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GUEST,SingedCat	ADD: On a Sea of Fleur-de-Lis (Richard Shindell) (19)	RE: Lyr Req: On a Sea of Fleur-de-Lis (R Shindell)	10 Feb 21
The fleur de lis is largely a symbol of the Catholic Church, and also of France (Hence my thought about Joan of Arc), but I think in this song it has a secret dual meaning. He uses it here as a symbol of Mary. I think that this is deliberate, as he can hardly have failed to see the connection. The fleur de lis symbol is one of several triple symbols for God, expressing the Holy Trinity - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.. I believe here he uses it to refer to Mary as the Mother Goddess - Maiden, Mother and Crone.

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