But you’ll learn when you come to the end of your quest,
And find that the sweetest in cabin or hall,
No matter what note or what harmony stressed,
The lilt of good friendship is better than all!
ENVOI
Aye, rarer than any rare vintage e’er pressed
For banqueter merry or bold bacchanal;
Aye, better than nectar e’er dream of or guessed—
A jolly good fellowship is better than all.