High from the earth I heard a bird
High from the earth I heard a bird; / He trod upon the trees
Will there really be a morning?
Is there such a thing as day?
Could I see it from the mountains
If I were as tall as they?
Has it feet like water-lilies?
Has it feathers like a bird?
Is it brought from famous countries
Of which I have never heard?
Oh, some scholar! Oh, some sailor!
Oh, some wise man from the skies!
Please to tell a little pilgrim
Where the place called morning lies!
High from the earth I heard a bird; / He trod upon the trees
Have you got a brook in your little heart, / Where bashful flowers blow,
Our journey had advanced; / Our feet were almost come
Death is a dialogue between / The spirit and the dust.