WHEN we two parted In silence and tears, Half broken-hearted, To sever for years,

Pale grew thy cheek and cold,

Colder thy kiss :

Truly that hour foretold

Sorrow to this !

The dew of the morning Sunk chill on my brow ;

It felt like the warning Of what I feel now.

Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame :

I hear thy name spoken And share in its shame.

They name thee before me, A knell to mine ear ;

A shudder comes o'er me - Why wert thou so dear ?

They know not I knew thee

Who knew thee too well :

Long, long shall 1 rue thee

Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met:

In silence I grieve

That thy heart could forget,

Thy spirit deceive.

If I should meet thee

After long years,

How should I greet thee? - With silence and tears.