"Over the Hills and Far Away" - Marsh Family adaptation for Ukraine of traditional folk song

This song speaks for itself really.

Europe is facing a conflict that conjures images we hoped our children would never witness.

We believe Britain needs to step up and support Ukraine and its people, including those in flight.

We don’t believe the “Borders Bill” – new strict asylum legislation under consideration in Parliament on Monday 28 February (tomorrow) – is remotely fit for purpose. This is a point that has been raised by more than 50 charities, NGOs and aid agencies.

Details of the backdrop here:
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60518801
- https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/borders-bill-ukrainians-war-russia-b2023968.html.
- https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/02/borders-bill-would-treat-ukrainian-refugees-as-criminals-ministers-are-warned

If you are looking to support those in the crisis, please consider the UNICEF Emergency Appeal: https://www.unicef.org.uk/.

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Lyrics below.

This song’s been sung 300 years
To tell of soldiers’ hopes and fears
No muskets will you hear today
Over the hills and far away

But Putin’s tanks a war now start
That tears a hole in Europe’s heart
To fight or flee – not all can stay
Over the hills and far away

O’er the hills and o’er the main
We stand with people of Ukraine
But words alone don’t tyrants sway
Over the hills and far away

They ride or run from broken shores
Abandon all they had before
No comfort brings the night or day
Over the hills and far away

A desperate journey they must dare
With nothing but the hope they wear
Through desert dust and ocean spray
Over the hills and far away

O’er the hills and o’er the main
From lands of war, trouble, and pain
No border stands in mercy’s way
Over the hills and far away

Some may refuse to shed a tear
For one man’s hope’s another’s fear
A cold heart has a price to pay
Over the hills and far away

So fall in line to help them through
Another time it could be you
Thrown on the road to come what may
Over the hills and far away

O’er the hills and o’er the main
We stand with people of Ukraine
The “Borders Bill” let’s change today
Over the hills and far away

O’er the hills and o’er the main
We stand with people of Ukraine
No border stands in mercy’s way
Over the hills and far away

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