O, wind! what saw you in the South, br In lilied meadows fair and far? br I saw a lover kiss his lass br New-won beneath the evening star. br br O, wind! what saw you in the West br Of passing sweet that wooed your stay? br I saw a mother kneeling by br The cradle where her first-born lay. br br O, wind! what saw you in the North br That you shall dream of evermore? br I saw a maiden keeping tryst br Upon a gray and haunted shore. br br O, wind! what saw you in the East br That still of ancient dole you croon? br I saw a wan wreck on the waves br And a dead face beneath the moon.