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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG OF THE COLONISTS DEPARTING FOR NEW ZEALAND, by THOMAS CAMPBELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Steer, helmsman, till you steer our way Last Line: We'll plough a smiling land. Subject(s): Immigrants; New Zealand; Emigrant; Emigration; Immigration | |||
STEER, helmsman, till you steer our way, By stars beyond the line; We go to found a realm, one day, Like England's self to shine. CHORUS. Cheer up! cheer up! our course we'll keep, With dauntless heart and hand; And when we've ploughed the stormy deep, We'll plough a smiling land -- A land, where beauties importune The Briton to its bowers, To sow but plenteous seeds, and prune Luxuriant fruits and flowers. Chorus. -- Cheer up! cheer up! &c. There, tracts uncheered by human words, Seclusion's wildest holds, Shall hear the lowing of our herds, And tinkling of our folds. Chorus. -- Cheer up! cheer up! &c Like rubies set in gold, shall blush Our vineyards girt with corn; And wine, and oil, and gladness gush From Amalthea's horn. Chorus. -- Cheer up! cheer up! &c. Britannia's pride is in our hearts, Her blood is in our veins -- We'll girdle earth with British arts, Like Ariel's magic chains. CHORUS. Cheer up! cheer up! our course we'll keep, With dauntless heart and hand; And when we've ploughed the stormy deep, We'll plough a smiling land. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EVERYDAY WE GET MORE ILLEGAL by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA EUROPE AND AMERICA by DAVID IGNATOW EUROPE AND AMERICA by DAVID IGNATOW THE VIEW AT GUNDERSON'S by JOSEPH WARREN BEACH MEETING YOU AT THE PIERS by KENNETH KOCH IN THE GLORIOUS YEMEN RESTAURANT by KHALED MATTAWA END OF THE RANGE by ANSELM HOLLO BATTLE OF THE BALTIC by THOMAS CAMPBELL DOWNFALL OF POLAND [FALL OF WARSAW, 1794] by THOMAS CAMPBELL |
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