The dews of the evening most carefully shun;
Those tears of the sky for the loss of the sun.

The dews of the evening most carefully shun;
Those tears of the sky for the loss of the sun.

The dew-bead
Gem of earth and sky begotten.

The dew-bead
Gem of earth and sky begotten.

Dew-drops are the gems of morning,
But the tears of mournful eve!

Dew-drops are the gems of morning,
But the tears of mournful eve!

The dew,
'Tis of the tears which stars weep, sweet with joy.

The dew,
'Tis of the tears which stars weep, sweet with joy.

I must go seek some dewdrops here,
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.

I must go seek some dewdrops here,
And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.

And every dew-drop paints a bow.

And every dew-drop paints a bow.

Every dew-drop and rain-drop had a whole heaven within it.

Every dew-drop and rain-drop had a whole heaven within it.

Or stars of morning, dew-drops which the sun
Impearls on every leaf and every flower.

Or stars of morning, dew-drops which the sun
Impearls on every leaf and every flower.

The Dewdrop slips into the shining sea!

The Dewdrop slips into the shining sea!