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GiTS Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Loe - is thist a word?

Hi,

I'm doing a work for my english course, we just have to choose any subject and talk about it. I chose archaic english, and I'll talk about the diferences between archaic and modern english and I will alsol translate a song to portuguese. But I came into a word I can't find the meaning anywhere: "loe". Maybe the word is written wrong, I don't know, but here is a video of the song:



Here is the lyrics:

Færie dearest, was it loe soothfast or a façade;

A serenade siren'd to lure - Zounds! not to court me?

A mænad, yet the sweetest colleen -

Certes didst thou me unveil meekly life pristine.

Lorelei,

A poet of tragedies, scribe I lauds to Death,

Yet who the hell was I to dare?

Lorelei,

Canst thou not see thou to me needful art?

Canst thou not see the loss of loe painful is?

Dædally didst thou perform the tragic pasquinade,

For all years a damndest and driegh'd accolade -

Caus'd for all eyes mazéd to behold a mêlée;

In the midst did I swainly cast thee my bouquet:

The one and sole faggot that feedeth the fire,

Bellow´d bidingly by my heart's quailing quire.

Lorelei,

A poet of tragedies, scribe I lauds to Death,

Yet who the hell was I to dare?

Lorelei,

Canst thou not see thou to me needful art?

Canst thou not see the loss of loe painful is?

Perchance author I thee this ikon'd apologue for aught,

Doth the wecht burthen thee?, then bethink thine afterthought:

'Tween Æther and 'Nether art thou the peerless phœnix -

Prithee, darlingmost! - court me rather than the peevish prolix.

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

My guess is that it means "love" (and might have been written "lo'e"). I am far from certain though.

  • My guess is that it means "love" (and might have been written "lo'e").
  • I am far from certain though.
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My guess is that it means "love" (and might have been written "lo'e"). I am far from certain though.

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