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Fly, Falcon, Over the Lagoons lyrics and meaning

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Lėk sakale per marias Gerk šaltų vandenėly /x2 Ir gerdamas klausykie Kur gegiulė kukuoja /x2 Kur gegiulė kukuoja Ty mergelė verkauja /x2 Po svirną vaikščiodama Patalėly klodama /x2 Patalėly klodama Bernely viliodama /x2 Gulk berne patalėlin Kaip auksas sidabrėlina /x2 Aš jauna prie šalalai Kaip rūta prie galvelai /x2 Paprašysim gaidelių Kad anksti negiedotų /x2 Kad anksti negiedotų Mus jaunus pamigdytų /x2 Mus jaunus pamigdytų Naktely pailgytų /x2 Gaideliai negiedojo Mus jaunus pamigdino Naktely pailgino

Meaning

This song can be understood as a love and night song. At the beginning, the falcon is urged to fly across the waters, drink cold water, and listen for where the cuckoo calls. This command can be interpreted as a path toward the weeping maiden, because where the cuckoo calls, the maiden weeps.

The maiden walks through the granary, makes the bed, and entices the young man. The young man is laid in the bed like gold on silver, while the maiden stays at his side like rue near the head. These images can be understood as the gentle coming together of the young pair.

At the end, the roosters are asked not to crow early, so they will lull the young ones to sleep and lengthen the night, and the roosters obey. This image can be read as lovers' wish for the night to last longer. That is one possible meaning, but the motif of love and the prolonged night is clear.

Symbols

Falcon over the waters
The falcon urged to fly across the waters. It marks a messenger or young man being led toward the maiden.
Calling cuckoo
The cuckoo whose call shows where the maiden weeps. It works as a guide.
Making the bed
The maiden making the bed and enticing the young man. It marks the young pair's closeness.
Roosters not crowing
The roosters asked not to crow early, lengthening the night. They mark the lovers' wish for more time.

History

"Fly, Falcon, Over the Lagoons" belongs to love songs in which meeting is expressed through bird and night imagery: the falcon is urged to fly over the waters, the calling cuckoo shows where the maiden weeps, and the making of the bed and enticing of the young man convey the young people's closeness. Falcon, cuckoo, rue, and the request that roosters not crow early are typical formulas of lyrical love songs.

The exact place and date of recording are not given on this page, so the song is presented through its genre features. The ending motif, where the roosters listen and make the night longer, intensifies the song's intimacy and the lovers' desire for the night to continue.

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