by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832)
Song Continued
Language: English
But if beneath yon southern sky
A plaided stranger roam,
Whose drooping crest and stifled sigh,
And sunken cheek and heavy eye,
Pine for his Highland home;
Then, warrior, then be thine to show
The care that soothes a wanderer's woe;
Remember then thy hap erewhile,
A stranger in the lonely isle.
'Or if on life's uncertain main
Mishap shall mar thy sail;
If faithful, wise, and brave in vain,
Woe, want, and exile thou sustain
Beneath the fickle gale;
Waste not a sigh on fortune changed,
On thankless courts, or friends estranged,
But come where kindred worth shall smile,
To greet thee in the lonely isle.
Text Authorship:
- by Walter Scott, Sir (1771 - 1832), "Song Continued", appears in The Lady of the Lake, in 2. Canto Second. The Island. [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Antoni Edward Odyniec (1804 - 1886) , no title [an adaptation] ; composed by Ignazy Komorowski.
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- POL Polish (Polski) (Antoni Edward Odyniec) , no title [an adaptation]
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