Lady Sangazure's ballad

In days gone by, these eyes were bright,This bosom fair, these cheeks were rosy,This faded brow was snowy white,These lips were fresh as new-plucked posy;My girlish love he never guessed,Until the day when we were parted;I treasured it within my heart,And lived alone and broken-hearted.These cheeks are wan with age and care,These weary eyes have done their duty,As white as falling snow my hair,And faded all my girlish beauty.I see my every charm depart;But Memory's chain I cannot sever,For ah, within my poor old heartThe fire of love burns bright as ever!