Lucernia: First Song

Oft in the days when the fairies were free,
Long, long ago:
On moonlit grass they would hold revelry,
Long ago!
Laughing and dancing on happy feet,
Singing and carolling sweet:
Oft in the days when the fairies were free,
They laughed and danced with glee,
Long, long ago!

Sunlight would send them in haste to their beds,
There, there to sleep:
Moonlight would cause them to lift up their heads,
All a-peep!
Out in the meadows amid the dew,
Oh, what a gay little crew!
Oft in the days when the fairies were free,
They laughed and danced in glee,
Long, long ago!