BIRD of the wilderness,
    Blithesome and cumberless,
Sweet be thy matin o’er moorland and lea!
    Emblem of happiness,
    Blest is thy dwelling-place,—
O, to abide in the desert with thee!
    Wild is thy lay and loud
    Far in the downy cloud,
Love gives it energy, love gave it birth.
    Where, on thy dewy wing...