Greensleeves
Helmut Lotti Lyrics


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Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you oh so long,
Delighting in your company.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart,
But my heart is still in captivity.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Well, I will pray to God on high,
That you may see my constancy,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,




And who but my lady greensleeves.
Who but my lady greensleeves.

Overall Meaning

The song Greensleeves is a heart-wrenching lament of love that has been forsaken. The singer is lamenting the fickleness of his love, who he had loved for so long and with whom he had found great joy and happiness. But now, she has discarded him without any regard or respect. The song is filled with sorrow and pain, with the singer singing of his despair of being in a loveless world which he feels he is trapped in.


The song is named after the lady referred to in the lyrics, who is wearing a gown of green sleeves. The lyrics speak of the singer's heart of gold, which he had given to his beloved. But the lady has broken her vows, leaving him with a broken heart. He is left to mourn his lost love and wait for her to return, praying to God that she may see his constancy and return to him.


Line by Line Meaning

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
Oh no, my beloved, you have mistreated me.


To cast me off discourteously.
You abandoned me without any thought of my feelings or wellbeing


For I have loved you oh so long,
I have cherished my feelings towards you for a very long time.


Delighting in your company.
Being around you, spending time with you has always given me immense joy.


Greensleeves was all my joy
I found complete happiness, contentment in Greensleeves.


Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves brought me sheer happiness, it filled my life with joy.


Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
Greensleeves was the most valuable, treasured part of my life.


And who but my lady greensleeves.
It was you, my love, who was the reason for my deep emotional attachment to Greensleeves.


Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
You have shattered my trust in you, and you have broken my heart with your actions.


Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Why did you mesmerize my emotions, only to cause me such pain and suffering?


Now I remain in a world apart,
I find myself isolated, alone, separated from the world after what you did to me.


But my heart is still in captivity.
Even though I am far away, my heart still remains imprisoned in my feelings for you.


Well, I will pray to God on high,
I will pray to God for strength and hope.


That you may see my constancy,
That you may realize how deeply and truly I have loved you and stayed loyal to you.


For I am still thy lover true,
Even after all the pain and suffering, I still love you with all my heart and soul.


Come once again and love me.
Please come back to me and love me again, I implore you.


Who but my lady greensleeves.
It was you, my love, who brought love into my life through Greensleeves.




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Comments from YouTube:

Gerti Kanalas

Was für ein wunderbares Lied, mir kommen jedes Mal die Tränen, wenn ich es mir anhören. Er singt wie ein Engel, ich liebe ihn❤❤❤

Ramon Jean Turbany

Une des plus belles mélodies qui existent...

Terézia Kormos

I love Helmut Lotti performance.

Bernhardine Müller

Helmut singt sich in unsere Herzen

Jennifer Griffithe

Alas, my love, you do me wrong To cast me off discourteously For I have loved you well and long Delighting in your company.  CHORUS; Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was my delight, Greensleeves was my heart of gold, And who but my lady Greensleeves.

ernst-alfred singerl

es gibt nur ein wort.herrlich.

Creusa Pantoja

Wonderful!

Marta Ciruelo

Helmut, ich liebe dich und ich liebe den Dirigent!!!

Marianne Laba

I say goodbye 😂😂😂😂

Marianne Laba

Goodbye

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