Bob Dylan - ballad in plain d

화자는 한때 사랑했던 순수한 소녀와의 기억을 회상하며, 그녀를 얻기 위한 노력과 그 과정에서 느낀 죄책감을 이야기한다
자매 사이의 질투와 갈등, 그리고 결국에는 자신이 저지른 행동에 대한 반성을 통해 사랑의 복잡함을 드러낸다
마지막으로, 그 관계가 어떻게 깨졌는지를 뼈아프게 반성한다

I once loved a girl, her skin it was bronze
With the innocence of a lamb, she was gentle like a fawn
I courted her proudly but now she is gone
Gone as the season she's taken
In a young summer's youth, I stole her away
From her mother and sister, though close did they stay
Each one of them suffering from the failures of their day
With strings of guilt they tried hard to guide us
Of the two sisters, I loved the young
With sensitive instincts, she was the creative one
Their constant scrapegoat, she was easily undone
By the jealousy of others around her
For her parasite sister, I had no respect
Bound by her boredom, her pride to protect
Countless visions of the other she'd reflect
As a crutch for her scenes and her society
Myself, for what I did, I cannot be excused
The changes I was going through can't even be used
For the lies that I told her in hope not to lose
The could-be dream-lover of my lifetime