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Is the day long,

O Lesbian maiden,

And the night endless

In thy lone chamber

In Mitylene? 5

All the bright day,

Until welcome evening

When the stars kindle

Over the harbour,

What tasks employ thee? 10

Passing the fountain

At golden sundown,

One of the home-going

Traffickers, hast thou

Thought of thy lover? 15

Nay, but how far

Too brief will the night be,

When I returning

To the dear portal

Hear my own heart beat! 20