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 I 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.