My interpretation of this song was that of a murderous, grief-stricken father: perhaps the mother died during childbirth, and as a result of the horrendous loss, the father vengefully rejects and drowns the newborn in a lake as punishment for "taking her away from [him]".
My interpretation of this song was that of a murderous, grief-stricken father: perhaps the mother died during childbirth, and as a result of the horrendous loss, the father vengefully rejects and drowns the newborn in a lake as punishment for "taking her away from [him]".