she sat and sang alway
by the green margin of a stream
watching the fishes leap and play
beneath the glad sunbeam
I sat and wept away
beneath the moon's most shadowy beam
watching the blossoms of the may
weep leaves into the stream
I wept for memory
she sang for hope that is so fair
my tears were swallowed by the sea
her songs died on the air
she sat and sang alway
by the green margin of a stream
watching the fishes leap and play
beneath the glad sunbeam
I sat and wept away
beneath the moon's most shadowy beam
watching the blossoms of the may
weep leaves into the stream
I wept for memory
she sang for hope that is so fair
my tears were swallowed by the sea
her songs died on the air