[Verse 1]Every time I shed tearsIn the last past yearsWhen I pass through the hillsOh, what images returnOh, I yearnFor the roots of the woodsThat origin of all my strong and strange moods[Chorus]I lost something in the hillsI lost something in the hills[Verse 2]I grew up in declivitiesOthers grow up in citiesWhere first love and soul takes riseThere were times in my lifeWhen I felt mad and deprivedAnd only the slopes gave me hopе[Verse 3]When I pass through the leg high grass, I shall diеUnder the jasmine, I shall dieUnder the elder treeI need not try to prepare for a new coming dayWhere is it that fills the deepness I feel?You will say I'm not Robin the HoodBut how could I hide from top to foot[Chorus]That I lost something in the hillsI lost something in the hillsOh, I lost something in the hills[Verse 4]Now I lean on my window sillAnd I cry, though it's sillyAnd I'm dreaming of off and awayOh, I know further west these hills existMarked by apple treesMarked by a straight brookThat leads me wherever I want it to[Chorus]Well I lost something in the hillsI lost something in the hillsOh, I lost something in the hills
