Hail to the Nymph

Hail to the nymph well beloved by the Muses
Honoured and blest by their favor divine
Long may the fire that their love infuses
Her bosom encharm and her senses refine
  Heaven send her happy dew
  On Earth long health renew
  Gaily to flourish and sweetly to bloom
  While every vale and glen
  Sends back our shout again

Ellena Attica Viva Allegra

Long may our Ellen still sip at their fountain
May she bloom in the spring nor in winter e’er fade
And tho’ whirlwinds may strip every leaf on the mountain
May she ever find peace in their fostering shade
  Moor’d on the eternal rock
  Proof to the tempest’s shock
  Virtue and truth her firm shield still shall prove
  And every tongue will then
  Echo her praise again

Ellena Attica Viva Allegra

Proudly shall our song the joy of this day prolong
That to Ellen gave birth and the Muses more smiles
And Oh may the rose bud bloom, ripen, and ere long
Be known and be loves as a grace of our isles
  Heaven send her happy dew
  On Earth long health renew
  Gaily to flourish and sweetly to bloom
  Loudly shall Clan Attic then
  Ring from her deepmost glen

Ellena Attica Viva Allegra