孤独的割麦女(The Solitary Reaper)

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stophere,entlypass!

aloneshecutsandbindsthegrain,

andsingsamelancholystrain;

olisten!forthevaleprofound

isoverflowingwiththesound.

nonightingaledideverchaunt

morewelenotestowearybands

oftravelersinsomeshadyhaunt,

amongarabiansands;

avoicesothrillingne'erwasheard

inspring-timefromthecuckoo-bird,

breakingthesilenceoftheseas

amongthefarthesthebrides.

willnooellmewhatshesings?—

perhapstheplaintivenumbersflow

forold,unhappy,far-offthings,

andbattleslongago;

orisitsomemorehumblelay,

familiarmatterofto-day?

somenaturalsorrow,loss,orpain,

thathasbeen,andmaybeagain?

whate'erthetheme,themaidensang

asifhersongcouldhavenoending;

isawhersingingatherwork,

ando'erthesicklebending——

ilisten'd,motionlessandstill;

and,asimountedupthehill,

themusicinmyheartibore,

longafteritwasheardnomore.