You bound strong sandals on my feet, You gave me bread and wine, And sent me under sun and stars, For all the world was mine.
Oh, take the sandals off my feet, You know not what you do; For all my world is in your arms, My sun and stars are you.
In the first stanza, the speaker describes what someone gave her: sandals for her feet, bread and wine, and the freedom to wander beneath the sun and stars. The gift seems generous — the whole world is offered to her. But the second stanza turns that gift into a gentle complaint.
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