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 shrudder comes o'er me-- 
 Why wert thou so dear? 
They know not I knew thee, 
 Who knew thee so well-- 
Long, long I shall 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.