☝️ Key Points
- The song tells a sad story of a mother who gave birth to her baby under a thorn bush.
- The mother already suspects that something terrible will happen when she asks her baby to smile sweetly until it smiles her to death.
- The mother takes her baby's life with a knife and buries it in the moonlight.
- The mother wishes that another baby would be her own and she could dress it in fine silk dresses.
- The baby sadly replies that the mother was not so kind to it when it was alive.
Interpretation
In the lyrics of the song "Fine Flowers in the Valley" by
Barbara Dickson, it is about a sad story. A woman is sitting under a thorn bush and gives birth to her baby there. The green leaves rarely grow, indicating that life is not always easy.
The mother tells her baby to smile sweetly, but only until it smiles at her in death. This shows that the mother already suspects that something terrible is going to happen.
The mother takes out a small knife and takes the baby's life. She then digs a grave for her baby in the moonlight and buries it there.
When the mother goes to the church, she sees a sweet baby on the church steps. She wishes that baby were her own and she could dress it in fine silk clothes.
The baby sadly replies that the mother was not so kind to it when it was alive.
This story is very sad and shows how difficult life can sometimes be. It reminds us of how important it is to be loving and kind to others, especially to our children.