Weeper on the Shore

Amorphis Elegy (1996) Album

In the vale where I once listened out for the light
Where the little birds warble
The ptarmigans babble
And my heart looked for some rest from its trouble
I cast my eyes downward upon the seaside

(I cast my eyes downward upon the seaside
And a fair young girl on the shore I espied
Who was sitting and weeping
To see the waves leaping
And over the skyline sad vigil was keeping.)

O why are you weeping alone on the shore?
Now still from your eyes I can see the tears pour.
What sorrow and smart
So pierces your heart
That even at midnight it will not depart?

(I cast my eyes downward upon the seaside
And a fair young girl on the shore I espied
Who was sitting and weeping
To see the waves leaping
And over the skyline sad vigil was keeping.)

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Music

Tags:

• Amorphis
• Elegy

[efrainc23]

thousand lakes , Elegy and Tunela are the best

[Cubilim]

I agree this is my favorite Amorphis song. I believe also one of the best earlier Folk influenced metal sample. Good upload thx.

[bluegsa60noob]

so happy i finally found the album version on youtube! my favourite song from elegy...thank you very much for uploding this masterpiece of metal!

[HeavyHands70]

LOVE this song

[Javnogrzesznik]

people! do you know how it's nice to listen again to these tunes for over 10 years of not listening to Amorphis! god, such beautiful music...Elegy is the first Amorphis album I heard..I was like 17...now 30 and it still kicks ass! men, all the shit that happens in music after 2000 is driving me crazy! metal 90s come back ! Please!

[reafras]

@matzchase

beginning of times is awesome too :)

[JessTrippy]

These lyrics are Beautiful <3

[matzchase]

Excellent. And to anyone who defends them, this is their best album. They haven't done anything this good since.

[angelizer999]

Elegy/tales from the thousand lakes bbest albums

[Zasz799]

A magnificent song. The whole "Elegy" album is pure pleausre!