Song of the Silent Land
from The German Of Salis
Song of the Silent Land - meaning Summary
Journey Toward Peaceful Death
Longfellow's poem imagines death as the "Silent Land," a calm, distant realm that gentle guides lead souls toward. It balances the darkness and wreckage of life with consoling images of morning visions, hope, and perfection. The poem addresses the broken-hearted, presenting death not as terror but as a peaceful passage guided by faith and compassion, offering solace and the promise of reunion with the great departed.
Read Complete AnalysesInto the Silent Land! Ah! who shall lead us thither? Clouds in the evening sky more darkly gather, And shattered wrecks lie thicker on the strand. Who leads us with a gentle hand Thither, O thither, Into the Silent Land? Into the Silent Land! To you, ye boundless regions Of all perfection! Tender morning-visions Of beauteous souls! The Future's pledge and band! Who in Life's battle firm doth stand, Shall bear Hope's tender blossoms Into the Silent Land! O Land! O Land! For all the broken-hearted The mildest herald by our faith allotted, Beckons, and with inverted torch doth stand To lead us with a gentle hand Into the land of the great Departed, Into the Silent Land!
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