D… Read Full Bio ↴Laura Fygi (born August 27, 1955, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch singer.
Daughter to a Dutch father, a manager at Philips, and an Egyptian mother, a belly dancer by profession, Fygi lived with her parents in South America for the first eight years of her life.
Between 1987 and 1991, she was a member of popular Dutch girl-band, Centerfold. During performances, the trio dressed themselves in sexy lingerie. They had hits in the Netherlands and all over Europe, and were equally famous in Japan.
In 1991, the ladies of Centerfold stopped performing and Fygi (together with Rowan Moore) started a band called The Backlot. After one performance in Dutch theatre Paradiso, an album was expected, but Mercury Records had already asked Fygi to make a solo album. This first album, Introducing Laura Fygi, comprised mostly jazz numbers, and was produced by Ruud Jacobs. In the album, Fygi was accompanied by celebrated Belgian musician Toots Thielemans.
Willow Weep For Me
Laura Fygi Lyrics
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Willow weep for me
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Listen to my plea
Listen willow and weep for me
Yes, Gone my lovers dream
Lovely summer dream
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Hear me willow and weep for me
Oh, Whisper to the wind and say that love's a sin
Leave my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
So none will find me sighing, crying all alone
Oh, willow weep tree
Weeping sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
When the shadows fall, bend over willow and weep for me
Whisper to the wind and say that love is sin
Leave my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
So none will find me sighing and crying all alone
Yes, willow weep tree
Weeping sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
When the shadows fall, bend over willow and weep for me
Yes
The lyrics to Laura Fygi's "Willow Weep For Me" invoke a sense of melancholy and despair. The willow tree is personified as a symbol of sorrow and empathy, as the singer calls out for it to listen to her plea and weep for her. The willow's branches are described as bending down along the stream, suggesting a sense of mournfulness that permeates the natural world around the singer.
The song tells a story of lost love and heartbreak. The singer's lover has left her, and she is left to weep into the stream as the willow tree looks on. She asks the tree to bend its branches down to cover her, further emphasizing her feelings of grief and despair. The lyrics also speak of the pain of love, with the singer suggesting that it is a sin and that it leaves her heart broken and moaning in agony.
Overall, "Willow Weep For Me" is a poignant and moving song that tells a story of heartbreak and loss. The use of the natural world as a symbol of sorrow and empathy adds depth and emotion to the lyrics, making it a song that resonates with many.
Line by Line Meaning
Yes, Willow weep for me
Requesting the willow tree to cry for the sorrow she's feeling
Willow weep for me
Repeating the request for the willow tree to cry
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
Asking the willow tree to lean its branches over the stream that flows to the sea
Listen to my plea
Asking the willow tree to listen to her plea for comfort
Listen willow and weep for me
Repeating the request for the willow tree to cry while listening to her plea
Yes, Gone my lovers dream
Acknowledging the fact that her lover's dream has disappeared
Lovely summer dream
Describing her lover's dream as something beautiful and summery
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
Feeling sad and abandoned, she's now crying her tears into the stream
Sad as I can be
Expressing her deep sadness and sorrow over the loss of her lover
Hear me willow and weep for me
Repeating the request for the willow tree to cry and offer her comfort
Oh, Whisper to the wind and say that love's a sin
Asking the wind to carry a message that love is a sinful experience
Leave my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Her broken heart is causing her to make a mournful sound
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
Asking the night to conceal its shining stars so that no one can hear her cry
So none will find me sighing, crying all alone
Expressing her desire to be alone while she cries and sighs
Oh, willow weep tree
Calling the willow by a different name - willow weep tree
Weeping sympathy
Referring to the willow tree's tears as a sign of its sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Asking the willow tree to offer her shelter by bending its branches to cover her
When the shadows fall, bend over willow and weep for me
Asking the willow tree to cry for her when the shadows (and sadness) come
Indicating a musical interlude by the trumpet
Whisper to the wind and say that love is sin
Repeating the earlier request to the wind to carry a message about the sinfulness of love
Leave my heart a-breaking, and making a moan
Repeating how her broken heart is causing her to make a mournful sound
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
Repeating the request to the night to conceal its stars and keep her crying hidden
So none will find me sighing and crying all alone
Repeating her desire to be alone while she cries and sighs, hidden from view
Yes, willow weep tree
Repeating the name of the willow tree as a sign of comfort and familiarity
Weeping sympathy
Repeating how the willow tree's tears offer a sign of sympathy
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
Repeating the request for the willow tree to offer her shelter by bending its branches over her
When the shadows fall, bend over willow and weep for me
Repeating the request for the willow tree to cry for her when the shadows (and sadness) come
Yes
Concluding the song with a final affirmation that she needs the comfort of the willow tree
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Ann Ronell
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