Her playing attracted the attention of bass player Ray Brown, who brought her into touch with influential teachers and producers. At the age of seventeen, she won a scholarship from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After three terms she moved to Los Angeles to study with Jimmy Rowles, with whom she also began to sing. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York. She is married to British musician Elvis Costello.
Willow Weep For Me
Diana Krall Lyrics
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Willow weep for me
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Listen to my plea
Hear me willow and weep for me
Gone my lovers dream
Lovely summer dream
Sad as I can be
Hear me willow and weep for me
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Murmur to the night to hide its starry light
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
Weeping willow tree
Weep in sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
Diana Krall's song Willow Weep For Me is a tribute to the willow tree. The willow tree is often seen as a symbol of grief and sorrow because of how its branches droop downward. The song speaks of a broken heart, with the singer asking the willow tree to sympathize with her and share in her pain. The song begins with the plea "Willow weep for me, bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea. Listen to my plea, hear me willow and weep for me." The singer is asking the willow tree to weep for her because her lover has left her, and she is sad and alone.
The lyrics go on to describe the depth of pain that the singer is feeling. She talks about how her lover's dream has now gone, and she is left to weep into the stream. The second verse says "Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned, left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan. Murmur to the night to hide its starry light, so none will see me sighing and crying all alone." These lyrics show the depth of pain the singer is experiencing, as she pleads with the willow tree to weep in sympathy with her. The song ends with the singer asking the willow tree to comfort her, saying "When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me."
Line by Line Meaning
Willow weep for me
The singer is calling upon the weeping willow tree to mourn and sympathize with her
Willow weep for me
The singer repeats her call to the tree, emphasizing her sadness
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
The singer asks the willow to bow its branches toward the water as a symbol of mourning
Listen to my plea
The singer is begging the willow to hear and understand her sorrow
Hear me willow and weep for me
The singer repeats her request for the willow to mourn her lost love with her
Gone my lovers dream
The singer's lover and their dreams for the future are gone
Lovely summer dream
The singer remembers a particularly beautiful and hopeful time in the relationship
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
The lover has left and the singer is alone, crying and mourning by the water
Sad as I can be
The singer is extremely sad and miserable
Hear me willow and weep for me
The singer again begs the willow to mourn alongside her
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
The singer wants the wind to carry the message that love has betrayed her
Left my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
The loss of love has caused the singer intense anguish and suffering
Murmur to the night to hide its starry light
The singer wants the darkness to hide her pain and misery
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
The singer doesn't want anyone to witness her sorrow and isolation
Weeping willow tree
The singer addresses the willow once more
Weep in sympathy
The singer implores the tree to cry with her out of compassion
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
The singer wants the willow to provide her with shelter and comfort
When the shadows fall, hear me willow and weep for me
The singer wants the willow to mourn with her when darkness falls
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