So far away

So far away! So far away!

Thy stars are not the stars I see;

With me 'tis night, with thee 'tis day,

And day and night are one to me.

So far -- so far away!

I faint beneath those wandering airs,

Whose wings around the world go free.

I snatch at straws the whirlwind bears --

Touched they the land that blooms for thee

So far -- so far away?

The forms that near me breathe and move

Like visions rise, like visions flee;

I cannot live to other love,

My soul has crossed the deep to thee

So far -- so far away!

Earth's drooping shadows close me round,

The heavens have lost their light for me;

The voice of joy breathes not a sound,

And hope swoons dead on yonder sea

So far -- so far away!