So far away! So far away!
  Thy stars are not the stars I see;
With me 'tis night, with thee 'tis day,
  And night and day are one to me.
    So far -- so far away!

I faint beneath these wand'ring airs,
  That all 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 gloomy shadows round me close,
  The very heav'ns seem dark to me;
My heavy heart finds no repose,
  And hope swoons dead on yonder sea
    So far -- so far away!