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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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