O singer of Persephone! br In the dim meadows desolate br Dost thou remember Sicily? br br Still through the ivy flits the bee br Where Amaryllis lies in state; br O Singer of Persephone! br br Simaetha calls on Hecate br And hears the wild dogs at the gate; br Dost thou remember Sicily? br br Still by the light and laughing sea br Poor Polypheme bemoans his fate; br O Singer of Persephone! br br And still in boyish rivalry br Young Daphnis challenges his mate; br Dost thou remember Sicily? br br Slim Lacon keeps a goat for thee, br For thee the jocund shepherds wait; br O Singer of Persephone! br Dost thou remember Sicily?br br Oscar Wildebr br