<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=476256" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Ballad Maker</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">ONCE I loved a maiden fair,<br>Over the hills and jar away,<br>Lands she had and lovers to spare,<br>Over the hills and far away.<br>And I was stooped and troubled sore,<br>And my face was pale, and the coat I wore<br>Was thin as my supper the night before<br>Over the hills and far away.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Once I passed in the Autumn late,<br>Over the hills and jar away,<br>Her bawn and barn and painted gate,<br>Over the hills and jar away.<br>She was leaning there in the twilight space,<br>Sweet sorrow was on her fair young face,<br>And her wistful eyes were away from the place,<br>Over the hills and jar away.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Maybe she thought as she watched me come,<br>Over the hills and jar away,<br>With my awkward stride and my face so glum,<br>Over the hills and jar away.<br>Spite of his stoop, he still is young,<br>They say he goes the Shee among,<br>Ballads he makes; I've heard them sung<br>Over the hills and jar away.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">She gave me good-night in gentle wise,<br>Over the hills and jar away,<br>Shyly lifting to mine, dark eyes,<br>Over the hills and jar away.<br>What could I do but stop and speak,<br>And she no longer proud, but meek?<br>She plucked me a rose like her wild-rose cheek-<br>Over the hills and jar away.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">To-morrow Mavourneen a sleeveen weds,<br>Over the hills and jar away,<br>With corn in haggard and cattle in sheds,<br>Over the hills and jar away.<br>And I who have lost her, the dear, the rare-<br>Well, I got me this ballad to sing at the fair,<br>Twill bring enough money to drown my care,<br>Over the hills and jar away.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Padraic+Colum">Padraic Colum</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=476256" data-title="A Ballad Maker de Padraic Colum" data-description="ONCE I loved a maiden fair, Over the hills and jar away, Lands she had and lovers to spare, Over the hills and far away. And I was stooped and troubled sore, And my face was pale, and the coat I wore Was thin as my supper the night before Over the..."></div> </div> </div>

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