Stringed lute on which all winds can play
How much experience is too much? The poet explores the idea of living in a state where everything is available, where he can "drift with every passion" until he loses the "inheritance of his soul". It showcases the guilt of experience exchanged for innocence and that guilt raises the feeling of abandonment from a religious standpoint.
Musical tools
Stringed lute, pipe, song, dissonance, cord are all the musical elements the poet uses to talk about, or question his decisions and his life. His soul is a stringed lute; he will strike one clear cord from life's dissonance to reach the ears of God. Music motif is used to portray the movement and flow of life, its unpredictability and rare moments of clarity.
Religion
Religion as a motif is used in a sense where it evokes guilt in exploring and experiencing life in a way that is not in agreement with it. This feeling of guilt is shown in lines where the poet fears that the time when he can reach the ears of God is gone and with that he is fearing of losing his soul.
