This song is clearly about the German legend : the Lorelei. In the legend, the Lorelei is a beautiful woman living deep in the German Black Forest, near the shores of the river Rhein. All men that meet her are mesmerized by her beauty, they make love and she kill men after their encounter. There's a poem from German romantic poet Joseph von Eichendorff that is really similar to this song, in this poem, the woman is riding a white horse in the forest. But I don't know if the song intended the reference to this poem.
The Lorelei symbolizes the power of women linked to the nature. The Song is about the fascination and fear we all have towards nature and sexuality. This is my favourite Mercury Rev song, so dreamy, so powerful. I had the chance to hear it performed live by the band : one of the greatest musical experience of my life !
This song is clearly about the German legend : the Lorelei. In the legend, the Lorelei is a beautiful woman living deep in the German Black Forest, near the shores of the river Rhein. All men that meet her are mesmerized by her beauty, they make love and she kill men after their encounter. There's a poem from German romantic poet Joseph von Eichendorff that is really similar to this song, in this poem, the woman is riding a white horse in the forest. But I don't know if the song intended the reference to this poem. The Lorelei symbolizes the power of women linked to the nature. The Song is about the fascination and fear we all have towards nature and sexuality. This is my favourite Mercury Rev song, so dreamy, so powerful. I had the chance to hear it performed live by the band : one of the greatest musical experience of my life !