The sea-kings’ daughter is happy as fair,
Blissful bride of a blissful heir,
Bride of the sire of the kings of the sea—
O joy to the people and joy to the throne,
Come to us, love us and make us your own;
For Saxon or Dane or Norman we,
Teuton or Celt, or whatever we be,
We are each all Dane in our welcome of thee, Alexandra!
CHRISTMAS IN INDIA
By Rudyard Kipling