We who are old， old and gay，

    O so old！

    Thousands of years， thousands of years，

    If all were told：

    Give to these children， new from the world，

    Silence and love；

    And the long dew-dropping hours of the night，

    And the stars above：

    Give to these children， new from the world，

    Rest far from men.

    Is anything better， anything better？

    Tell us it then：

    Us who are old， old and gay，

    O so old！

    Thousands of years， thousands of years，

    If all were told.