When will he return?
Only to depart
Harrowed by the omen
Of his restless heart;
Bondsman of the voice
Rival to the Sun
Viceroy of the sunset
Till his task be done
Though he is my love
He is not for me;
What he loves lies over
Loveless miles of sea
Haunted by the West
Eating out his heart
When will he return?
Only to depart
Beatriz’s Song was written by William Walton & Louis MacNeice.