Delighted in the woods to stray,

Deep in the grove she wanders still,

Or walks by blossom-covered rill,

Or fish-loved river stealing through

Tall clusters of the dark bamboo.

Or else the dame with arch design

To prove thy mood, O Prince, and mine,

Far in some sheltering thicket lies

To frighten ere she meet our eyes.

Then come, renew thy labour, trace