Ophelia Beneath the Weeping Willows

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A song inspired by Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. One the most fascinating characters in his canon. In her final appearance in the play, she sings and hands out flowers and herbs whilst explaining their meaning. A couple of scenes later describes how Ophelia fell from the branches of the willow, and was drowned in the brook. The song builds on that to suggest that the flowers, river and trees had always played their part in the conspiracy to ensure that Ophelia to meet her prophisised fate.

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A garden of earthly delights waiting for me to assign, such seeds that we sow
Given to the dream of life, that put you out of your mind, as wild as they grow
They bow their head to me, but it is clear to see, the tears that do fall
Victims of their fates, as melded to mistakes, as weeds to the soil

There’s fennel and there’s columbine, I’m willing them to claim your eyes
See me glide, see me glide
Guided by these death white hands, the rue will spread across your lands
As I process this glassy stream
For me the herb of grace and star crossed be my fate

Blooms beseech my frame float beneath the sky
The willows weeping as the water lilies fade
I lauded you with powers, worshipped at the towers, of beauty and faith As lovelorn as cornflowers, gifted of night hours, that call your name

We never were before, and now we are no more, nettles kissed by rain Willows bow to make, their branches bend to break, to see such beauty slain
The fennel and the columbine, so pleased the wait to claim your eyes, so you could see me glide
The truth I bore with these dead hands, the rue that spread across the lands, as I process this glassy stream

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from Meadowsilver II, released June 1, 2022
Music and lyrics written by Stephen Stannard.

Produced and Mixed by Stephen with Meadowsilver.

Gayle: Vocals.
Grey: Electric guitars (E-bow and echo). Mellotron (light years organ). Piano (additional). Xylophone.
Stephen: Piano (main) Electric Guitars (jangly, reverby, tremolo, overdriven and wah-wah). Drums. Bass. Strings. Mellotron (Kashmir organ).

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The Hare And The Moon Scotland, UK

The Hare And The Moon existed between 2009 and early 2017 and are now as ghosts. They lived in the forest and their main occupations were knitting, necromancy, dollmaking and devilry however sometimes they made music too. When they did they liked to throw their love of MR James, Arthur Machen, ghost stories, Black Sabbath, Pentangle and The Wicker Man into their cauldron and give it a good stir. ... more

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