Miko: annotations

with sword drawn

Robin was sometimes called Goblin.

the dawn

Oberon might be referring to Aurora, or he might be referring to Cephalus, Aurora's lover.

In these creepy lines, Robins talks about the dead who are not buried in sacred grounds (churchyards). Suicides were commonly buried in crossroads so that their bodies would be trampled on. Robin also mentions those who have drowned, and so their bodies were never recovered. Because they are ashamed, these damned souls choose to forever (“for aye”) avoid the daylight.

Aurora was the goddess of the dawn. In this case, Robin sees Venus, the morning star.

The goddess Hecate drove a chariot pulled by dragons across the night sky. In Ovid's “Metamorphoses”, Hecate says “Not in vain, stars glittered in reply: not in vain, winged dragons bring my chariot, through the sky”.

They will be in love (“league” means covenant or marriage) with a duration (“date”) until they die.

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