Fare Thee Well, Perfidious Maid
Anacreon
Fare thee well, perfidious maid,
My soul, too long on earth delayed,
Delayed, perfidious girl, by thee,
Is on the wing for liberty.
I fly to seek a kindlier sphere,
Since thou hast ceased to love me here!
Odes of Anacreon - Ode LXXII
Translated from the Greek by Thomas Moore.