explanation of the poem full line by line .[Lord Ullin’s Daughter]
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Lord Ullin's daughter is ballad which tells us the story of the love between Lord Ullin's daughter and the Chieftain of the Ulva clan. Owing to the long-standing feud between both the clans, Lord Ullin was against their love. Lord Ullin's daughter defied her father's orders and eloped with her lover.
The line-wise summary of the poem is given as under:
The Chieftain of Ulva’s isle and Lord Ullin’s daughter running away from Lord Ullin, reached the shore of the stormy lake and requested a boatman to carry them across it to the other side. He also offered to give him a silver pound for the same. The boatman was shocked at the Chieftain’s request and asked him who he was who wanted to cross the stormy Lochgyle and risk their lives. The Chieftain explained the boatman that Lord Ullin and his men were chasing them; if they caught him they would kill him and Lord Ullin’s daughter would pine herself to death; the boatman understood the entire situation. He agreed to take them across the stormy sea to save them from Lord Ullin’s wrath.
Now the storm in the sea grew fiercer; a strong gale began to blow; waves rose higher and higher. Lord Ullin and his men’s horses could be heard galloping down the glen towards the shore. Lord Ullin’s daughter panicked and requested the boatman to hurry as she was ready to die rather than face an angry father. So, the boatman pushed off the boat into the stormy sea. As the boat reached the middle of the sea; it was a piteous sight. The boat could drown any time.
Meanwhile, Lord Ullin with his men reached the shore. Instead of feeling angry, he felt scared to see his daughter’s imminent death. He called her back assuring he would forgive the Chieftain too.
However, it was too late; the storm became very turbulent; a huge wave struck the boat and it drowned. Lord Ullin was left lamenting and crying.
This is beautiful poem written by Thomas Campbell. This poem is about a chieftain and his beloved. His beloved is the daughter of the lord ullin. Both the lovers fled from their houses, they reached at the Shore and asked the boatman to carry them in his boat.
The boatman ask them who they are and why they wanted to cross the sea in the dark and Stormy weather. Then they gave him their identification that he was a chieftain of Ulva Isle and the girl was lord ullin's daughter and her father's men were chasing them.
The chieftain said that he had fled with his beloved and if the lord would catch them would kill him.
The chieftain said that the horsemen of his beloved's father are chasing him and what would happen if they would kill him. Then who take care of his beloved.
Now after hearing the pitiful story of the chieftain. The boatman said that he would row them across the sea. He is not greedy and is not helping them for money but he know that they are true lovers and he is only helping the lovers.
The boatman gave a promise to the chieftain that he would row them across the ferry till they both are not out of danger.
At that time when they were talking, the sea was turning furious. Darkness watch spread all over and the water was making very violent noise.
The atmosphere was going very frightening and the night was growing nearer. In this furious time they all heard the heavy sound of armed men which was coming near to them.
When the lady heard the sound of heavily armed men see requested the boatman to make haste. She save that she could face the wrath of stormy is sky but was unable to face her father. The sea was roaring and the waves wear producing furious sound. At that moment the boat left the shorw and entered into the stormy sea.
The boatman rowed his both along with the chieftain and her beloved through The roaring stormy water. Lord ullin, the father of the girl had reached to the shore. But when he saw that her daughter had entered into the mouth of death i.e., in stormy sea, all his anger turned into wailing.
When Lord Ullin saw that her lovely daughter was in danger, he became very sad. He cried them to come back to the grief.
Lord Ullin's hard heart was also melt by her daughters love to the chieftain. He cried that he would forgive both of them and pleaded them to return back. But all his pleads and cries were in vain as the loud waves were turning very furious and these dangerous waves swept away the chieftain and his daughter. Now the Lord remained alone on the shore lamenting on his fate.