Strong.

Titian, Pastoral Concert, 1509

Under the shadow of the trees

We sat together, you and I;

Our hearts were sweetly ill at ease

Under the shadow of the trees.

In the green circle of the grass

We saw the fairies passing by;

The wake, the fairy wake it was

Upon the circle of green grass.

And softly with their fairy chain

They wove a circle round about,

And round our hearts; ah, not in vain

They bound us with their fairy chain!

With shadowy bonds thy bound us fast,

They wove their circle in and out;

Ah, Céleste, when the fairies passed,

With what strong bonds they bound us fast!

Arthur Symons