My Distant Land

There was a river, orange blossom, misty, old hills

Moonlit nights, the sky so full of stars

Sparrow flock that flew across the hayfields

Dewy ground like silver drops in quiet fields

When the sun rose, turning my land red and golden

It was time to wake up, welcome life

Feel the breeze, the warmth upon our shoulders

Time to sow the earth with seeds and roses

Now I sing to try to ease my mind

To keep the hope, to heal my soul, to just get by

Now I sing to save myself from time

I sing for love and know this love will never die

When it was summer, and the days were long and balmy

Sometimes old friends came to stay the night

We sat down and looked at the horizon

Talked about our dreams and watched the sunrise

I can remember , we believed in life and its plans

All was well , the future held no fear

I remember sunset colours, no pains

Coffee beans, the wooden fence, the church bell

Now I sing to try to ease my mind

To keep the hope, to heal my soul, to just get by

Now I sing to save myself from time

I sing for love and know this love will never die

Where I was born there was a river, misty old hills

Moonlit nights, the sky so full of stars

Sparrow flock that flew across the hayfield

But today my home is just a memory

When night is falling and unhappiness surrounds me

I sit down and tears fall from my eyes

My dear homeland, now a faraway dream

All my love is yours, I hope you´ll be well

Now I sing to try to ease my mind

To keep the hope, to heal my soul, to just get by

Now I sing to save myself from time

I sing for love and know this love will never die

Now I sing to try to ease my mind

To keep the hope, to heal my soul, to just get by

Now I sing to save myself from time

I sing for love and know this love will never die