Edgar O'Shaughnessy
Edgar O'Shaughnessy
conquer empire forth man measure pleasure shall three trample
One man with a dream, at pleasure, Shall go forth and conquer a crown; And three with a new song's measure Can trample an empire down.
bring cry dazzling dreamed dreamer great renew shall singer sings spite sun teach unknown
Great hail! we cry to the comers From the dazzling unknown shore; Bring us hither your sun and your summers; And renew our world as of yore; You shall teach us your song's new numbers, And things that we dreamed not before: Yea, in spite of a dreamer who slumbers, And a singer who sings no more.
bursting certainly country desert far fountain heart maybe months shall sorrow trouble
If you go over desert and mountain, Far into the country of Sorrow, To-day and to-night and to-morrow, And maybe for months and for years; You shall come with a heart that is bursting For trouble and toiling and thirsting, You shall certainly come to the fountain At length, -- to the Fountain of Tears.