The analogy with the Odyssey is actually brilliant, there is another element to it.
Odysseus, when he is enchanted by the sirens, "frowns" to his shipmates (since they cannot hear him) so that they untie him and let him go with the sirens.
The singer here however, does not want to leave the ship. He is happy that he is tied with "her": "never a frown, golden brown"
The analogy with the Odyssey is actually brilliant, there is another element to it.
Odysseus, when he is enchanted by the sirens, "frowns" to his shipmates (since they cannot hear him) so that they untie him and let him go with the sirens.
The singer here however, does not want to leave the ship. He is happy that he is tied with "her": "never a frown, golden brown"
@Mbarak That's actually a quite brilliant insight. Cheers.
@Mbarak That's actually a quite brilliant insight. Cheers.
@Mbarak Took me years to figure this out, definitely with you - I think it's more likely to be about a yacht or pleasure boat than anything else
@Mbarak Took me years to figure this out, definitely with you - I think it's more likely to be about a yacht or pleasure boat than anything else