For anyone unfamiliar with the poem, the Lady of Shalott is afflicted by a curse, which forces her to continually weave images in tapestries and be unable to look out into the world. The only way she can see the outside world is through the reflection of a mirror, but she sees people living their lives out the reflection which causes her great longing to live a normal life. She sees Lancelot ride by in the reflection of the mirror. She is so stricken by him the it causes her to break weaving and look out of the window to Camelot, which brings about the curse. Realizing this, she leaves her tower and finds a boat, and inscribes her name on it, She lays down in the boat to float toward Camelot, but dies from the curse on the way.
Upon the boat reaching Camelot, it draws the attention of the knights, for she was quite beautiful, and Sir Lancelot comments "She has a lovely face; God in his mercy lend her grace,"
Quite a tragic poem, beautiful in both its original form and in this form set to music.
For anyone unfamiliar with the poem, the Lady of Shalott is afflicted by a curse, which forces her to continually weave images in tapestries and be unable to look out into the world. The only way she can see the outside world is through the reflection of a mirror, but she sees people living their lives out the reflection which causes her great longing to live a normal life. She sees Lancelot ride by in the reflection of the mirror. She is so stricken by him the it causes her to break weaving and look out of the window to Camelot, which brings about the curse. Realizing this, she leaves her tower and finds a boat, and inscribes her name on it, She lays down in the boat to float toward Camelot, but dies from the curse on the way.
Upon the boat reaching Camelot, it draws the attention of the knights, for she was quite beautiful, and Sir Lancelot comments "She has a lovely face; God in his mercy lend her grace,"
Quite a tragic poem, beautiful in both its original form and in this form set to music.