Let us go then, you and I,
When the evening is spread out against the sky

Then while time serves, and we are but decaying.
Come, my Corinna, come, let's go a Maying.

My love! My lover! Beloved Friend!
Grab this wondrous, fleeting moment, Drink it inside me,
Let’s drink it together to the end!
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And upon returning, love...
Taking mysterious paths along the meadows
On grassy carpets on the forest floor,
We will make a star of our two shadows.

Touch us gently, Time! Let us glide adown thy stream
Gently,—as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream.

Thus hand in hand through life we'll go;
Its checker'd paths of joy and woe
With cautious steps we'll tread

Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table.

So we must say Goodbye, my darling,
And go, as lovers go, for ever;
Tonight remains, to pack and fix on labels
And make an end of lying down together.

By the winding stream we shall lie and dream
We'll make dreams come true if we want them to
Yes all will come play the pipes and drum
Sing a happy song and we'll sing along.

Before us lies eternity; our souls
Are love, and a continual farewell.

It's time to make love, douse the glim; The fireflies twinkle and dim; The stars lean together Like birds of a feather, And the loin lies down with the limb.

Let's go dance under the elms:
Step lively, young lassies.
Let's go dance under the elms:
Gallants, take up your pipes.