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Thread #134165 Message #3513004
Posted By: GUEST
08-May-13 - 09:55 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Willow Green turned into White - meaning
Subject: RE: Origins: Willow Green turned into White - meaning
Wearing the green willow seems to indicate the absent lover
As in "All Around My Hat"
The green willow references make sense although the idea of it turning white is new to me.
I think sometimes we try and read too much into songs. Too many people seem to imagine the "myffic" symbolism that they set so much store by passed unchanged through generations of singers.