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I believe this song is patterned after the plot of George MacDonald's "The Golden Key".
http://www.george-macdonald.com/golden_key.htm
Her mention of the flying fish, the black iron pot, and the golden key itself all seem to bear this out, as well as the song's mystical intimations of death as the way to a new and beautiful country.
I believe this song is patterned after the plot of George MacDonald's "The Golden Key".
http://www.george-macdonald.com/golden_key.htm
Her mention of the flying fish, the black iron pot, and the golden key itself all seem to bear this out, as well as the song's mystical intimations of death as the way to a new and beautiful country.