the official version of Dark Waltz portrays a medieval setting where a young woman is pursued by what appears to be a rich prince. She leads him to a dark place and then kills him with a bite to his neck. She’s a vampire.
Okay. And...?
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Nothing really. The point here is only that while the girl’s voice is beautiful—the words are vacant. They can mean anything you them to mean.
One reason I'm not a big fan of young girl sopranos is that, no matter how talented they are, no matter how good their technique is, they can't really interpret a song because they have nothing to interpret with. I'd rather listen to Johnny Cash singing "Danny Boy" - after his stroke - than a young girl soprano, because Johnny was intimate with loss and death.
It reminds me of when we saw a high school production of Macbeth. Talented cast, put a lot of work into it, but Lady Macbeth was rather prim and schoolmarmish ... and I told my husband that I would be worried about a high school girl who understood Lady Macbeth the way I do!
To be honest, I had no idea what the song was about until you posted it. I'm more affected by the sheer depth of artistry that Jackie brings to the piece.