The Willow Maid - Erutan (katethegreat19)
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- 'The Willow Maid' - original song © 2009 Erutan/Kate Covington
From my debut album, "Raindancer"
Song inspired by the tree sprites of Celtic Mythology ~
Hello guys! I've decided its time to release the songs from my original album, 'Raindancer', onto youtube for all my subs that never got to hear them. This means you guys can upload it too with your own videos if you like! Trying to generate buzz for album #2!
The video took a couple days - I did all the line art and filled in with textures from cool cats on deviantart (will get lists and links up as soon as I can) to create a moving collage effect.
(Sorry for nothing new lately - I developed vocal cord nodes from a hectic singing schedule this Spring, and am under doctor's orders to rest my voice for a few months. The good news is that I was able to record some extremely awesome things that I should be able to release in the next few months)
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this dude is basically the textbook example of an internet nice guy. act nice and friendly and expect romance in return, destroys others if they get rejected
Little late for this but I just have to write what I imagined when I saw this comment
The dude in a fedora just tromps through the forest and sees her. He tips his hat and bows, saying "M'lady, you are beautiful, gorgeous. Please love me"
The girl just says "No I don't even know you what are you doing in my home?"
And then the dude just grabs an axe "Forget what I said! You're missing out, you fat, ugly pig! Nobody would ever want you!" And then would just frickin kidnapped her from her own home and then she died.
The dude throws his fedora on the ground, mumbles over the loss, and then sees another pretty girl, grabs a new fedora, and the system repeats
Chloe Avenson you are a genius
You are right.
@@chloeavenson5698 Excellent & concise summation. Guys like that Never learn.
@@chloeavenson5698 no no i have it on zero authority that the be-feathered twat cap is the direct ancestor of the neck-beards fedora they have just gotten with the times the rest is totes accurate . let us take a moment to acknowledge the victim of this horrible twat-rag. RIP sister keep it green .
She said: she would wed him never, nor near, nor far, nor soon
Him: Alright, I'm sure that's a yes
Ah yes, what a genius
Each was a different person, not the same one coming back time and time again. That's why they are all 'a young man walked...' with no aging between.
Men🙄
@@faithtenorio4164 I guess your comment shows what's really wrong with the current state of affairs...
2/3 did nothing wrong, were told no and left. Yet to you it's just 'all men' eh?
@@Grigeral Maybe there is no aging because it all took place within a short time ? If he came three day in a row, he surely didn't age that much
The mythological creature described in this song is a Dryad.
In most European folklore(Aside from ancient Greek), Dryads were believed to be the spirits of particularly old oak trees.
Reclusive and mischievous these creatures lived bound to their trees, able to commune with the animals and plants of the forest.
The appearance of the Dryad would reflect the health of her tree , with her hair, eyes and in some stories even skin color changing to match the seasons.
It was believed that, should a dryad stray to far from her tree, cut of from the life essence of the Oak , she would literally wither away and die.
Common folk tales around central and eastern europe would often attribute that, if a young child was lost in the woods, it was very likely that they had been charmed by a Dryad.
The more you know.
First of all this is not mythology at all. Earth Humans lost just the natural connection to nature spirit, once it was completly normal to have a spiritual connection to mother earth and all her helpers. Thats why we can find depiction of these beings aging thousands of years back across all continents, long time before the continents were interconnteced. Then the middleage happened and the extremly negative energies created back then cutted us off of our natural innate spirituality. The Christians back then over a few hundred years also killed Millions of the native indians in America and only a few descendents still have the spiritual knowledge.
Dryads are tree spirits, Fairys often live close to them (In the spiritual Dimension, but both of them can make themselves visible if they want to). They also often live close to special tree's or at places thats are untouched by earth humans. They take care of EVERY Flower in nature and they try to heal all the damage we are doing to nature. All Nature Spirits work in harmony none of them would ever do any harm do another creature including earth humans. Today there are people in power who know this but dont want the HUmans to awaken back to their natural spirituality, so they run agendas to ridicul any human who has contact with these magical creatures or who has any real spiritual experiences. The entire new age movement was setup to lead spiritual seekers into dellusions and mislead them on a path of darkness or at least block their development (Very few books are actually helpful). Real spirituality comes from the heart and as children its our natural state of being.
So no Dryads and Fairys are completly different beings and none of them charmes children to get lost in the woods. This was later created to make people even more afraid to connect with these beings.
in slavic mythology it's called a Mavka (wikipedia is wrong, they are not killing men all the time or stuff, they have 2 weeks in the year where they do that, just like mermaids. in general they are kinda kind creatures, who died of unhappy/unreturned love)
Another point that's a bit ironic (probably not intentional on the writer's part) is that willow trees aren't actually long-lived. They're among the fastest growing trees, but they typically only live 30-50 years old, rarely reaching 75.
Obviously the original intent is that he destroyed something ancient and enduring.
But, it's an interesting thought that he actually destroyed something quite young, with a lifetime ahead of it comparable to his own in length. It seems...crueler and more personal that way
My best friends wanted me to be free 🌲 although maybe I liked being "willow maid girl" who didn't enjoy watching our friends become "disappeared" ❤💕🕊💒💚🌲💫🥳🌞🌏
Why did you say aside from greek? Cause dryads are from greek myths, they are tree's nymphs.
“With her, i’ll raise my children, with her, i’ll live my life-“
sounded genuinely terrifying.
Especially how the nymph is described as a "young girl" as opposed to the man being a "young man" just how 'young' does she appear to him?
@@jinnamonroll5684 Except several times, at the beginning of nearly all the verses the man is described as a young man...? 0:42, 2:03, 3:25.... It's still terrifying however! Even to me as in my 30s... late teen me would have been this young man for sure, stupidly.
@@Rexal_The_Saltiest_Brit "young man" vs "young girl" where I'm from, young man means early to mid twenties, whereas young girl means underage
@@Rexal_The_Saltiest_Brit i'm glad you've change, man.
Exactly
*_A young man walked through the forest with an axe sharp as a knife_*
Woah that escalated quickly
It all started with a bow.
Not really. It was the third time he disrespected her.
Did it though? An axe sharp as a knife is a pretty dull axe.
@@suckypuckle9292 Aye there are some pretty sharp knives
@@suckypuckle9292 depending on the knife you think of, I've seen knives where you drop a tomato on it and it slices through easier than a soft block of butter
"He could not take from the forest
what was never meant to leave."
Literally gave me the goosebumps.
same, made me tear up;-;
Silver Knight Honestly!
me too
Same that line resonated in me and gave me one heck of a shiver
@H.S. I’m reading vk while listening to this haha 😂
Fun fact: in some cultures a cut down tree symbolises a loss of virginity (mostly nonconsensual).
Everything makes sense now
That's no ' fun' fact , robert .
@@reno8494 unfun facts by Robert
a perfect pearl is drilled in one culture’s wedding ceremony.
Robert thats not a fun fact
I love how in the third verse the voice sounded more urgent and worried while the start sounded so relaxed
And at the end it became so slow as if it's the last sentence
That's actually a pretty cool detail
Yes... It makes me sad. I cut many trees at will as a child. And as a man, I rue the harm I did to the wood of my youth. Now I bid all marvel at the vibrant bloom, but never to pluck or to cut that bloom. See it. Smell it. Love it. But never cut it. For in the cutting is death. Beauty is to be savored. Not destroyed. Humans are a part of the world, not it's master.
I only severe nice women fuck god lusther I am here know
@@Smitty-hr2mgdamn, bro got possessed by a greek poet there
Him: "Come with me!"
Her: "I can't, I'll die."
Him: *takes her anyways*
Her: *dies*
Him: *Suprised Pikachu face*
This deserves more likes
Essentially lmao
To be fair, she never said she'd die, just that she couldn't leave. Not that that makes his actions any better.
@@acethefox To be even more fair - she did not die. But became kind of useless as bride opportunity.
@@adammarkiewicz3375 To be even more fair, she did die, flower only bloomed once.
"If you love a flower, don't pick it up. Because if you pick it up, it dies and ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession, love is about appreciation."
this quote can definitely be applied here
I pluck my flowers... Then plant them again in another pot... They live
@@grayson3274 There's a difference between surviving and living my friend.
@@grayson3274 I pluck my flowers, for they will die anyway and with them plucked I can give to another.
Oh, I just eat them.
You can love someone, that doesnt mean you're the right fit for them. Love them enough so you're happy if they're happy, even if that isnt with you.
The scene where she collapses makes her hair look like blood, like they were wounded by the tree chopping down, great symbolism
I think it looks like dying leaves, but I can see blood too now that you point it out
i actually thought it was blood at first lol
Him: Yes?
Her: No.
Him: But actually yes, right?
Her: NO.
Him: You surely meant yes.
Her: NO!
Him: I'll take that as a yes, then.
man, that really is how it is sometimes
Opposite day????
My god 😂😂😂
@@thegodofthegods1084lmao
It's a sad story, don't make me laugh with funny comments 🤣🤣🤣
On her website, Erutan writes:
“In Celtic mythology a man will often claim a sea nymph or tree nymph as his bride, but I never read any story where the fairy had any say in the matter.
“In my song, the man refuses to listen to the fairy’s repeated plea, and cuts down her willow tree hoping to persuade her to come with him, but the act kills her instead.”
In stories such as this, the man is usually portrayed sympathetically, and the wife accepting of her fate, with little to no resistance. She only defies him once she finds a way to escape. Here, though, the fairy makes her feelings clear from the get-go, at first kindly turning down the man’s advances, and then finally flat out telling him she’ll never wed him. Unfortunately, the man in this tale is portrayed as stubborn, refusing to take “No” for an answer. His actions therefore end up causing more harm than good.
Moral of the story?
Medieval people were pricks.
I hope there had been some kind of retribution to the man for being stubborn and causing harm at the end of the story
@@jaycecross4110 a broken heart and self-esteem. Not much but I guess it suffices. He might be afraid to love again after that.
Would be nice if the boy learned to respect women from that experience. Although it was worse in the medieval times these stories hail from, women today still have to deal with relatable situations. It's the least he could do, right?
Very good explained but it was so back than i said it also 🤷♀️
Žalosna vrba. In one story, a child was drowning in a river (Neretva) and begged the willow to lower her branches. She did so, but not fast enough, and the child drowned.
Now the sad willow always has her branches pointing to the ground, in case a child ever needs to grab unto them
That's why they are called weeping willows.
Zajímavý příběh... a smutný
How melancholically beautiful
I know this story also, but in the version, I was taught it was a litter of kittens. They had once belonged to a Scottish Princess but someone in the household got jealous and attempted to drown them and their mother. The mother cat made it to shore and had a shit fit when she could rescue her litter so some of the willows took pity on her and rescued them. This is why they are called Pussy Willows today
@@angeldougan9334 pussy willows? Huh well I've never heard of that..
I love how the song describes her as "young" when in reality she was probably thousands of years old-being a fae and all.
I think it's meant to be understood as "young looking" as in 18-19y old woman.
Edit: I mean I hope because the other option I can think off is worse.
@@lilmallison2531kinda late to this discussion but I'm pretty sure that
Young girl/boy:5-17
Young woman/man:18-30
So there's a good chance she looked far younger than him,but Ig we'll never know
If her life is bound to a single oak tree, she certainly was not thousands of years old.
Fae doesn't mean immortal.
Even trees have a first day of life.
@@Jane-oz7pp
Willows live for 70 years.
@@reidoesnotknow They might also have picked girl instead of woman for a better flow of lyrics. I doubt she was meant to look like a literal child.
"Now your willow's fallen. Now you belong to me." is when the maiden cried.
"The maiden wept when she heard him, when he said he'd set her free"
No, listen again
The hunter: I'll set you free.
Also the hunter: Now you belong to me.
*E M O T I O N A L D A M A G E !*
Oh no I wouldn't say freed.
More like, Under new management.
Reminds me of the USA lol
@@celeridad6972 😂
@@celeridad6972 Xenophobe
I think he liked the idea of her and the idea of being with her, more than he actually loved her
He liked what he could get out of being with her. He wasn't in love with her.
Lust vs love
No he was horny.
He liked that she was beautiful. That's pretty much it.
Most problems now. My oldest daughter who is 17 is having the problem 🙄😒
Everyone is talking about the story or the animation, but no one has mentioned how ethereal and beautiful her voice is
Her voice is BEAUTIFUL!
No need to talk about the obvious, yeah?
Indeed
Erutan wrote an update at the end of April 2023 and you can read the full text on her website but I cut out a bit to post here to just remind people to not compare her past voice with her current one because it has caused her PTSD and a lot of anxiety, please be respectful and support her in these difficult times.
"My life is more private than it was in the past. I admit I have dealt with a form of PTSD regarding my social media, with it bringing back all the myriad anxieties surrounding the loss of my singing voice, blows to my identity and self worth and the career I might have had. And it was never easy seeing/hearing reminders of how my voice used to be. It still isn't. But I am feeling better from keeping a bit of a distance, and have built a happy, busy life filled with many activities I love. That said, I know I've missed much kindness and good times with many wonderful people, and that is a deep regret of mine, but I've had to listen to what my mind and body were telling me in order to get through this very difficult time. I hope you will forgive me." - Erutan
Wait what happened?
@@TheLalacream They aren't 100% sure, but what is likely an auto immune disorder has been causing her a lot of issues and has affecting her singing.
Omg that's so sad
That's sad news... yet I feel as though Erutan should be relieved that a sample of her true voice, in its finest quality and melody, has been forever preserved in the form of this beautiful song. In my ears, she will always sound as enchanting and powerful as she did in The Willow Maid.
It's sad she thinks she should apologize. The only thing that makes me sad is she hasn't posted an up date here, but that's also not something she us required to do.
My friends: what songs do you like?
Me: it's complicated
Same
yess xD same
Took a long time, but these days I am open in front of my friends with what music I REALLY enjoy.
same xdd
Well, it's just folk, it's not that complicated x)
There are two ways to dehumanize someone:
To devalue them, and to idolize them.
Both are equally disastrous.
Amen. Amen.
+Juan Paolo Datu That is so true.
you are a genius, couldnt have said it better
+Culture Goblin Thank you for your words of wisdom, Jareth.
+Culture Goblin damn, that some truth you have seen right there.
Lyrics:
A young man walked through the forest
With his quiver and hunting bow
He heard a young girl singing
And followed the sound below
There he found the maiden
Who lives in the willow
He called to her as she listened
From a ring of toadstools, red
Come with me my maiden
Come from thy willow bed
She looked at him serenely
And only shook her head
See me now, a ray of light in the moon dance
See me now, I cannot leave this place
Hear me now, a strain of song in the forest
Don't ask me, to follow where you lead
A young man walked through the forest
With a flower and coat of green
His love had hair like fire
Her eyes an emerald sheen
She wrapped herself in beauty
So young and so serene
He stood there under the willow
And he gave her the yellow bloom
Girl my heart you've captured
Oh, I would be your groom
She said she'd wed him never
Not near, nor far, nor soon
See me now, a ray of light in the moon dance
See me now, I cannot leave this place
Hear me now, a strain of song in the forest
Don't ask me, to follow where you lead
A young man walked through the forest
With an axe sharp as a knife
I'll take the green-eyed fairy
And she shall be my wife
With her, I'll raise my children
With her, I'll live my life
The maiden wept when she heard him
When he said he'd set her free
He took his axe and used it
To bring down her ancient tree
Now your willow's fallen
Now you belong to me
See me now (see me now, see me now) a ray of light in the moon dance
See me now (see me now, see me now) I cannot leave this place
Hear me now (hear me now, hear me now) a ray of light in the moon dance
Don't ask me (don't ask me) to follow where you lead
She followed him out of the forest
And collapsed upon the earth
Her feet had walked but a distance
From the green land of her birth
She faded into a flower
That would bloom for one bright eve
He could not take from the forest
What was never meant to leave
Thank you, you helped me understand the lyrics of the song
Merci de la France 👍
Obrigado, camarada !
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Are you kidding me? I find this amazing masterpiece after 9 years? Absolutely beautiful. Good heavens I got chills
Literally i was about to turn it off until I heard her start singing , and her voice is beautiful, and the images shown from the song is amazing
yes😭😭😭
@@IIuvnadiaall time favorites, check her other music too, she's out of this world
Come back, it's time for another re-listen 💙
Bruh, he gave her, the PLANT SPIRIT a PLUCKED PLANT that might've been another spirit. Isn't that kinda like him saying, "Marry me because I'm giving you a dead friend." ??
Yandere flirting
Bucket O'Randomness 🤣
huH
Lol
He might have not known that yet
I like how at 3:14 she sang "With her I'll raise *my* children" instead of *our* children. Implying he doesnt care about her
And she is a YOUNG girl prob 7-14 . it also says he likes her becouse she is "so young and so serene." Young. Just saying.
@@arandomgachatuber3010 faes are immortal. Stop making assumptions.
@@monomoonchild8066 bruh
@@monomoonchild8066 Immortal doesn't always mean old. Disregarding the fact that the song literally says she's young, she could just be young by immortal standards, not to mention she's not completely immortal since she, you know, died at the end.
YourAveragePsychicNarrator
Isn’t she immortal as long as her tree isn’t cut?
My 6 years old son was crazy about this song...he made my sing it for him again and again...now he passed away...when I hear it now it's unspeakable feeling
aww I’m sorry
I'm sorry
I’ve always hated and equally feared people that do/take whatever they want from another person regardless of what they say.
Some might find this not all that bad or exaggeration, some might even find it “tragically romantic”.
But believe me it can be very frustrating and scary when someone so persistently forces their opinions on you.
'Tis why I have such struggle in living with myself, or in living alone, and sometimes in living with others.
Control mechanisms. Unique to each individual. Buttons, knobs, levers... switches.
Metaphors are dangerous tools in the hands of any who would apply them for personal use, gain, or confusion.
If you like a flower you pick it, and take it home
If you love a flower you admire it, and let it grow...
Then someone else comes and takes it....
I love this logic💕
What your saying is rape the flower?
@@wesleybradshaw2609 No. If you love someone, you let them be as they are. If you only like them, the choices you make will end up hurting them in a sense (by not being willing to compromise and always wanting your way).
"If you love something let it go" and all that. If you love someone, respect their choices. A flower left to grow will flourish, but if you rip the flower out of the ground, no matter how much water you give it, it will still die.
At least you would’ve loved it enough to leave it be
Maiden: I will not marry you
The man walked through the forest with an axe sharp as a knife
Maiden: wait that’s illegal
The man - " You are in the middle of the fucking forest, whos gonna stop me."
@@namonaite THIS IS THE POLICE DROP YOUR WEAPON NOW - whole squads of elven police show up with crossbows ready -
@@millerlucerojames hot damn.
*``Drops axe``* I guess, I'll just marry the old hag at the inn then, too bad even children mistake her for a troll.
@@namonaite good choice
This is the best comment string I've read so far :)
The melody is so beautiful... but then when you read the lyrics and the story it's actually so sad and terrifying. The art style is beautiful.
Ya see, I’m from florida and I remember there being a house near where I lived that had a tree growing through the house because at some point a tree had started to grow as it was being built and the people who were having the house built decided that rather than having the tree cleared away they would let it stay and build the house around it. Using the trunk as a structural support. This ended up working wonders because when a hurricane hit far inland the house’s main structure remained mostly intact hecause the tree acted as a deep anchor that reached beneath the foundation. It actually saved most of the house and when I moved away the tree and the house were still there. Dude should’ve done something like that instead of just chopping the tree down
Yep. He had all the ability in the world to adapt himself to her needs. But he chose to try to force her to adapt to his wants instead, and killed her. He could have had everything he wanted if he had chosen to compromise, but he chose force instead, and he ended up with nothing. I hate that she died from his selfish actions, while he walked away unpunished.
@@draguta8995 Well done, you have successfully learned the lesson of this tale. Compromise lets all of us get at least most of what we all want.
@@ShiftyMcGoggles 0/0 I'd say. You bitches both gotta learn a lesson. There are no winners here.
Tree roots go deep down,deeper than foundations of many smaller buldings. Depending on the species of course
Truly wisdom.
We have simillar story in our mythology.
The man has a strange feeling about his wife, who is always so lively sweet and beautiful throughout the day, but during the night, when she goes to sleep, she looks like dead. It's even more complicated, because they have a little son she cannot take care of throughout the night when he cries, so her husband has to wake to him, despite working hard throughout the day.
He asks an oracle for help and is told his wife lives a double life, throughout a day it's his beloved wife, during night is an old willow near the river. When he hears it, he rages. Why would his wife lead a double life, when she belongs to him and needs to care for their child?!
He then takes an axe and cuts the willow down. At the moment, his wife dies, collapses on the floor in the middle of movement.
When the man hears, he regrets what he's done, but there is no way back. When he returns to the river pleading for forgiveness, the voice of his wife/willow speaks telling him to take the willow out of the water and plant its limbs along the river. Once their son is old enough to cut the wooden pipes from the new trees, he'll be able to talk to his mother.
OH SHIT! This just shows how fucked up humans are!
May I ask what mythology this is?
Nexoris the end of that story is actually quite beautiful
@@flame6454 Czech one.
@@oddqueen_LunaRose I definitely agree
The Man: You're coming with me.
The Willow Maid: No.
The Man: (raises axe) I didn't ask.
Good one
The man: did I stutter
I didn't axe*
I'm sorry, the urge was too strong. I'll leave now.
@@sisterunderstandable1717 I think the word you were looking for is "stutter".
@@melis5055 ah, yes, thank you
Starting my 2024 with finding this gem from 10 years ago!!! HOW AM I ONLY FINDING THIS NOW?!
Better late than never. Welcome to the Erutan fan club!
Hey, it's time to listen again. :)
While i was in an abusive relationship, I saw this song as me, I thought i was the young man that was ruining her life by not giving her everything she wanted, i thought i was to blame for everything. All along the willow maid was me
Lol hoes be hoes 🤣
many such cases
@Scott's Precious Little Account "The Hanging Tree" is some deep shit tbh.
I hope you're in a better place now buddy.
This too was me. I tried and tried and tried but she was actually cheating on me. She then got engaged to someone less than 3 months after the relationship ended.
I learned to value myself; my time, my resources, funds and my self esteem.
everyone talking about the story and everything, but anyone else wanna acknowledge the absolutely GORGEOUS art/animation style?
RIGHT?? I Clicked on and i was like PLEASE BE ANIMATED AND ITS STUNNING
I was stunned by the clarity of the voice. Women were given a great gift in their ability to sing, they don't use it nearly often enough.
F.A. Kefacebook Few people can put forth the effort and dedication it takes to acquire such a voice. I may do voices to entertain others but I can’t sing as I like many others don’t wish to focus on their song.
@@f.a.kefacebook5688 not every woman actually, but woman have different types of voice, they have high pitched voice but some also have a low pitched voice
Right
This song's been out for 7 years, but I bet a lot of you haven't noticed that 'Erutan' is actually 'Nature' spelled backwards. She spoke for Mother Nature, that's where her name came from.
I actually didn’t notice that! Im dum and i thought “Erutan” was a kind of mythological creature..
@@ghostprince9247 Now that you know… I was actually going through the name when I thought, why is this name so strange? So I flipped it back and voila! 😎😎
@@Kim320320 XD
Noticed that yesterday. But true sie. Want aware. But im aware theres no more songs from erutan. Please tell me im wrong XD
@@kairo9084 sadly I didn't keep up. I wish she had more songs coming. Let's keep our hopes. ❤🌹
Its literally incredible that people can defend or sympathise with the man in this story, especially when it was purposely written to portray him as an entitled a$$hole who murders the maiden for his own selfish intentions. The woman whose voice brings life to the maidens suffering wrote him as the villian and people can still sympathise with HIM. Its insane to me.
@Just an Old Soul Yes, it was just one man the whole time. He would keep coming back to try and convince or coerce the maiden into coming with him but she denied him every time. So he decided to kidnap her and force her to be with him. It's not a romantic story at all unfortunately.
:(
maybe they need to once in their life write a story that is not just, man bad
👏🏼👏🏼❤❤❤
@@DCPTF2almost all stories have a villain… and like probably half of them should be men… right
@@meaninglesscommenter8457 maybe they need to once in their life write a story that is not just, man bad
Loved it. I'm taking the moral of the story to be- If the young man wanted to marry the fairy, he should have moved to the forest, rather than take her out of it.
Or accept that she doesn't want to marry him and go on his way
@@csodapaci Honestly, it could go either way. There's interpretations where the 3 representatives of men are 3 different men and interpretations where the 3 are the same man. There's interpretations where the fairy loves him back, and interpretations where she doesn't. It's even possible for her to love him back but be unable to marry him (I've heard somewhere the idea that the fae can't participate in a religious marriage ceremony otherwise they'd die).
So in the interpretation where they're the same man, where she loves him but can't go with him, it'd be reasonable to expect that if he loved her as he says he does, it would have made more sense to move himself to where she lives rather than expecting her to move to him. This is reasonable because, as a hunter, he'd still be able to provide for himself - eating meat, making clothes, selling the meat/fur/etc. for resources he can't make for himself, etc; she can help him find/use fallen branches and other materials to make a shelter, etc. She literally can't leave her tree, but he could go wherever.
Alternatively, in the interpretation where she does not love him, he should have accepted her first refusal, not try again, and certainly not try to force her.
@@draguta8995 not really no. She clearly said she'd never marry him and the writer directly said it was about people who didn't take no for an answer
@@lulolie exactly, thus my last paragraph. There are many potential interpretations, though of course, the creator's interpretation is fact. I personally was on the side of "she said no and he should have respected it" even before I learned the creator's standpoint on it. All art has two standpoints though - that of the creator and that of the observer. The observer's standpoint being wrong doesn't make it insignificant. The main paragraphs of my statement were in response to an observer's intepretation rather than in response to the creator's interpretation.
@Draguta I mean...it kinda is insignificant in this case. It's literally taking away the entire meaning behind it and treating it as an completely different story. They're saying that the moral of a story where someone who was rejected kidnapped the person who rejected them with intentions to rape them and said the moral of the story is basically that they should've, in context, stalked her instead of kidnapped her.
"There are things that are beautiful because you cannot have them" - Gilgamesh to arthuria
Godzahtheking Urmmm hey, fellow fate fan!
Irony from a king who took what he wanted
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Arturia, there is no h in the middle
I don't remember that line but I love Fate! Are you sure HE said that to her?
This is how "nice" people see themselves. They think they're doing someone a favor, when in truth they could really harm those they like.
Nice people and kind people are not necessarily the same...and it took me a long time to figure this out.
@@Cryogenius333 I agree.
Kindness is not the same as ignorance
That’s why I’ve always aspired to be a jackass dipshit asshat jerk. It’s worked fantastically and I’m currently in a happy, prosperous relationship.
Sounds like Murica spreading democracy in other lands
The last verses sump it all up: "he could not take from the forest, what was never meant to leave". ❤ I like how this fairy had the guts to decide for herself not to marry him. We all should be like her. I sometimes have a hard time deciding for myself, but I'm trying to change!
Indeed, so it is 🙂.
Decisions have consequences.
Any how or what is easier to bear when you know a good why.
@@MarpoLoco I hate when the consequences of one person's decisions results in someone else getting punished instead of the person who made those decisions, though.
I hate that his selfishness killed her, while he was able to walk away unpunished by his own deeds.
She didnt say she doesnt want to ,she said that she cant. She couldnt decide on that matter,she couldnt stop being bound to the tree,to the forest . The man was confident that he knew better than her,that he had good intentions but his confidence coming from ignorance/selfishness doomed her. He was from a different world than her after all (symbolized for what he did for a living and his gift to her) and tried to do something what was never meant to be.
@raspberrybeing2937 “She said she’d wed him never, not near nor far nor soon.” She didn’t want to marry him.
She said no.. bcoz she knew she couldn't leave the forest or she'll die..
That was absolutely, hauntingly beautiful. And the animations is amazing. I've decided to add this as a mini quest in my D&D game. Perhaps the heroes will find that flower and return it to the ring of mushrooms, returning her to her forest.
This is so beautiful hope y’all have fun
The Younglings discovered the moonflower and the withered willow stump in the ring of redcap mushrooms. With information from a magical singing frog, they learned the details of how to reverse the spell. They rewrote the chorus. "See me now, a ray of light in the sundance. See me now, I will return to this place. Hear me now, A song of Hope in the forest. We give new life to you and your tree." They combined their voices and sang the song, planting the moon flower in the willow and rolled to check.... and the willow resprouted and the dryad stepped out-- and thanked them, the heroes of the forrest.
I don't know if anyone else noticed, but her hair gets more and more brown as the song goes on, like a flower shriveling and dying... Deep, man.
Deborah Kargher yeah I noticed that. That was deep.
Oshit.... 😐
Not deep at all. Just literally what happens when plants wilt.
Not really. The first time we see her, her hair has a bunch of brown steaks, and the last time, she has none.
I think it gets more brown the more the willow tree dies
8 years of this song and I barely noticed that “Erutan” is actually “Nature” spelled backward.
wait a minute
Omg, now I feel stupid lol
Is stuff like this that just brings me so much joy!
WTF, I FEEL SO DUMB!!!
😮😮😮
This song is felt so close to my heart as girl who has always been taken off from her tree without her consent. For me The tree is a symbolic of a woman's essence, her groundedness, her identity, her beauty, her loving heart and where she always belong. A man should never cut away a woman's from her essence for the tree is her soul. Harm a woman, you destroyed the whole forest. Do not take what was never meant to leave :(((
I live among humans, they don't know that I'm a plant, I was created in a dark botanical laboratory. I'm actually an alien plant, but I live like a normal girl, I can't eat human food, I do photosynthesis like a normal plant
This makes so much sense, since the Earth is often seen as feminine in many mythologies.
Lol, what a great explanation of fucking nothing...
Why is it always women that are sacred? Is it because you believe men cant really be hurt?
Men can hurt others only as much as they themselves hurt.
i can't believe i found this song again i literally only remembered the vibe of it but not any of the lyrics 😭 i was so obsessed with erutan's music when i was younger
Sameee.
I read a story where a man discovers a whole community of fairies who literally merge with their trees for part of the year. He spends time with the community, and he and a woman from the community fall in love. She agrees to marry him, but warns him she can only live with him during the winter, the rest of the time she needs to be with the tree. The man agrees and they have a great winter, but as it ends, he starts to panic, unsure how he'll manage without her for the rest of the year. Spring comes, and he keeps coming up with excuses to delay her. She reminds him of his promise and says she'll return in the winter. The man gets desperate and sneaks out of the house with an axe. Arriving at her tree, he's startled to notice that it hasn't grown any leaves and appears to be dying. Looking at the axe, the reality of what he was going to do hit him and he realized that he was slowly killing her. Leaving the tree unharmed, he returns home and apologizes to the fairy and she returns to her tree for the spring summer and fall. The following winter, she returns to the house and from there on, the cycle continues.
Everything hv its price.
If I'm the man, I might just marry a human girl. But...right. The fairies are more beautiful.
Yes please. I need this content.
Source please . Or no book exists
Bless you! I got the inspiration for my poem! Thanks for sharing the story.
Interesting note:
First it says a young man with a hunters bow, an item used to take an animals life
Next it says a young man comes with a flower- demonstrating the act of having taken the life of a plant
Finally a young man with an axe- who chops down the tree taking the life of the plant and in turn the life force of the dryad
And this is exactly why, if such spirits and ancient Mythic beings exist in this world still, choose to hide from us because we're too rude and stupid of a species. We mess with stuff we don't understand and it ends up being an absolute disaster, which ends in heartbreak sadness and tragedy.
@@KingArgus-fy5xq I mean, I’m still gonna eat meat, but I get what you are saying.
@@KingArgus-fy5xq Most far and faerie folk still eat meat so it's not the eating of meat it's the way we treat the bodies after we eat the meat, which is why I usually collect bones and give them a peaceful burial or a passing ritual because in the end it's not that we eat the meat it's just how we treat the meat.
“I know what will woo this plant woman- a dying plant that I ripped out of the ground!”
@@KingArgus-fy5xq Yep.... Love the fictional creatures over your own flesh and blood.
[Verse 1]
A young man walked through the forest
With his quiver and hunting bow
He heard a young girl singing
And followed the sound below
There he found the maiden
Who lives in the willow
He called to her as she listened
From a ring of toadstools red
"Come with me, my maiden
Come from thy willow bed"
She looked at him serenely
And only shook her head
[Chorus]
See me now, a ray of light in the moondance
See me now, I cannot leave this place
Hear me now, a strain of song in the forest
Don't ask me, to follow where you lead
[Verse 2]
A young man walked through the forest
With a flower and coat of green
His love had hair like fire
Her eyes an emerald sheen
She wrapped herself in beauty
So young and so serene
He stood there under the willow
And he gave her the yellow bloom
"Girl, my heart you've captured
Oh, I would be your groom"
She said she'd wed him never
Not near, nor far, nor soon
[Chorus]
See me now, a ray of light in the moondance
See me now, I cannot leave this place
Hear me now, a strain of song in the forest
Don't ask me, to follow where you lead
Follow where you lead
[Verse 3]
A young man walked through the forest
With an axe sharp as a knife
"I'll take the green-eyed fairy
And she shall be my wife
With her I'll raise my children
With her I'll live my life"
The maiden wept when she heard him
When he said he'd set her free
He took his axe and used it
To bring down her ancient tree
"Now your willow's fallen
Now you belong to me"
[Chorus]
See me now, a ray of light in the moondance
See me now, I cannot leave this place
Hear me now, a strain of song in the forest
Don't ask me, to follow where you lead'
[Verse 4]
She followed him out the forest
And collapsed upon the earth
Her feet had walked but a distance
From the green land of her birth
She faded into a flower
That would bloom for one bright eve
He could not take from the forest
What was never meant to leave
10 years... How did it take me TEN YEARS to find this absolute masterpiece?!?!
To anyone watching, this is based on celtic mythology, if you listen to the lyrics and do a little studying you'll see that this is a satire about selfish love and has nothing to do with rejection, the boy had a choice the girl or his fortune, he chose both but didn't have a choice. It's made clear in the lyrics.
See me now (This is how you see me) A ray of light in the moondance (Beautiful but soon to be gone)
See me now, I can not leave this place (literally)
Hear me now (not what shes saying but what shes singing.) a strain of song in the forest (Through my song I'm tied to the forest.)
Don't ask me to follow where you lead (Not a rejection, shes saying don't ask me to leave.)
(At this point the guy could have turned arround and said "I'll stay with you" for a better ending.
Now for further clarification I'll go over the celtic references. First a young hunter, young hunters were very desirable to the celts they could easily provide for their families. So turning one down was unusual, especially considering women rights back then. Next the ring of toad stool, toad stool are mushrooms, a ring of mushrooms is called a fairy ring, he could only see her when he stepped into the ring so he knew she was a fairy (he says this near the end of the song)
next she lived in a willow tree, this tells us the type of fairy she was, a nymph. Nymphs are exceptionally beautiful but they make a "contract" with a tree, in exchange for helping to nurture and care for the tree the tree shares it's life with the nymph. This allows the nymph to live for hundreds of years, but she is bound to the tree permanently and if she ever leaves it or if it ever dies then she dies.
Next the boys green cloths and yellow flower, some people might take this for hunting clothes, but they aren't, green and yellow in that culture were signs of wealth and power, he was probably a nobles son or something like that. He was trying to impress her with his wealth.
Now the worst part, he knew she was a fairy from the fairy ring (He even says it) he knew she was a nymph bound to the willow (She lives IN the willow. Not on, or near. And he knew to cut down the willow tree to unbind her (when he said he'd set her free), not just grab her and run off.) But even though he knows it will probably kill her he chooses to cut down the tree because he doesn't want to loose his wealth. He could have easily stayed with her and built a house in the forest if he gave up everything for her. But he chose not to. And finally the middle of the song.
She said shed wed him never, not near nor far nor soon. (its easy to take this as flat out rejection, because it is. Not because she wouldn't marry him from the start though. She isn't being more straight forward with him. She's saying you will never buy me. He's showing off his wealth and power and offering to give her riches (offering the yellow flower) she's rejecting his offer, not necessarily him. It's not what you will give me, it's what you will give to be with me.)
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Wow! That is a great comment. I think it should be pinned so it wouldn't be lost.
I think it’s about both selfish love and rejection. The man has deluded him self into thinking that they can be together all on his own. All the while the fairy is telling him “no I do not want you I do not want to be with you I want to stay here I need to stay here.” So I think it’s about both being selfish (the man) and rejection (done by the fairy)
At least someone has done their research. I respect that.
Actually no. The lyrics are her trying to tell him she can't marry him nor exit the forest bc she's a fairy that can not exist outside the forest. Can't remember who said it in comments but she explained that the fairy was just an illusion made out of light shining thru leave and her voice was just forest noise. I can't quiet recall what type of fairy it is but I know it was not drayed as she just really couldn't leave the forest as she didn't existed out of it.
4:33 I have never heard a human voice sound more like a flute. This is ethereal.
That is so true. Ethereal is definitely the right word
It's beautiful🥺
I have chills. I feel like I am being hypnotized by her voice.
@@marah3298 look up Edda Moser "Der Holle Rache"
@@MarkSeiler It’s very eerily beautiful and soft.
🥀 *Beauty, tragedy, poetry, art, nature, melancholy. I don't know how else to describe this masterpiece.*
It gave me chills and sadness, but at the same time it is so beautiful and magical.
"No i'll die"
"Boi I said no"
"BRUH U KILLIN ME-"
Him: so anyway she died, completely unavoidable.
LMAO this acc made me laugh
That's rough buddy.
@@SairinEarthsea lol is that you Zuko?😂
more like avoidable if he hadn't took her
😂😂
Remember Kids: *consent is important*
No means no
Kids? youre expecting consent from kids?
@@CojanDaniel r/wooosh
Some jokes make no sense.
Omg hi!
Taking rejection so badly that you cut down a girl's house.
I discovered this song like 4-5 years ago (or more?) and it’s still a banger.
Every now and then I come back to this song. So beautiful
"you belong to me" - this is why we have so many problems in the world
Hmm. I thought that basically every Major conflict in the World, is based on some english Dude drawing a Line on a map and Saying:" learn to live with it"
No, this is not a problem, married people, for example, belongs to each other.
@@ariochlenneth5945
That's all fine and dandy, but that's consensual. While in this text, they meant the very unconsensual type.
@@mikikiki2259 Unconsensual is not legal, but not because of "you belong to me".
@@ariochlenneth5945
Woo boy, how do I explain this.
In the song the male declared this poor woman was his, therefore that was the start of the problem. Seeing someone as an object is wrong, and thus is the problem of the term 'You belong to me'. Its possessive, and in many cases is not at all okay.
In BDSM relations (after thought, if you do not know the term BDSM, do not look it up.), yes, but outside of which, is not normally okay.
The man liked the idea of her belonging to him. He didn’t see her as a living being, hence why he so persistent. It came to a point where he actually thought he already owned her. However, he killed her when he chopped down her tree. Anyone who reads Greek mythology knows that nymphs are tied to their respective sources. For example: trees, rivers, and mountains. When he chopped down the tree, he killed her. Like all nymphs, she returned to source she came from; she returned to the earth. River nymphs return to their rivers, mountain nymphs to the mountains, and sea nymphs to the sea. He was so desperate to have her as a possession, that he did something terrible.
@@CandyApples4ever that’s the thing; he didn’t care. He just wanted her as a possession. He didn’t care about her well-being.
@@CandyApples4ever he is an idiot.
@@CandyApples4ever@Tali Menasha
Quiz time! I have two questions for you two.
1. Do you have any actual idea about how dangerous, uncomfortable, unprofitable it is, to live in a fucking forest? Unless you are a tree-woman of course.
2. Just what in the actual fuck is wrong with wanting to posses something beautiful? A tree woman like is probably a demi-human thing.
The young man was way too kind to even try to save her.
@@warbwashington5626
1: he wasn’t saving her, he was being selfish and awful. the forest was her home, she said multiple times that she couldn’t leave, and even if she could it would have been HER choice, not his to force on her, no matter how dangerous it is to live in a forest.
2: wanting to possess a beautiful *object* is not wrong, but the girl was a *PERSON* with emotions and she told him ‘NO’ several times, but he didn’t listen. the point is that he hurt her to try and get what he wanted rather then listening and taking no for an answer.
he didn’t try to save her, not because he was ‘way too kind’ but because he didn’t care about her. he wanted to own her, and if she could have left the forest he would have cast her aside the second he got bored.
the point of the song is that he didn’t give a flying f**k through a rolling donut what she wanted or needed, he just took because he dehumanized her and saw her as an object, something to take and own.
although the song might have a fantasy element to it, very similar situations happen all the time in real life. it’s a huge problem and by okaying it in fantasy, you are contributing to making it okay in real life.
@@dahlia7487 It seems that your emotions have blinded you enough to twist the reality into what you want it to be. I am sorry for you.
1. I really hope you don't go out there and try to live in a wild area one day.
2. I also hope that you don't start thinking that animals or etc have feelings or are in any way equivalent to humans.
I do hope that you pay a visit to a mental health therapist one of these days.
This song has meant so much to me over the years, I have explored many thoughts and meanings in my mind behind it and it always showed me something about the world and myself I never knew before. Thank you so much, and I hope you are doing well these days. Your music has helped me so much, so I will be forever grateful to you for that.
This song is so goooooooood! I can't count the times I listened to it. The story telling was just so well done! *chef's kiss*
“So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden,
and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.”
― Lao Tzu
Nice cultural transistion there! Very different source, similar message.
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Damn I love that quote, very true
"Shut Up!"
-- Judge Bao
@@witrasworld1657 lol
Can we say how when it went to the man bringing an axe and the music sped up the singing sounded almost anxious like it was the woman singing about what had happened and remembering what happened hurt her.
But she's "dead".
This is where reincarnation comes into play.
Could be a sister or friend of her who is remembering what happens to those who separate from their trees/plants or maybe even her reincarnation from the flower
Of that's her then..DAMN
No wonder why the boy fall in love
@@holyvicar no he fell in love with her because of her beauty
This is the most beautiful overlapping of voices I have ever heard.
First heard this song a few days ago and now I am obsessed with it. I have to start my morning with it, I love it!
*A potential continuation:*
A ghost weeps deep in the forest
At the stump of a willow tree.
He has long since been dead now
For well over a century.
He once fell in love with a fairy,
But it wasn't meant to be.
She'd said she'd not go with him,
She had said she could not leave.
He forever laments how he killed her
When he tried to set her free.
His sorrow tied to the forest,
He cannot be at peace.
For the first time in my life, i wish i could give more than one like, just put you on top. Great job!
@@laurentiupopescu504 Aw, thank you!
I wouldn't mind hearing that part sung.
This is genius
OH MY GOSH THIS IS SO GOOD
The “girl”was a nymph or dryad, and by cutting down her tree the young man killed her.
Reminds me of Daphne and Apollo
Nyx Hellwyrm You don't say?
@@hedera1332 I know I know, the majority of the rest of the people watching this know what it means. My apologies.
It's probably a nymph cause dryads are usually attached oak trees, not willows. Also this is inspired by Celtic mythology and not but Greek mythology
@@oakenaikemeja That is true, there is certainly a difference between the two. Once again, my bad.
So long ago you uploaded this song. And no matter when I heard it from this date it was like emotional like the first day. I could cry from the story.
Stunning story, impressive voice, fabulous animated video, mind-blowing trigger in emotion & mind.
Really thanks so much for this artwork
Such a sad Celtic song that tears your soul, especially when one thinks about how many trees in Ireland were brought down to the point of leaving this beautiful island almost deforestated. Only now some measure are taking to plant more 🌳 trees
And a willow fairy represents one of the spirit of the forest who can't be separated from his/her tree and the brute force of the man totally uncaring about it.
At least Celts cared for the nature and the forest where every tree had and still has his own specific role and legend, for example oak tree - sacred tree in Druidry. It reminds me
Enya song - Memories of the tree and what they represent for us.
“Love isn’t about possession, it’s about appreciation” ❤️
And this is not love, its abuse and being a toxic prick.
N to add respect,honor, n trust for each other.
Love is what you make it..and that includes possession. There are no rules.
@@Nightbird. I agree. People love in different ways. I love the feeling of being possessed.
@@Nightbird.this is not love this is desire
Man: Hears her tell him what she cant leave forest nor will she marry him
Man: Cuts down tree and forces her to leave
Girl: Dies
Man: *surprised pikachu*
Gold comment here
HAHHAHAHAHAHA best comment😂😂
Vixie. Great name. Great comment. Have a great day!
Thats ironic since he doesn't have a face
Big brain
The amount of shivers I got through out this piece shows how beautifully orchestrated this song is ❤
First time of hearing Erutan, and I'm blown away. What a lovely voice, great song and enchanting video. Will listen to more of her songs.
Thinking about it, it id kind of gruesome, but I still think it is a great story to teach a child, better than most fairytales.
1. You can't always get what you want.
2. Wanting something to much might destroy it.
3. Respect anothers freedom to chose for themself.
4. Sometimes people will not listen to your no!
Wait, she can't go with him, but he can lives on the tree! Maybe, he lives with childs (oh yes, maiden will not understand, whats happen 😁) and cokies ;) Be creative my dear friends!
@@youtube_overlord Imagine that you're an almost immortal magical being and you turned down a random dude and this random dude than comes back and builds an house in your house and starts to live there with his family/tries to marry you.
Please don't be creative if someone tells you to fuck off.
@@credendovides20 its America's history)). She simply can't go away from tree - one problem. If she have more problem, she said that. And life immortal with mortal its not problem - man dies at 60 years. We speak not for simple girl, like you - like others. We speak about magical being (yes, she can be not girl and not boy). She can't have problem with real reletionship, because she haven't real girls needs. Its fairytale situation!!!
@@youtube_overlord What do you mean with "It's America's history"?
This is a Celtic legend. She turned him down. He didn't like that cause he is a douche that can't take no as an answer and felt entitled to have her anyway.
Her being a magical creature or a simply human, still: do not invade people's properties.
If they say "see my now and the f off", you do so. Consent is consent.
@@credendovides20 "its America's history" colonists vs indians. I give opportunity that he can know more her and understand she. Yes, what he did is bad.
Interesting...so many comments about, "He was trying to help her", "He was trying to free her", "Why didn't she just explain herself?" and the ones that suggest that he was a nice guy. So many ignore the fact that she rejected him every time he came to her. Her rejections were polite, but clear. So how was she asking for help, to be saved or for his company?
This says a LOT about our global society...
Also the fact that the idiots don't understand that his intentions were very clear - to force her to be his bride and have children with her. NOWHERE does he ever mention or allude to the fact that he thinks "oh maybe she's stuck and can't get out - out of kindness and not out of anything selfish - let me help her". No , it was all about "you belong to me". She rejected him and made it clear to "not ask me to follow you". She even wept as he hurt the tree, why would she if she wanted to be free? And what kind of asshole would turn to a weeping woman and go "you belong to me". He NEVER wanted to help her.
@a bouquet of flowers with an opinion Wtf are you talking about?
Amen
I keep saying people say that but I'm hardly finding any comments like that honestly :/
It says people are idiots.
I can't believe I've gone this long without seeing this video. Beautiful vocals and such a powerful story.
Oh my, I forgot about this lovely song. My mother would play it for me when I was still a child, she loved what kind of story it told and the beautiful animation that went with it.
I'm glad it suddenly popped up in my recommended all these years later.
Me, listening to this song for the first time: Ah, I get it, he's a little thick, so he has to learn through repetition that she wants to remain in the forest forever, but eventually he'll figure it out and he'll give up his old life and join her in the wild, how romantic!
Me, finishing the song: Oh.
THE REAL WORLD IS SSSSSSSSSSSUUSSSSS
Either way,she doesn't want to marry him and that should be enough to get him to leave.
@@mellie3882 Well, Just because someone doesnt want to marry you isnt a reason to stay away
He a little thick haha
@@Bladerxdxi They don't even have a relationship,he just comes into her home and keeps asking her to marry him,so yeah,it's a very good reason to stay away,because he is harassing her.
“He could not take from the forest, what was never meant to leave” I got a tingling feeling in my head
DAYUM I POSTED THIS A YEAR AGO AND GOT A SHIT TON OF LIKES
Can you please explain what it meant?
@@amukhb8608 I think she was never meant to leave because she was connected to the willow which kept her alive
@@amukhb8608 It can mean many things. It could be that the Willow was a part of her, so when he cut it down, he killed her. It could be a metaphor that means that you can't take everything by force. It could be a metaphor that means that some things are beyond your control. Use your imagination to see the other 9 meanings I see without actually thinking about it or trying to analyze it.
Thank you guys for explaining it!
@@amukhb8608 All goods mate
Made me think about that poem by Ronsard. Here's an extract:
Stay, woodsman, stay thy hand awhile, and hark-
It is not trees that thou art laying low!
Dost thou not see the dripping life-blood flow
From Nymphs that lived beneath the rigid bark?
Unholy murderer of our Goddesses,
If for some petty theft a varlet hangs,
What deaths hast thou deserved, what bitter pangs,
What brandings, burnings, tortures, dire distress!
okay I fixed it:
The maiden took the man's axe
and whacked him in the head
before he hit the damp ground
best know that fool was dead
his blood flowed like a river
and the willow's roots it fed
Whack what's in his trousers
I just choked on my coffee laughing at this! I love your version!
Perfect 💅🏾✨✨
He looks politely confused when she died and turned into a flower lol
"Oh, whoops"
Kiwi Bird "shit not again.."
Agent. ( -_-) not again... This man. I can just imagine the others like 'shit he's here'
Kiwi Bird “why does all the women I like die and turn into flowers?”
Where? His face isn't even drawn on what are you guys talking about
@@CreeketsCreek His posture at the end looks confuse.
My 5 years old daughter, said to me: why didn't he come to live in the forest? 😂😂😂😂
Edit: Thank you all for your comments .i didn't expect that.💕
She has a point!
Give that kid a chocolate!
I always admire how kids think too.
@@ZaNC4847 Children always answer the obvious. Most adults tend to overthink.
Your five year old is smarter than a lot of people.
Oh, my, gosh, I've been looking for this song for 9 years now ... my older sister showed it to me when I was younger, and it sayed stuck in my head since, I'm so glad I've found it... I'm so happy to hear it again.
I just binge watched Frieren anime for 5 episodes the last night, and every time I heard "Time Flows Ever Onward" OST, I was feeling I heard it somewhere, but couldn't remember where exactly. Then when I finished the 5th episode, I went to sleep, laid on my bed, and screamed "ERUTAN!". Yes, it reminded me this song. BTW, that OST sounds exactly how I imagined how time flows.
Moral of the song: don't take sh*t that isn't yours. Also, CONSENT.
This is a good moral
And don't be a nice guy.
@@WhoTookSpecimen yes.
@@WhoTookSpecimen The guy wasn't nice. He ignored her "no, thank you." every time she said it. Guy was an entitled jerk.
JaCubanito myth nice guy
See even mythology gets it. NO means F**king NO.
Ya think Zeus would take a hint?
Yeah it f**king does
Greek gods didn't understood that apparently
Eh, this is more about being selfish
@@atlasy_y No fucking way mate he disguised himself as a puddle just to get into bed with some king's wife...
There are no words. This song is spot on so true and wonderfully done! BEAUTIFUL WORK!
AHHH so so good, the art style and the singers voice are incredible!
I’m a film student and I would love to turn this story into a movie.
Good idea
please do, it would be amazing.
I would watch that story movie
If it fit into a 6 minutes song, then it probably shouldn't be a movie...
Do it, then post the link here. And submit it to BUT Film Festival: www.butff.nl. I'd watch the shit out of that
Maybe this is just coincidence, but the willow could be a representation for the maiden's will. The moment when the young man cut down the willow he also robbed her of her own will and choice and thus she died for she had no will to live.
This is only my interpretation though.
Star Fall Yes I think so
Cool interpretation
Cool
I would say she is a nymph.
that's deep but yeah that can apply
I've always loved willow trees. There is something deeply melancholic about them.
This is gorgeous. Beautiful harmonies and visual production.
love this song, although this makes me think... what if there was a prequel?
imagine... a young man comes to the forest, and falls in love with a fair maiden, but when she says she cannot leave, he returns home, bids his family farewell and returns to be her groom, becoming a man of the forest himself. some years later there's a young child playing in the willow, a beautiful little girl with fire red hair. the family is happy together within the forest. then the mother passes of age, so the father raises her alone. When her father's time finally comes, he bids her to never leave the forest, and that when her groom comes, to not follow where he leads, for if he truly loves her, he should be willing to leave his world behind and become one with her and the forest... she agrees.
but when her groom finally comes, he is not a patient as her dear father, and he tries to take her by force...
yo that is awesome I love that :)
+AndiArtist39 I agree with that music theory. It seems very plausible that could become the prequel to The Willow Maid. Maybe perhaps you could speak with Kate [Erutan] and perhaps create that.
truly beautiful for a prologue
Please please please find a way to make this happen!!! I would love you for all eternity!!!
+AndiArtist39 another version could be that her previous lover died and became the willow tree
While the song is tragic, I remember reading a different version as a child,whereby the young man met her and her kin at a feast held at evensong and when her brother challenged him to wrestle in the lake, she secretly gave him duck oil to ensure he was too slick to be held down (and drowned).When he won, he asked for her hand and the father eventually gave it, but told him she had to return to her roots before autumn.
One would think that after a few seasons, the parting would be easier but it wasn't for him and he decided, in a moment of loneliness, to cut down her willow tree to free her.
Fortunately, he realized his folly and instead, put down his axe and went to return her to her family.
bless you for this comment
You're welcome- I'm just glad there's a happier ending where the man does the right thing for once!:)
It's good to also have stories in which men are capable of criticizing their decisions and impulses to realize they are wrong and shouldn't be pursued. Too often are men portrayed as unwavering in their actions, as if giving a stupid impulse a second thought or admitting being wrong were a sign of weakness. It takes a lot more strength to see the flaw in a plan and come up with another solution, though.
Cassandra H.S.
that's a very cool version.
I want to say that it is Hans Christian Anderson's version but I am not exactly sure... I know I have read that version before too.
This is so good. I find the melody so alluring
a “just take no as an answer” song