A hermit in Spain saw a bright star surronded by a ring of small stars Here he found the tomb of St. James and two diciples of St. James The Calothic Church declared this a pilgrimage site and that by going there you could be forgiven from sins panopy means a beuatiful Array this is refering to the Array above the Tomb The road that was used to travel to the pilfrimage site was nicknamed "la voje ladee" because they were guided by the Milky way or "River of Night"

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