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 heart The fire of love burns bright as ever!