I think this song is about someone who has lost all of his hope and is very desperate ,then he goes and talks to his father who is dead and finds hope in the end:
First Verse:
The son goes to the cemetery in the night seeking his father ,a cemetery that is located in the woods.
Hallowed trees + Where the fir trees whisper of those been those gone + Where the sacred earth still hides all those we once loved = These were the parts that got me thinking about cemetery and the fact that his father is dead. Later , near the ending of the song there is another implication of this : "In this lowly halls.."
which I will explain there.
Chorus: The son has reached his destination and is now talking to his father, describing how he is feeling and how terrible his life is at the moment
Second Verse:
He continues describing his life and states that he has been this fragile and confused since his birth (He has never been a strong person)
"Hear me now my hapless son.... By yourself you will have time to repent"
This is the part where the deceased father starts speaking to his son and tries to comfort him and give him some motivations.
He acknowledges the fact that his son is living a miserable life (hapless son)
advises him to warn away his fears and live his life to the fullest since life is short and death is more hard and cruel that life no matter how hard his life is at the moment ,In the end the father says that the son shouldn't live his life in repentance because eventually he will die and have enough time to repent.
"In these lowly halls... No tears are seen no laughter heard"
The father describes the situation in the graves.
"No moon will beam no sun will shine"
States that the people in graves get no light.It can also state that people are not affected by the changes of the earth (Day,night or other changes) once they are dead.
"In these narrow rooms No tears are seen no laughter heard"
The father resembles the very confined place of coffin to a narrow room and says that the dead don't have any feelings, they feel no happiness nor sorrow.
The last part of the song:
The son ,now fully motivated and calm,visits the nature and is determined to greet all the bad things that are going to happen in the future .
The parts that are still vague to me:
"Where the fir tress whisper of those been those gone"
My question: Why the Fir Trees? Why did the poet use this type of trees for his lyric? Are there any myths about fir trees? Are these trees shaped in a way that makes the observers think that there are trapped spirits inside?
"In the woods the fiends sigh I swear I heard the demons neigh"
What does he mean by this part?What is the woods a reference to?His current state of life or the woods he just crossed to get to the cemetery?
"On the seashore I espy the dreadful void under the tides"
"Ill assorted with this life these cares"
"Better it would be to stay in the shades in the thicket of the dead in groves of death Here I would lie to the end of the days"
I think this song is about someone who has lost all of his hope and is very desperate ,then he goes and talks to his father who is dead and finds hope in the end:
First Verse: The son goes to the cemetery in the night seeking his father ,a cemetery that is located in the woods. Hallowed trees + Where the fir trees whisper of those been those gone + Where the sacred earth still hides all those we once loved = These were the parts that got me thinking about cemetery and the fact that his father is dead. Later , near the ending of the song there is another implication of this : "In this lowly halls.." which I will explain there.
Chorus: The son has reached his destination and is now talking to his father, describing how he is feeling and how terrible his life is at the moment
Second Verse:
He continues describing his life and states that he has been this fragile and confused since his birth (He has never been a strong person)
"Hear me now my hapless son.... By yourself you will have time to repent"
This is the part where the deceased father starts speaking to his son and tries to comfort him and give him some motivations. He acknowledges the fact that his son is living a miserable life (hapless son) advises him to warn away his fears and live his life to the fullest since life is short and death is more hard and cruel that life no matter how hard his life is at the moment ,In the end the father says that the son shouldn't live his life in repentance because eventually he will die and have enough time to repent.
"In these lowly halls... No tears are seen no laughter heard"
The father describes the situation in the graves. "No moon will beam no sun will shine" States that the people in graves get no light.It can also state that people are not affected by the changes of the earth (Day,night or other changes) once they are dead.
"In these narrow rooms No tears are seen no laughter heard" The father resembles the very confined place of coffin to a narrow room and says that the dead don't have any feelings, they feel no happiness nor sorrow.
The last part of the song: The son ,now fully motivated and calm,visits the nature and is determined to greet all the bad things that are going to happen in the future .
The parts that are still vague to me:
"Where the fir tress whisper of those been those gone" My question: Why the Fir Trees? Why did the poet use this type of trees for his lyric? Are there any myths about fir trees? Are these trees shaped in a way that makes the observers think that there are trapped spirits inside?
"In the woods the fiends sigh I swear I heard the demons neigh" What does he mean by this part?What is the woods a reference to?His current state of life or the woods he just crossed to get to the cemetery?
"On the seashore I espy the dreadful void under the tides" "Ill assorted with this life these cares" "Better it would be to stay in the shades in the thicket of the dead in groves of death Here I would lie to the end of the days"