Song of the Faeries + 

A man has a hope for heaven, + 

But soulless a faery dies, + 

As a leaf that is old, and withered and cold + 

When the wint’ry vapours rise. + 

Soon shall our wings be stilled, + 

And our laughter over and done, + 

So let us dance where the yellow lance + 

Of the barley shoots in the sun. + 

So let us dance on the fringed waves, + 

And shout at the wisest owls + 

In their downy caps, and startle the naps + 

Of the dreaming water-fowls. + 

And fight for the black sloe-berries, + 

For soulless a faery dies, + 

As a leaf that is old, and withered and cold + 

When the wintry vapours rise. + 