Pan and the Maiden
And I shall be most joyous if your love
Unwinds its coils of passion from my life,
Not fettering it, and I would have it sleep
Forgetting me with reasonable heart.
Unwinds its coils of passion from my life,
Not fettering it, and I would have it sleep
Forgetting me with reasonable heart.
The Lover
This is an evil and a foolish thing—
Pan is not strong—Pan is not strong as Love.
Pan is not strong—Pan is not strong as Love.
The Maiden
Pan can break Love and fetter Love with bonds.
The Lover
The ancient yearning is alive in you,
But I am strong with the new growth of days.
But I am strong with the new growth of days.
The Maiden
Alas! the growth is sad of the new day!
Yet think not I am heedless of your love—
Yet think not I am heedless of your love—
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