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He comes from afar,1
Where the billows are sounding2
He comes from afar,3
Where the wild waves are bounding :4
He comes to his trysting5
Beneath the green tree:—6
But, alas, for the maiden7
He never see !8
Never, oh, never !—9
Blighted for ever !10
Alas, for the maid whom he never see !11
Deep, deep in the wild glen12
A grave is preparing ;13
And, hark ! to her lone home14
The maid they are bearing.15
Full sweet will her sleep be16
From sorrow and pain ;17
But ne’er shall she meet with18
Her lover again !19
Never, oh, never !—20
Blighted for ever !21
Ne’er shall she meet with her lover again!22
O whisper, ye trees ! when23
His lost one he’s seeking ;24
Bear to him the words of25
A heart that is breaking !26
Say how well she loved him27
In sorrow and pain,28
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When madness came over29
Her heart and her brain.30
Buried for ever !31
Never, oh, never32
Shall the maid of his bosom behold him again
!33