Oh My What Shame

Don McLean

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Verse:             (e)                       They were married in the old Church yard And they promised to be true to each other No matter how hard their lives might be But like meteors that fell through moments parallel They were soon to cross And on different plots of earth they both did fall Though their lives had really not been hard at all Chorus: Oh my what a shame No one’s to blame It just happened that way And there’s nothing you can say When two people say goodbye Oh my... Instrumental verse: Verse: Two brothers promised they’d return When the war that they were fighting was over But only one lived to keep his vow And the story I was told said he lived to be quite old Before time won out Someone asked if he knew what they both fought for But he could not recall he had ever been to war (Chorus) Bridge: For there’s nothing you can say when it’s over And there’s nothing you can do when it’s done There’s no battle you can win And there’s nothing to begin            e That’s not begun Verse: On this moment I recall your face And I wonder if you still think about me Occasionally I still think of you And I watch the river flow and I know I must let go But it’s oh so hard For the waves are all around my small canoe I had always hoped this boat could carry two       (Chorus again)

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La chanson évoque la douleur de la séparation, tant dans le cadre d'une relation amoureuse que d'un lien fraternel. Les protagonistes, initialement pleins d'espoir et de promesses, se trouvent confrontés à la cruauté du destin. Malgré des engagements sincères, la vie prend des tournants inattendus, entraînant des adieux inéluctables et laissant derrière eux des souvenirs mélancoliques. Le contexte véhicule un sentiment de désillusion face aux promesses faites, comme celles d'un mariage ou d'une promesse entre frères, illustrant comment des événements hors de notre contrôle peuvent conduire à des choix difficiles. La poésie de la chanson réside dans cette exploration des relations humaineset leur vulnérabilité face aux aléas de la vie.