☝️ Key Points
- The song lyrics tell the story of a man named Bridget O'Malley who has been abandoned by his lover and feels hopeless.
- The man admires Bridget's beauty and compares her to the moon, the stars, and the white beaches.
- Despite contemplating the beauty of nature, he feels abandoned and longs for Bridget.
- The man describes his Sunday as gloomy and gray, his heart is cold as a stone.
- Nevertheless, he hopes that Bridget will meet him again before the sun sets.
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song "Bridget O'Malley" by
Irische Lieder tell the story of a man named Bridget O'Malley who has had his heart broken. He feels hopeless and desperate because Bridget has left him. He admires her beauty and says that her face will always accompany him, no matter where he goes.
The text also describes the man's longing for Bridget. He compares Bridget's beauty to the moon, the stars, and the white beaches. He says that nothing is as pure and beautiful as she is. But even though he contemplates the moon and the stars, Bridget is not with him. Her radiant eyes are never focused on him.
The man is sad and feels abandoned. He describes his Sunday as gloomy and gray, his heart is cold as a stone. All joy has disappeared from his life because Bridget has chosen someone else.
Nevertheless, the man hopes that Bridget will meet him once again before the sun sets over the barley fields. He longs to meet her on the way to Drumslieve.
The text expresses the deep sadness and longing of the man for Bridget O'Malley. Her beauty and her loss have deeply affected him and he cannot forget her, no matter where he goes.