i have an odd take on this song and your all gonna think im an idiot,
anyway i see a pretty strong elusion to "oedipus" the greek play where an arrogant tyrant( the fur trapper) goes blind after his arrogance leads on his entire fate without realizing it, just like how the trapper knows of an eskimo legend but still provokes nanook. in the play the kings fate is to now roam the desert for the rest of his life as a blind man , just as the trapper does in the tundra.
other than that i think its just a song of advice, the "yellow snow" is whatever impure toxin you want it to be and obviouslsy revenge and anger caused by the snow brings the ruin of the fur trapper as well as nanook
I believe that Frank was intelligent and well read enough to have possibly blended such a meaning into the song. At the very least I doubt he would disagree and enjoy the possibility of your interpretation. Archetypes are my favorite subjects and Franks lyrics are more intelligent and his musical phrasing is top notch.
I believe that Frank was intelligent and well read enough to have possibly blended such a meaning into the song. At the very least I doubt he would disagree and enjoy the possibility of your interpretation. Archetypes are my favorite subjects and Franks lyrics are more intelligent and his musical phrasing is top notch.
i have an odd take on this song and your all gonna think im an idiot, anyway i see a pretty strong elusion to "oedipus" the greek play where an arrogant tyrant( the fur trapper) goes blind after his arrogance leads on his entire fate without realizing it, just like how the trapper knows of an eskimo legend but still provokes nanook. in the play the kings fate is to now roam the desert for the rest of his life as a blind man , just as the trapper does in the tundra.
other than that i think its just a song of advice, the "yellow snow" is whatever impure toxin you want it to be and obviouslsy revenge and anger caused by the snow brings the ruin of the fur trapper as well as nanook
I believe that Frank was intelligent and well read enough to have possibly blended such a meaning into the song. At the very least I doubt he would disagree and enjoy the possibility of your interpretation. Archetypes are my favorite subjects and Franks lyrics are more intelligent and his musical phrasing is top notch.
I believe that Frank was intelligent and well read enough to have possibly blended such a meaning into the song. At the very least I doubt he would disagree and enjoy the possibility of your interpretation. Archetypes are my favorite subjects and Franks lyrics are more intelligent and his musical phrasing is top notch.