O, my country, my country! br How long I for thee, br Far over the mountain, br Far over the sea. br Where the sweet Joliba, br Kisses the shore, br Say, shall I wander br By thee never more? br Where the sweet Joliba kisses the shore, br Say, shall I wander by thee never more. br br Say, O fond Zurima, br Where dost thou stay? br Say, doth another br List to thy sweet lay? br Say, doth the orange still br Bloom near our cot? br Zurima, Zurima, br Am I forgot? br O, my country, my country, how long I for thee, br Far over the mountain, far over the sea. br br Under the baobab br Oft have I slept, br Fanned by sweet breezes br That over me swept. br Often in dreams br Do my weary limbs lay br 'Neath the same baobab, br Far, far away. br O, my country, my country, how long I for thee, br Far over the mountain, far over the sea. br br O, for the breath br Of our own waving palm, br Here, as I languish, br My spirit to calm- br O, for a draught br From our own cooling lake, br Brought by sweet mother, br My spirit to wake. br O, my country, my country, how long I for thee, br Far over the mountain, far over the sea.