My Heart’s in the Highlands (Arvo Pärt)

My Heart’s In The Highlands—composed by Arvo Pärt—sets Robert Burns’ iconic poem to a unique setting of countertenor voice and organ. Here’s the poem by Robert Burns: 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; (=ree) My heart’s in the Highlands, wherever I go. 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. Farewell to the mountains high cover’d with snow; Farewell to the straths and green valleys below; (=breed dal) Farewell to the forrests and wild-hanging woods; Farwell 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 Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe; My heart’s in the Highlands, wherever I go. Kyle Gu