Yellow+Rose

This song is pretty nice. It's talking about how a soldier is dreaming about his favorite girl and wishes that he could find her again and just leave the war to be with her. It's almost as if he is lovesick for her. I think it's cute that he is singing for his "yellow rose of Texas". It's always flattering to a woman when a man writes a love song about her. I would just like to know who this "yellow rose" is. It would be interesting to find out more about the history behind this song. I also think that the writer of this song is dreaming about a happier place because he doesn't really like or approve of the war and doesn't want to be in it anymore. The only thing that I didnt get was in the last two lines. They repeat but here they are: But the gallant Hood of Texas played hell in Tennessee 2x What does this last line actually mean? Is Hood a person or a war or what? That is the only confusing part of the whole song. I've also heard it before because my dad likes the song. It has a really nice melody. All in all, I liked this song and thought that it showed us a glimpse of what was going on in a lot of soldier's minds during the war. 1204687986

I liked the different view this song was giving from the time of the war. Most of the songs seemed to be trying to uplift the soliders and be talking about the war itself. But in this song the only thing that the singer wants is to get out of the war and go home. He really wants to go back to the love of his life and he doesn't like fighting. i didn't get the impression that the singer didn't approve of the war but he just didn't want to fight in it anymore. He was fine with the war going on but he didn't want to fight because he missed home so much. I think that the last line means that a platoon from Texas went into battle in Tennessee. Other than that im not sure. I kind of guess that the singer dies in that battle and never makes it home to see his yellow rose. But thats just a guess. 1204761196

I dont know what to think of this song. At first i want to say that it is stupid, but then i realize that this story has a very strong and understandable meaning. This song just makes me want to switch places with this poor soldier, so that he can go home and be happy again. IT relays such a strong sense of despair and sadness. It almost reminds me of someone lost at sea, that just seems lost, wandering, not quite sure why or how they got where they are, only knowing that they just want to be home again. Overall not too bad. mme

The song, The Yellow Rose of Texas, was a song that was in our civil war song packets. When I first heard this song I liked it. This song isn't just about fighting or the violence of the war, which I like. It is talking about a solider and how we has to leave the girl he loves in Texas, because he has to go and fight in the war. This girl is the "Yellow Rose" in the song. I like in the end of the first stanza when the man singing the song says how when he goes back they will never part. I think that is very sweet. The war was sad because people had to leave behind the people that they love. And not only were the soldiers scared, but there loved ones were scared as as well. I do think that the last two lines "But the gallant Hood of Texas played hell in Tennessee". Didn't make a lot of since. It seemed like the poem was so calm and peaceful except when it came to these lines. I just don't think that they sounded like they fit with the rest of the song. I liked how this song wasn't violent, even though it wasn't, it was still sad. I liked this song, because it has a nice story to it and it is really sweet. 1205359855

This song was about a romantic soldier who loved his girl very much.

The First verse started off what the girl's nickname was called by the soldier. It was the Yellow Rose of Texas. He never told abybody about her because she meant the whole world to him. It broke his heart that he had to leave to fight for his country, and the girl was devastated to find that she may never see him again when the war occures. It would take a miracle for the soldier to find her again, and if he ever found her again, they would be together till death does them part.

The Second verse was a description of the girl. He descibes the eyes in a very sweet way. She was the best thing that ever happened to him and no women like May or Rosa Lee would compare to the significance of the Yellow Rose. The girl was found more favorable to the soldier and there was no girl like her that would ever be the same typical person like everbody else.

The Third verse expresses the feelings of the sodlier when he had to make that decision. His heart was broken and he was feeling light headed., like something just made a blow to his head. He was going back to his town to find his Uncle and ask him what to do in a situation like that. It suggested that you may talk about your hero or general and talk about him all day long, but when it comes comes to war there would be hell to pay.

So I guess it's saying that we have loved ones in our lives that we love dearly, but we have to make sacrifices, and if it means going to war to do our job, then so be it. It's the hardest thing that a person can possibly do. The song suggests that work comes first. I can understand that, because back in that time work was more essnetial or necessary than it is now. because now we have a choice (depending on the situation) which comes first, family? or your job?1205369884

This song is the about the love of a Solidier for his little yellow rose of texas which was his girl. This song is very romantic and sweet it talks about how she is the only girl for me. The solidier describes her as being the most beautiful girl. You could tell he really loved this girl becuase he said when he left this girl it really broke his heart. As you can tell this solidier was very passionate about this girl in the first verse. He sais when we were toghther we shall never part again. Its very romantic and really down to earth that this soldier is head of heals for this girl that he reallyloved. Secount Verse sais how abosultey no one could beat his yellow rose not even the sweet air of tennesee. He sias that she is the sweetest thing that ever happened to him and that everything that was done with this girl was worth it and that she was unforgetable and he could not wait for the chance to see her again and to prove it to her all over again that he really loved her. Onnce he had the oppurtunity to returen he found out that his hearth was broken and that he was just torn to pieves and that he could not walk away from something so pure and real. I know if I was in this soldiers footsteps I dont know were I would begin but atleast he made a choice and he walked away from his feelings and he did what was right and he tried to move on. 1205380649Ale2

I found this song to be very sad but so romantic at the same time. I could never imagine never seeing my loved one again due to something so stupid as to a war. There's no meaning for war or the deaths caused in it. It's pointless. But, love is something you'll only find once since it's so rare to come across. And to finally have that and then have it taken away from you is just heartbreaking. The solider must be heartbroken and depressed but at the same time a bit happy, knowing that he'd found the girl of his dreams who'd make his life complete. So many relationships are not taken seriously, and those wanting to make something out love seem to get punished. It seems as if that happened to the solider. I really liked this song because I'm sure many soliders could relate to it on a emotional and spritual level. The same thing would happen also if the missed loved one was a family member or a good friend. Sometimes to get through terrible events, you have to think about the things in your life that have brought you nothing but joy. I think the solider might've done this to escape reality of being part of the war.1205427343

The "Yellow Rose of Texas is a very emotional song." It is a song about a man who went to fight in the Civil War and he can not stop thinking about the love of his life, the "yellow rose." He sensitively explains his extreme longing for her.

The narrorator tells about his lones one that lives in Texas. He is going to see her when he gets home form the war. No one else knows her because she is his own. he tells us that when he left for war, she cried. This broke his heart and made it harder for him to leave because he loved her so much. When he comes home and sees her again, he will never leave her ever again. He promises this. he describes how beautiful she is and the sparkle in her bright eyes. He says that other soldiers can brag about their girls at home, but no one beats his "yellow rose." he is dying to be with her and spend precious time with her. His longing and wanting to see the love of his life that he has missed so dearly is evident and desplays an incredible amount of emotion to the readers of this song. (At least it did for me!)

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This was definitley a nice change of songs of the one's we heard during class. Its about a man who loves his woman(the Yellow Rose) but he's in the war and can't forgret her. He NEEDS to see her when he is done in the war, he has really never told anyone else about his woman as well. Throughout the song he just goes on to describe the great qualities of his "yellow rose", thinking about his girl was possibly a great distraction from the hand at task(the war), which could be good or bad. It could be good because it could relieve him of his struggle after certain battles, but bad because it could alter his mind during a battle (which could of gotten him wounded/killed). Overall, this was a very nice romantic, and emotional song. It had a great melody and was one of my favorites from all the one's we listened too! 1205450111

Reading this was a really nice change of tune. This song is about a man who is in love with this woman named (the yellow rose in the song) but he can’t stop thinking about her. He can’t wait to see her again, he needs her, he wants her with him, but he hasn’t really told anyone else about this special woman of his. It is like his own special secret that no one knows about. From the song I think that this girl really meant a lot to him because he keeps on describing her throughout the rest of the song. Even though girls are great I think that he may have gotten a little distracted from what he was fight for not his country but for her and to see her again. I like these kind of poems for a change it was very romantic and a song that had a great rhythm to it as well. 1205465059

I like this song because its such a cute love song much like Lorena. Well obviously its about a soldier that is maybe soon going to be coming home from war or getting a break? So he can then go see this woman that he apparently has deep feelings for. It seems to be one of those things like counting down the days till spring break, or your birthday; when you just can't stop talking and thinking about it. Well this is what its like for this man. He describes her in many metaphors:"eyes are bright as diamonds". Then he even begins to brag about her saying that he doesn't really care about what anyone else has to say because he is going to get to see this woman that he just loves so much. I too was really confused about the last two lines when it says "But the gallant Hood of Texas played hell in Tennessee" I think that he is talking about her again but I dont completely understand his comparison. 1205469710