Yearning (Hiraeth)

Echo of an ancient place, my heart, is it clear?
I've been many times before, so far and yet so near
The place that was and is no more, land and sea and sky
The kingdom of a golden age that makes my spirit fly

I'm nostalgic for this magic place of which I can't return
Nowhere, better than everywhere, my soul will always yearn
The wind and waves and mighty rocks will fast the mystery
Of myths and legends long ago in shades of history

I lost and sealed the mountain tops, they told secrets deep
The land of story is lost in time, forever it shall keep
This longing in my heavy heart, the fire will always burn
Like ashes lost within the wind, I know
Like ashes lost within the wind, I know
I can't return

When the gifts of this land were plenty and pure
And the crystal streams all ran clear
The blue pristine sky and the mountains so high
It is this my soul holds so dear

So here I am lost again in dreams and memory
Nowhere, better than everywhere, of where my soul should be
The very old place I longed for was and is no more
No compass to guide my way
I'm lost forevermore

An echo of an ancient place, my heart, is it clear?
I've been many times before, so far, yet so near
I shall yearn for this magic place of which I can return
Of nowhere and of everywhere, my soul will always yearn

My tearful eyes burn as I live and I learn
Plagued with a turbulent mind
My heart won't let go, for it wants to know
The things lost and left, far behind