Lincoln Ross Colcord (Линкольн Росс Колкорд)

Envoy

Captain, Captain, heavy squall in sight;
Just took in the royals, ship she jumps like mad.
Somethin' on the weather bow, looks like a light.
Better come on deck, Sir, things is black and bad.

Captain's sleepin' – don't disturb his rest.
Hard time's over – hardest you have known.
He's brought you through it – showed you what was best.
Let him get his sleep, now – stand your watch alone.

Captain, Captain, night's a lonesome spell,
White foam a-slippin' past, empty sky and sea.
Ain't you got no stories like you used to tell?
Ain't you comin' up soon and talk awhile with me?

Captain's sleepin' – the long watch below.
Sleepin' so peaceful – let him sleep away.
Sea ain't lonesome – men have loved it so.
Sky ain't empty – God's up there, they say.

Captain, Captain, daybreak shows the land!
Can't you come on deck, Sir? – the shore's a livin' green.
Here's them little hillocks, we made it where you planned.
What's the use o' seein' things that you ain't seen?

Captain's sleepin' – dreamin' in his sleep,
Dreamin' of the landfalls off beyond the main,
Coasts that smell o' flowers, harbors broad and deep,
Ships a-pullin' homeward, and sailors home again.

1. Hong Kong
2. Gaspar Straits
3. The Maine Stein Song
4. The Fishing Fleet
5. To the Memory of My Father

William Henley (Уильям Хенли) Envoy ("Do you remember") Chiswick, March 1888

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