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     They rend the air�察�like cries of despair��
         The screams of the wild Curlew��
                 They rend the air��
                 Like cries of despair��
         The screams of the wild Curlew��


     The viewless blast flies moaning past��
         Away to the forest trees��
     Where giant pines and leafless vines
         Bend 'neath the wandering breeze��
     From ferny streams�察�unearthly screams
         Are heard in the midnight blue��
     As afar they roam to the shepherd's home��
         The shrieks of the wild Curlew��
                 As afar they roam
                 To the shepherd's home��
         The shrieks of the wild Curlew��

THE BALLAD OF TANNA


     She knelt by the dead�察�in her passionate grief��
         Beneath a weird forest of Tanna��
     She kissed the stern brow of her father and chief��
         And cursed the dark race of Alkanna。
     With faces as wild as the clouds in the rain��
     The sons of Kerrara came down to the plain��
     And spoke to the mourner and buried the slain。
                          Oh�察�the glory that died with Deloya��


     ``Wahina��'' they whispered�察 �`Alkanna lies low��
         And the ghost of thy sire hath been gladdened��
     For the men of his people have fought with the foe
         Till the rivers of Warra are reddened��''
     She lifted her eyes to the glimmering hill��
     Then spoke�察�with a voice like a musical rill��
     ``The time is too short�察�can I sojourn here still��''
                          Oh�察�the Youth that was sad for Deloya��


     ``Wahina�察�why linger��'' Annatanam said��
         ``When the tent of a chieftain is lonely��

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     There are others who grieve for the light that has fled��
         And one who waits here for you only��''
     ``Go ´ leave me��'' she cried。 ``I would fain be alone��
     I must stay where the trees and the wild waters moan��
     For my heart is as cold as a wave´beaten stone。''
                          Oh�察�the Beauty that was broke for Deloya��


     ``Wahina�察�why weep o'er a handful of dust��
         When the souls of the brave are approaching��
     Oh�察�look to the fires that are lit for the just��
         And the mighty who sleep in Arrochin��''
     But she turned from the glare of the flame´smitten sea��
     And a cry�察�like a whirlwind�察�came over the lea ´
     ``Away to the mountains and leave her with me��''
                          Oh�察�the heart that was broke for Deloya��

THE RAIN COMES SOBBING TO THE DOOR


     THE night grows dark�察�and weird�察�and cold�察�and thick drops patter on the pane��
     There comes a wailing from the sea�察�the wind is weary of the rain。
     The red coals click beneath the flame�察�and see�察�with slow and silent feet
     The hooded shadows cross the woods to where the twilight waters beat��
     Now�察�fan´wise from the ruddy fire�察�a brilliance sweeps athwart the floor��
     As�察�streaming down the lattices�察�the rain comes sobbing to the door��
                 As�察�streaming down the lattices��
                 The rain comes sobbing to the door。


     Dull echoes round the casement fall�察�and through the empty chambers go��
     Like forms unseen whom we can hear on tip´toe stealing to and fro。
     But fill your glasses to the brims�察�and�察�through a mist of smiles and tears��
     Our eyes shall tell how much we love to toast the shades of other years��

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     And hither they will flock again�察�the ghosts of things that are no more��
     While�察�streaming down the lattices�察�the rain comes sobbing to the door��
                 While�察�streaming down the lattices��
                 The rain comes sobbing to the door。


     The tempest´trodden wastelands moan ´ the trees are threshing at the blast��
     And now they come�察�the pallid shapes of Dreams that perished in the past��
     And�察�when we lift the windows up�察�a smothered whisper round us strays��
     Like some lone wandering voice from graves
             that hold the wrecks of bygone days。
     I tell ye that I love the storm�察�for think we not of thoughts of yore��
     When�察�streaming down the lattices�察�the rain comes sobbing to the door��
                 When�察�streaming down the lattices��
                 The rain comes sobbing to the door��


     We'll drink to those we sadly miss�察�and sing some mournful song we know��
     Since they may chance to hear it all�察�and muse on friends they've left below。
     Who knows ´ if souls in bliss can leave the borders of their Eden´home ´
     But that some loving one may now about the ancient threshold roam��
     Oh�察�like an exile�察�he would hail a glimpse of the familiar floor��
     Though�察�streaming down the lattices�察�the rain comes sobbing to the door��
                 Though�察�streaming down the lattices��
                 The rain comes sobbing to the door��


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URARA


     Note��Another spelling of Orara�察�a tributary of the river Clarence。



     EUROKA�察�go over the tops of the hill��
         For the Death´clouds have passed us to´day��
     And we'll cry in the dark for the foot´falls still��
         And the tracks which are fading away��
     Let them yell to their lubras�察�the Bulginbah dogs��
         And say how our brothers were slain��
     We shall wipe out our grief in the blood of their chief��
         And twenty more dead on the plain ´
         On the blood´spattered spurs of the plain��
                          But the low winds sigh��
                          And the dead leaves fly��
                          Where our warriors lie��
         In the dingoes' den ´ in the white´cedar glen
         On the banks of the gloomy Urara��
                          Urara� �Urara��
         On the banks of the gloomy Urara��


     The Wallaroos grope through the tufts of the grass��
         And crawl to their coverts for fear��
     But we'll sit in the ashes and let them pass
         Where the boomerangs sleep with the spear��
     Oh� �our hearts will be lonely and low to´night
         When we think of the hunts of yore��
     And the foes that we sought�察�and the fights which we fought��
         With those who will battle no more ´
         Who will go to the battle no more��
                          For the dull winds sigh��
                          And the dead leaves fly��
                          Where our warriors lie��
         In the dingoes' den ´ in the white´cedar glen
         On the banks of the gloomy Urara��
                          Urara� �Urara��
         On the banks of the gloomy Urara��


     Oh� �the gorges and gullies are black with crows��
         And they feast on the flesh of the brave��
     But the forest is loud with the howls of our foes
         For those whom they never can save��

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     Let us crouch with our faces down to our knees��
         And hide in the dark of our hair��
     For we will not return where the camp´fires burn��
         And see what is smouldering there ´
         What is smouldering�察�mouldering there��
                          Where the sad winds sigh ´
                          The dead leaves fly��
                          And our warriors lie��
         In the dingoes' den ´ in the white´cedar glen
         On the banks of the gloomy Urara��
                          Urara� �Urara��
         On the banks of the gloomy Urara��

EVENING HYMN


     THE crag´pent breezes sob and moan where hidden waters glide��
     And twilight wanders round the earth with slow and shadowy stride。
     The gleaming clouds�察�above the brows of western steeps uphurled��
     Look like the spires of some fair town that bounds a brighter world。
     Lo�察�from the depths of yonder wood�察�where many a blind creek strays��
     The pure Australian moon comes forth�察�enwreathed with silver haze。
     The rainy mists are trooping down the folding hills behind��
     And distant torrent´voices rise like bells upon the wind。
     The echeu's* songs are dying�察�with the flute´bird's mellow tone��
     And night recalls the gloomy owl to rove the wilds alone��
     Night�察�holy night�察�in robes of blue�察�with golden stars encrowned��
     Ascending mountains like to walls that hem an Eden round。


     Note��* The rufous´breasted thickhead。



     Oh�察�lovely moon� �oh�察�holy night� �how good your God must be��
     When�察�through the glories of your light�察�He stoops to look at me��
     Oh�察�glittering clouds and silvery shapes�察�that vanish one by one��
     Is not the kindness of our Lord too great to think upon��

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     If human song could flow as free as His created breeze��
     When�察�sloping from some hoary height�察�it sweeps the vacant seas��
     Then should my voice to heaven ascend�察�my tuneful lyre be strung��
     And music sweeter than the winds should roam these glens among。
     Go by�察�ye golden´footed hours�察�to your mysterious bourne��
     And hide the sins ye bear from hence�察�so that they ne'er return。
     Teach me�察�ye beauteous stars�察�to kiss kind Mercy's chastening rod��
     And�察�looking up from Nature's face�察�to worship Nature's God。

STANZAS


     THE sunsets fall and the sunsets fade��
         But still I walk this shadowy land��
     And grapple the dark and only the dark
         In my search for a loving hand。


     For it's here a still�察�deep woodland lies��
         With spurs of pine and sheaves of fern��
     But I wander wild�察�and wail like a child
         For a face that will never return��


     And it's here a mighty water flows��
         With drifts of wind and wimpled waves��
     But the darling head of a dear one dead
         Is hidden beneath its caves。

THE WAIL IN THE NATIVE OAK


     WHERE the lone creek�察�chafing nightly in the cold and sad moonshine��
     Beats beneath the twisted fern´roots and the drenched and dripping vine��
     Where the gum trees�察�ringed and ragged�察�from the mazy margins rise��
     Staring out against the heavens with their languid gaping eyes��
     There I listened ´ there I heard it� �Oh�察�that melancholy sound��
     Wandering like a ghostly whisper�察�through the dreaming darkness round��

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     Wandering�察�like a fearful warning�察�where the withered twilight broke
 
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