One thing that makes the lyrics that extra bit of creepy is that the narrator seems so neutral towards all these things happening. Even though he hears strange noises in the night, children disappearing and later found dead, he still ”loves this time of year”. Maybe because all these horrible things dosn't affect him directly as he lives his simple life alone, covering his own needs.
Why did the Spaniards burn it all down before they left? What was the purpose? Did something scare them away?
Did the Coby's inexperience with livestock during harsh winters ceal the faith of the animals or did something else arrive with the winter that caused it all to go so wrong?
It seems as something plagues the village and whatever it is, it arrives with the winter. Something that causes children to disappear, something that kills livestock and so on.
Why dosn't the narrator seem bothered about this?
It seems like he simply sees all these things as normal since it's always been part of the history and as a result he is able to not put that much value into thinking about it and simply enjoy the seasonal transition from summer to winter with the lovely scenaries that the Autumn brings instead. That would explain why he is refering to what other people are saying when he finally sells the farm, since his experience is biased from the fact that he hasn't any other references I guess.
One thing that makes the lyrics that extra bit of creepy is that the narrator seems so neutral towards all these things happening. Even though he hears strange noises in the night, children disappearing and later found dead, he still ”loves this time of year”. Maybe because all these horrible things dosn't affect him directly as he lives his simple life alone, covering his own needs.
Why did the Spaniards burn it all down before they left? What was the purpose? Did something scare them away?
Did the Coby's inexperience with livestock during harsh winters ceal the faith of the animals or did something else arrive with the winter that caused it all to go so wrong?
It seems as something plagues the village and whatever it is, it arrives with the winter. Something that causes children to disappear, something that kills livestock and so on.
Why dosn't the narrator seem bothered about this?
It seems like he simply sees all these things as normal since it's always been part of the history and as a result he is able to not put that much value into thinking about it and simply enjoy the seasonal transition from summer to winter with the lovely scenaries that the Autumn brings instead. That would explain why he is refering to what other people are saying when he finally sells the farm, since his experience is biased from the fact that he hasn't any other references I guess.