After studying creative writing in Harvard, she returned to Singapore and began her career in theater. She released some early albums in Singapore. In the late 90’s she began releasing a string of critically acclaimed jazz albums on Groove Note Records.
Willow Weep For Me
Jacintha Lyrics
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Willow weep for me
Bent your branches down along the ground
And cover me
Listen to my plea
Hear me willow and weep for me
Gone my lovely dreams
Gone and left me here
To weep my tears along the stream
Sad as I can be
Hear me willow and weep for me
Whisper to the wind and
Say they love has sinned
To leave my heart a sign
And crying alone
Murmur to the night
Hide her starry light
So none will find me sighing
Crying all alone
Weeping willow tree
Weeping sympathy
Bent your branches down along the ground
And cover me
Listen to me plea
Hear me willow and weep for me
Willow, willow, weep for me
In Jacintha's song "Willow Weep For Me," the singer addresses a willow tree, requesting that it weep for her. The song is written in the first person and the singer is expressing feelings of sorrow and longing. She implores the willow to bend its branches down to the ground and cover her, as if to offer her some solace.
The lyrics of the song allude to the fact that the singer has lost something dear to her, in this case, her lovely summer dreams. She is left alone and weeping along a stream, so she asks the willow to weep for her as well. The motif of crying alone is repeated in the third verse of the song, where the singer asks the willow to hide her starry light and keep her from being discovered while she cries all alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Willow weep for me
The singer is asking the weeping willow tree to cry in empathy for their sadness
Bent your branches down along the ground
The singer is asking the tree to lower its branches to create a private space for them to mourn
And cover me
The singer wants to hide under the branches of the tree to escape from the world for a moment
Listen to my plea
The artist is asking the tree to pay attention to them and their sorrow
Gone my lovely dreams
The artist has lost their hopes and aspirations for the future
Lovely summer dreams
The singer's dreams were centered around a happy, carefree time represented by summer
Gone and left me here
The singer's dreams have disappeared, leaving them feeling empty and alone
To weep my tears along the stream
The artist is crying and their tears are running along a stream
Sad as I can be
The artist is as sad as they can possibly be
Whisper to the wind and
The artist is telling the tree to speak softly to the wind and share their message
Say their love has sinned
The singer wants the tree to tell the wind that their love has done wrong or caused harm
To leave my heart a sign
The artist wants the wind to leave a signal that their love has not abandoned them completely
And crying alone
The singer is crying without anyone else around to comfort them
Murmur to the night
The singer is asking the tree to whisper to the darkness of the night
Hide her starry light
The singer wants the tree to block the stars so that they can grieve unnoticed
So none will find me sighing
The artist doesn't want anyone to see or hear them crying
Weeping sympathy
The tree is showing empathy by crying along with the artist
Willow, willow, weep for me
The singer is repeating their plea for the tree to cry on their behalf
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Written by: Ann Ronell
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on Once I Loved
Once I Love - Jacintha - Lyrics
Once I loved
And I gave so much love to that love
It was a world to me
Once I cried
At the thought I was foolish and proud
And let him say goodbye
Then one day
From my infinite sadness you came
And brought me love again
Now I know, that no matter, whatever befalls
I'll never let you go
I will hold you close
Night and day
Because love is the saddest thing
When it goes away
Musical Interlude
I will hold you close
Make you stay
Because love is the saddest thing
When it goes away
Because love is the saddest thing
When it goes away