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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "The Deserted Bride" by the artist "Thomas Haynes Bayly"

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The poem "The Deserted Bride" by Thomas Haynes Bayly tells the story of a woman abandoned by her lover, probably for money. The lyrical heroine experiences a range of feelings: from bewilderment and pain to bitterness and an attempt to maintain dignity.

The poem begins with despair and misunderstanding: has her beauty faded so quickly, or was her lover only chasing wealth? The appeal to "friends" emphasizes the heroine's desire to share her pain, find comfort, and confirm that "gold cannot buy love".

This is followed by memories of happy times when her lover sought her attention, and she was surrounded by friends. The contrast between past happiness and present pain intensifies the tragedy of the situation.

Despite the betrayal, the heroine retains her strength of spirit. She does not renounce her love, but neither does she humiliate herself before her former lover. Her words are full of bitterness, but they also express an awareness of her own worth: "No, my choice is free, / And, alas, love is alive".

The final lines of the poem are full of sarcasm. The heroine is ready to give all her wealth for true love, thus emphasizing the insignificance of material possessions compared to the power of true feeling.

Am I then so soon deserted?

Is my boasted beauty gone?

Was I sought, and was I courted

For my gold alone?

Ah! dear girls, my grief behold!

Love will not be bought with gold.

In my home the lover found me,

Then these eyes had ne'er been dim,

Many friends were smiling round me,

Yet I welcomed him!

Oh! how could you change such bliss,

False one, to a doom like this?

Yet I loved you, and I swerve not

From the love I once profess:

Though such duty you deserve not,

I'll not love you less:

No, I came with my free will,

And, alas! I love you still.

Take my gold, ah! could I weave it

Into love's own precious chain,

Trust me, I would freely give it,

Were it mine again:

Faithful love forgets its pride,

Come to your deserted bride.

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