Lyrics The vow by Meleager - Petros Tabouris

The Vow
By Meleager (1st century B. C.)

In holy night we made the vow
And the same lamp, which long before
Had seen our early passion grow
Was witness to the faith we swore

Did I not swear to love her ever?
And have I ever dared to rove?
Did she not vow a rival never
Should shake her faith, or steal her love?

Yet now she says those words were air
Those vows were written all in water
And, by the lamp that heard her swear
Hath yielded to the first that sought her

Did I not swear to love her ever?
And have I ever dared to rove?
Did she not vow a rival never
Should shake her faith, or steal her love?