Behold her, single in the field,... Yon solitary, Highland Lass!... Reaping and singing by herself;.... stop here or gently pass!.... Alone she cuts and binds the grain,... And she sings a melancholy strain;.... O listen! For the vale profound.... Is overflowing with the sound. See more art images here!
Will no one tell me what she sings?... Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow... For old, unhappy, far off things,... And battles long ago:... Or is it some more humble lay,... Familiar matter of today? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain,... That has been, and may be again! See more art images here!
whate'er the theme, the maiden sang... As if her song could have no ending;... I saw her singing at her work,... And o'er the sickle bending;... I listen'd, motionless and still;... And as I mounted up the hill,... The music in my heart I bore,... Long after it was heard no more... ~Wordsworth~:heart: