zekenzoey - I always gathered that the woman's mourning was done in secret, hence he (as the dead) is the only one who knows that she visits his grave at night in her long, black veil. She honored his death by keeping his secret long after his execution while still paying homage to him.
I guess she's the real villain in the song - she let him die when she could have stepped up and sacrificed her (obviously flawed) marriage to save him.
zekenzoey - I always gathered that the woman's mourning was done in secret, hence he (as the dead) is the only one who knows that she visits his grave at night in her long, black veil. She honored his death by keeping his secret long after his execution while still paying homage to him.
I guess she's the real villain in the song - she let him die when she could have stepped up and sacrificed her (obviously flawed) marriage to save him.