My Heart's In The Highlands
Robert Burns 1759 (Alloway) – 1796 (Dumfries)
Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North,
The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth;
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.
Farewell to the mountains high covered with snow;
Farewell to the straths and green valleys below;
Farewell to the forests and wild-hanging woods;
Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
A-chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go.
About this poem
"My Heart's in the Highlands" is a poem by Robert Burns, a Scottish poet. In this piece, Burns expresses his yearning for the Scottish Highlands, portraying it as a place of natural beauty and emotional resonance. The poet reflects on the contrast between the tranquility of the highlands and the challenges of urban life. The poem is a lyrical exploration of the poet's connection to his homeland and the solace he finds in the untamed landscapes of the Highlands. more »
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified by acronimous on November 12, 2023
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| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 766 |
| Words | 147 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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