It is nice to see so many people appreciate this song
It is probably easier to understand the song if you concentrate on the ‘Moon’ part of the it and ignore the ‘Child’
Call her Moonchild
Dancing in the shallows of a river (The reflection of the Moon dancing in the surface ripples)
Lonely Moonchild
Dreaming in the shadow of the willow (Moonlight falling on the base of the willow)
Talking to the trees of the cobweb strange (Light filtering through the trees and causing strange, cobweb like patterns to fall on the ground)
Sleeping on the steps of a fountain (Bathing the base of a fountain in light)
Waving silver wands to the night birds song (Using Moonbeams with which to conduct an orchestra of songs from night birds)
Waiting for the Sun on a mountain (Standing in silhouette against a mountain backdrop) (the only direct reference to the Moon itself)
She’s a Moonchild
Gathering the flowers in the garden (The Moons shadow passing across flowers)
Lovely Moonchild
Drifting in the echo of the hours (Marking the passage of time)
Sailing on the wind in a milk white gown (The Moons glare passing across your vision)
Dropping circle stones on a Sundial (Causing circular patterns to appear when alighting on a sundial)
Playing hide and seek with the ghosts of dawn (Changing and elongating the forms of shadows and light as the dawn rises)
Waiting for a smile from a Sunchild (Waiting for the sunrise so that she can retire)
The shadows and light play have been used to create an imaginary female creature biding time in a garden and waiting for the Sun to come up. This creates the ‘child’ part of the song
The combination of these elements and the deeper meanings and moods the song invokes (Loneliness, melancholy) give it the power to create what I call Art or poetry
It is nice to see so many people appreciate this song It is probably easier to understand the song if you concentrate on the ‘Moon’ part of the it and ignore the ‘Child’ Call her Moonchild Dancing in the shallows of a river (The reflection of the Moon dancing in the surface ripples) Lonely Moonchild Dreaming in the shadow of the willow (Moonlight falling on the base of the willow) Talking to the trees of the cobweb strange (Light filtering through the trees and causing strange, cobweb like patterns to fall on the ground) Sleeping on the steps of a fountain (Bathing the base of a fountain in light) Waving silver wands to the night birds song (Using Moonbeams with which to conduct an orchestra of songs from night birds) Waiting for the Sun on a mountain (Standing in silhouette against a mountain backdrop) (the only direct reference to the Moon itself) She’s a Moonchild Gathering the flowers in the garden (The Moons shadow passing across flowers) Lovely Moonchild Drifting in the echo of the hours (Marking the passage of time) Sailing on the wind in a milk white gown (The Moons glare passing across your vision) Dropping circle stones on a Sundial (Causing circular patterns to appear when alighting on a sundial) Playing hide and seek with the ghosts of dawn (Changing and elongating the forms of shadows and light as the dawn rises) Waiting for a smile from a Sunchild (Waiting for the sunrise so that she can retire)
The shadows and light play have been used to create an imaginary female creature biding time in a garden and waiting for the Sun to come up. This creates the ‘child’ part of the song The combination of these elements and the deeper meanings and moods the song invokes (Loneliness, melancholy) give it the power to create what I call Art or poetry