Atthis - Ατθίς

Like the wind, love shook my mind
Bending oaks, on mountains high
You have come, my heart to find
Quenching flames that made me sigh
Whiter than the silkiest milky clouds
Fresher than the freshest morning dew
Softer than the lightest veil one shrouds
Purer than the purest rose that ever grew
Dearer far than gold's bright gleam
Sweeter than lyre's songs that flow
More unreal than a fantastic dream
I loved you once Atthis, so long ago
Innocence true I once did see
In your eyes, a maiden so fair
The brightest star you were to me
Aphrodite’s child so rare
Of all stars that grace the sky
You're the brightest, purest one
You have taught my soul to fly
To grow wings and reach the sun
Enslaved by your tender love's sway
You've had me bound from the start
Even now that I'm old and gray
You're still locked within my heart
Whiter than the silkiest milky clouds
Fresher than the freshest morning dew,
Softer than the lightest veil one shrouds
Purer than the purest rose that ever grew.
Dearer far than gold's bright gleam,
Sweeter the lyre's songs that flow,
More unreal than a fantastic dream,
I loved you once Atthis, so long ago.