Weeper on the Shore

Amorphis

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 
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?