"your merry, merry month of May" - seems to me to be quite sarcastic, as in if you died in the month of May, it wouldn't be so merry after all. Again, saying that death can come at any time, and in any form.
"Who shall I say is calling?" - I agree with "track", he's questioning who is it that decides, the when and the where.
"who in your merry merry month of may,
who by very slow decay,"
"who in your merry merry month of may,
who by very slow decay,"
I think it means who will die young in their prime (may implies spring time and youth) and who will die old and suffer through aging and gradual decline in health.
I think it means who will die young in their prime (may implies spring time and youth) and who will die old and suffer through aging and gradual decline in health.
@FishesWillLaugh I think it's related to this: "The Merry Month of May is author James Jones's 1971 novel concerning the events of the 1968 student revolutions in Paris." and "May 68 (French: Mai 68) was a period of widespread protests, strikes, and civil unrest in France that began in May 1968 and became one of the most significant social uprisings in modern European history."
@FishesWillLaugh I think it's related to this: "The Merry Month of May is author James Jones's 1971 novel concerning the events of the 1968 student revolutions in Paris." and "May 68 (French: Mai 68) was a period of widespread protests, strikes, and civil unrest in France that began in May 1968 and became one of the most significant social uprisings in modern European history."
"your merry, merry month of May" - seems to me to be quite sarcastic, as in if you died in the month of May, it wouldn't be so merry after all. Again, saying that death can come at any time, and in any form.
"Who shall I say is calling?" - I agree with "track", he's questioning who is it that decides, the when and the where.
Fabulous, chilling stuff. Thank you , Leonard.
"who in your merry merry month of may, who by very slow decay,"
"who in your merry merry month of may, who by very slow decay,"
I think it means who will die young in their prime (may implies spring time and youth) and who will die old and suffer through aging and gradual decline in health.
I think it means who will die young in their prime (may implies spring time and youth) and who will die old and suffer through aging and gradual decline in health.
@FishesWillLaugh Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in May, very young. Cohen did a song about her that I love.
@FishesWillLaugh Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in May, very young. Cohen did a song about her that I love.
@FishesWillLaugh I think it's related to this: "The Merry Month of May is author James Jones's 1971 novel concerning the events of the 1968 student revolutions in Paris." and "May 68 (French: Mai 68) was a period of widespread protests, strikes, and civil unrest in France that began in May 1968 and became one of the most significant social uprisings in modern European history."
@FishesWillLaugh I think it's related to this: "The Merry Month of May is author James Jones's 1971 novel concerning the events of the 1968 student revolutions in Paris." and "May 68 (French: Mai 68) was a period of widespread protests, strikes, and civil unrest in France that began in May 1968 and became one of the most significant social uprisings in modern European history."