A Walking Song (I) - Peter Hall

[00:17.63]Upon the hearth the fire is red,
[00:20.35]Beneath the roof there is a bed;
[00:22.91]But not yet weary are our feet,
[00:25.30]Still round the corner we may meet
[00:27.64]A sudden tree or standing stone
[00:32.74]That none have seen but we alone.
[00:35.72]Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
[00:38.36]Let them pass! Let them pass!
[00:40.89]Hill and water under sky,
[00:43.34]Pass them by! Pass them by!
[01:06.43]Still round the corner there may wait
[01:09.17]A new road or a secret gate,
[01:11.67]And though we pass them by today,
[01:14.23]Tomorrow we may come this way
[01:16.55]And take the hidden paths that run
[01:21.67]Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
[01:24.71]Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
[01:27.02]Let them go! Let them go!
[01:29.51]Sand and stone and pool and dell,
[01:32.06]Fare you well! Fare you well!
[01:55.30]Home is behind, the world ahead,
[01:58.24]And there are many paths to tread
[02:00.78]Through shadows to the edge of night,
[02:02.92]Until the stars are all alight.
[02:05.60]Then world behind and home ahead,
[02:11.02]We'll wander back to home and bed.
[02:14.27]Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
[02:16.71]Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
[02:19.14]Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
[02:21.66]And then to bed! And then to bed!