She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps,
And lovers [are round her,]1 sighing,
But coldly she turns from their gaze and weeps,
For her heart in his grave is lying.

She sings the wild [song]2 of her dear native plains,
Every note which he lov'd awaking;
Ah! Little they think who delight in her strains,
How the heart of the Minstrel is breaking.

He had lived for his love, for his country he died,
They were all that to life had [entwin'd]3 him;
Nor soon shall the tears of his country be dried,
Nor long will his love stay behind him.

Oh! make her a grave where the sunbeams rest,
When they promise a glorious morrow,
They'll shine o'er her sleep like a smile from the West,
From her own lov'd island of sorrow.

G. Bachlund sets stanzas 1, 3-4

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¹ Lambert: "around her are"; Bachlund: "around her a"
² Lambert: "songs"
³ Bachlund, Lambert: "entwined"

Text Authorship:

• by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "She is Far from the Land", appears in Irish Melodies [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The Broken Heart", 2004, stanzas 1,3-4 [ tenor and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
• by Frank Lambert , "She is far from the land", published 1897 [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Wilhelm Hill.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Elle est loin du pays où dort son jeune héros", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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