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The story traces the life of an artist whose early success after scenes of conflict gives way to progressive loss of sight. As vision fails, he becomes consumed with finishing a monumental painting, and his friendships and romantic hopes strain under pride, jealousy, and miscommunication. The narrative examines the relationship between artistic perception and identity, the effects of physical decline on creativity, and the corrosive power of obsession, ending in personal tragedy and unresolved longing.
If I were hanged on the highest hill,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
I know whose love would follow me still,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
If I were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
I know whose tears would come down to me,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!
If I were damned of body and soul,
I know whose prayers would make me whole,
Mother o’ mine, O mother o’ mine!