The Departed - Edenian

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

Sank 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 over me

Why wert you 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

The dew of the morning

Sank chill on my brow

It felt like the warning

Of what I feel now

If I should meet thee

After long years

How should I greet thee?

With silence and tears