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FAR from the loud sea beaches / Where he goes fishing and crying, / Here in the inland garden / Why is the sea-gull flying?
Here are no fish to dive for; / Here is the corn and lea; / Here are the green trees rustling.
Hie away home to sea!
Fresh is the river water / And quiet among the rushes; / This is no home for the sea-gull / But for the rooks and thrushes.
Pity the bird that has wandered! / Pity the sailor ashore! / Hurry him home to the ocean, / Let him come here no more!
High on the sea-cliff ledges / The white gulls are trooping and crying, / Here among the rooks and roses, / Why is the sea-gull flying?