The Bridal Ballad + 

The ring is on my hand, + 

And the wreath is on my brow; + 

Satins and jewels grand + 

Are all at my command + 

And I am happy now. + 

And my lord he loves me well; + 

But, when first he breathed his vow, + 

I felt my bosom swellвБ†вАФ + 

For the words rang as a knell, + 

And the voice seemed his who fell + 

In the battle down the dell, + 

And who is happy now. + 

But he spoke to reassure me, + 

And he kissed my pallid brow, + 

While a reverie came oвАЩer me, + 

And to the churchyard bore me, + 

And I sighed to him before me, + 

Thinking him dead DвАЩElormie, + 

вАЬOh, I am happy now!вАЭ + 

And thus the words were spoken, + 

And thus the plighted vow, + 

And, though my faith be broken, + 

And, though my heart be broken, + 

Behold the golden token + 

That proves me happy now! + 

Would to God I could awaken! + 

For I dream I know not how, + 

And my soul is sorely shaken + 

Lest an evil step be takenвБ†вАФ + 

Lest the dead who is forsaken + 

May not be happy now. + 