Chanson

　　A ring of gold and a milk-white dove

　　Are goodly gifts for thee，

　　And a hempen¹ rope for your own love

　　To hang upon a tree.

　　For you a House of Ivory，

　　（Roses are white in the rose-bower）！

　　A narrow bed for me to lie，

　　（White， O white， is the hemlock² flower）！

　　Myrtle and jessamine for you，

　　（O the red rose is fair to see）！

　　For me the cypress³ and the rue⁴，

　　（Finest of all is rosemary）！

　　For you three lovers of your hand，

　　（Green grass where a man lies dead）！

　　For me three paces on the sand，

　　（Plant lilies at my head）！