At first the distant mountain-tops
Fade into the coming rain cloud
And then the hills nearer to
My village draw their misty veil.
At last it pours over my home.
Silent's the square, empty the shops,
The street's bereft of all its crowd
Excepting for the luckless few
Who seek shelter to no avail.
At last it pours over my home.
Thus freed from care about their crops
That bloom and thrive under the shroud
My village came to life anew.
Their joyous shouts do ring out loud
- But I have strayed from all I knew
Accursed to roam from vale to vale.
Though I regret all that I threw
There is one reason not to wail -
At last it pours over my home.
Fade into the coming rain cloud
And then the hills nearer to
My village draw their misty veil.
At last it pours over my home.
Silent's the square, empty the shops,
The street's bereft of all its crowd
Excepting for the luckless few
Who seek shelter to no avail.
At last it pours over my home.
Thus freed from care about their crops
That bloom and thrive under the shroud
My village came to life anew.
Their joyous shouts do ring out loud
- But I have strayed from all I knew
Accursed to roam from vale to vale.
Though I regret all that I threw
There is one reason not to wail -
At last it pours over my home.
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