The night is darkening round me, br The wild winds coldly blow ; br But a tyrant spell has bound me, br And I cannot, cannot go. br br The giant trees are bending br Their bare boughs weighed with snow ; br The storm is fast descending, br And yet I cannot go. br br Clouds beyond clouds above me, br Wastes beyond wastes below ; br But nothing drear can move me : br I will not, cannot go.