Sea Journey

Tune: Skye Boat Song (trad)

Sea Journey

In that direction lies the sea
Its darkling fathoms call to me.
It bids me board a ship and roam
Where land is lost to wave and foam.

It bids me travel to the deep
Where dolphins frolic, where whales sleep,
Where wave and water touch the sky
And gulls and gannets dare to fly.

A soft farewell to home and land,
To green-clad meadow, beach and sand,
Farewell to kinsmen young and old,
For no one knows what fate will hold.

Then eager, board my ring-necked boat,
I raise the sail, set her afloat,
With aid from wind, and aid from oar,
On paths that many took before.

I cannot say what lies ahead,
Or where at last I’ll lay my head,
Or if my time be short or long,
Remember me in deed and song.

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