Lyric discussion by offhand 

Cover art for Cymbeline lyrics by Loreena McKennitt

The words are Shakespeare's. In his play Cymbeline, Cloten has been decapitated. This is a conversation between two brothers, one who killed Cloten. Though he is (was) a prince, Cloten is one of the play's villains.

Loreena has written a beautiful song -it is one of my absolute favorites.