And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.

The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.

How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them to view.
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How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them to view.
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The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket,
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.

Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.

Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.