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Belle Isle

This version of Belle Isle was released by Bob Dylan in 1970.

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One evening for pleasure I rambled to view
The fair fields all alone
Down by the banks of Loch Eiron
Where beauty and pleasure were known.

I spied a fair maid at her labour
Which caused me to stay for a while
And I thought of a goddess to beauty
Bloomin’ bright star of Bright Isle.

I humbled myself to her beauty
“Fair maiden, where do you belong ?
Are you from heaven descended
Abiding in Cupid’s fair throne ?”.

“Young man, I will tell you a secret
It’s true I’m a maid that is poor
And to part from my vows and my promise
Is more than my heart can endure.

Therefore I remain at my service
And go through all my hardship and toil
And wait for the lad that has left me
All alone on the banks of Belle Isle”.

“Young maiden I wish not to banter
It’s true I come here in disguise
I came here to fulfill our last promise
And hope to give you a surprise.

I’ve known you’re a maid I love dearly
And you’ve been in my heart all the while
For me there is no other damsel
Than my bloomin’ bright star of Belle Isle”.

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About Lyrics and Belle Isle by Bob Dylan

The lyrics to Belle Isle are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Bob Dylan used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to Belle Isle have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Bob Dylan and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Belle Isle by Bob Dylan. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Belle Isle" means the words set to the music of Belle Isle, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Bob Dylan. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Belle Isle and the lyrics to Belle Isle are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Bob Dylan who came here looking just for the lyrics to Belle Isle, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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