On which, as they're merrily flowing and dancing,

The light of the stars is twinkling and glancing,

There's a charm in that silent midnight hour,

They only can tell who have felt its power.

There's a mystic spell in its silence sweet,

And a magic thrill through all who meet,

Where kindred thoughts together stray,

Whispering beneath pale Luna's ray;

Then is the time for poet's song,

When his voice on the zephyr is borne along,