Highland Boy
Highland Boy's Journey: A Tale of Honor and Destiny
Lyrics
Through a field there ran a brook
Describing a brook running through a field
From the hills beyond
Originating from hills in the distance
Where a boy put down his book
A boy left his book in this serene setting
And from me now is gone
The boy has departed from the narrator
I am reminded of him here
Narrator reflects on the boy in the current setting
Where rain on heather falls
Recalling the sound of rain on heather
The pages scattered on the banks
Pages of the book scattered along the brook
Since first he heard the call
The boy responded to a calling he heard
"Arise, arise, and come away
A call for the boy to rise and join a cause
You are our pride and joy
He is cherished and valued by his community
The drums shall roll and the pipes shall play
Anticipation of celebration with drums and pipes
For our highland boy"
Reference to the boy as a "highland boy"
He sailed on ships and loved a wife
The boy sailed, had a family, and enjoyed life
Children played upon his knee
Children played around him
He read the story of his life
He read the story that determined his fate
That told his destiny
A reflection on his destiny
And when in Death's cold eyes he looked
Confronting death fearlessly
He bravely faced the foe
Facing an adversary with courage
And through his heart there ran the brook
A metaphorical connection between the boy's heart and the brook
He followed long ago
Following the path he chose long ago
And so we laid him to his rest
The narrator and others laying the boy to rest
We laid him gently down
Gently placing him in his final resting place
We heard Scotland's bonnie drums
Honoring the boy with Scotland's drums
And there was glory in the ground
A sense of glory and pride in the burial ground
The field shall be his blanket warm
Describing the field as a warm blanket for the boy
The stars his diadem
The stars symbolize his honor
The hills shall stand his honor guard
The hills stand as guards protecting his memory
And the pipes his requiem
The pipes play a mournful melody as a farewell
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