The lute-like sounds which sanctify my span,

And give me power to sway the human race.

II.

I am the king whom men call Lucifer,

I am the genius of the nether spheres.

Give me my Christian name, and I demur.

Call me a Greek, and straightway I rejoice.

Yea, I am Anteros, and with my tears

I salt the earth that gladdens at my voice.

III.