H tFgD
(ikspCians)
tFgD! tFgD! bxniN brFt
in H forists v H nFt,
wot imPtal hAnd P F
kUd frEm HF fCfUl simatri?
in wot distant dIps P skFz
bxnt H fFD v HFn Fz?
on wot wiNz dX hI aspFD?
wot H hAnd dX sIz H fFD?
n wot SOldD, n wot Rt,
kUd twist H sFnVz v HF hRt?
n wen HF hRt bigAn t bIt,
wot dred hAnd, wot dred fIt?
wot H hAmD? wot H cEn?
in wot fxnis woz HF brEn?
wot H Anval? wot dred grysp
dX its dedli terDz klysp?
wen H stRz TrM dQn HX spCz,
n wYtDd hevan wiH HX tCz,
did hI smFl hiz wxk t sI?
did hI hM mEd H lAm mEk HI?
tFgD! tFgD! bxniN brFt
in H forists v H nFt,
wot imPtal hAnd P F
kUd frEm HF fCfUl simatri?
H lAm
(inasans)
lital lAm, hM
mEd HI?
dost HQ nO hM
mEd HI?
gEv HI lFf, n bid HI fId,
bF H strIm n O'D H mId?
gEv HI klOHiN v dilFt,
softist klOHiN, wUli, brFt?
gEv HI suc a tendD vqs,
mEkiN Yl H vElz riJqs?
lital lAm, hM
mEd HI?
dost HQ nO hM
mEd HI?
lital lAm, F'l
tel HI,
lital lAm, F'l
tel HI:
hI iz kYld bF HF nEm,
fP hI kYlz himself a lAm.
hI iz mIk, n hI iz mFld;
hI bikEm a lital cFld.
F a cFld, n HQ a lAm,
wI R kYld bF hiz nEm.
lital lAm, god
bles HI!
lital lAm, god
bles HI!
Gwiliam GblEk