I LOVED her from her infancy,
Lado! Lado!
From childhood to maturity,
Lado! Lado!
And when I claim’d the smiling maid,
Lado! Lado!
“Ye are of kindred blood!” they said,
Lado! Lado!
“Brother and sister’s children ye,
Lado! Lado!
It were a sin to steal a kiss,”
Lado! Lado!
Oh what a sacrifice is this!
Lado! Lado!
I’ll steal a kiss though I be riven,
Lado! Lado!
From every, every hope of heaven,
Lado! Lado!
For what would heaven become to me,
Lado! Lado!
When the long nights of autumn flee,
Lado! Lado! {206}