I made my home
In the wild, in the wood
In a valley low, in a valley low
Sun sweet, shivering light
Where the grass lays still
Beneath your hands
Soft and pale, soft and pale
And dead.
In early spring
And the water swells, the water swells
Wild river heart
Wild river heart, river heart run.
Babe in the snow
Fawn and the doe
Cat and the crow
And your brother calling low, low, low
Then I went away
Meaning to return
To the valley low, to my valley home
Never seen
Never seen again
Still the water swells, the water swells
Wild river heart
Wild river heart, river heart run.