THYRSIS.
Such is the cause of our grief-stricken moan,
Not ours alone, but all the world's as well,
Shepherds, your sad and mournful chant intone!
DAMON.
Let our sighs break the air, and let them swell
E'en unto Heaven in wailings, fashionèd
From righteous love and grief unspeakable!
ELICIO.
Mine eyes the tender dew shall ever shed
Of loving tears, until the memory,
Meliso, of thine exploits shall be dead.
LAUSO.
Meliso, worthy deathless history,
Worthy to enjoy on holy Heaven's throne
Glory and life through all eternity.
THYRSIS.
What time I raise myself to heights unknown
That I may sing his deeds as I think best,
Shepherds, your sad and mournful chant intone!