| 1 | Gone far away into the silent land; | |
| 2 | It was deathly silent in the little temple, which was apparently uninhabited except for this one old monk. | |
| 3 | Now, all quiet earning a curtain, when lovers walk hand in hand in good time; | |
| 4 | As the soldiers assisted me across the court the stillness was so profound that if I had been blindfolded I should have supposed I was in a solitude. |