Adieu false heart, since we must part

May the joy of the world go with you

I've loved you long with a faithful heart

But I never anymore will I believe you


I've seen the time I'd have married you

And been your constant lover

But now I'll freely give you up

for one whose heart's more truer.


My mind is like the constant sun

From the east to the west it ranges

Yours is like unto the moon

It's every month a-changing


When I lay down to take my rest

No scornful morn to wake me

I'll go straight ways unto my grave

Just as fast as time can take me