So fair--thou must not come;
And I will grieve no more if thou
Art glad in thy dear home.
'The faith that thou to me didst swear,
To thee again I freely give;
I'm rocking on the billows' lap,
Seek happier ties and live.'
'The faith I vow'd I still will hold,
I swear it here anew--
Oh! say if in thy cold abode