1. With the honourable principles you uphold
And the eloquent words with which you extol

2. Come join me in a gathering of delight
Where even old men act like youths so bright

3. In a polished hall that makes the moon gleam white
Its soft winds like clouds in gentle flight

4. My guests are so joyful they almost burst
Ready to greet you with blessings first

5. For one like you, I have maidens choice
Daughters of doves and wine that gives voice

6. Princesses whom kings all madly covet
Who make tents joyful, never quiet or dim

7. They have stolen hearts and taken each a slice
Drunk the wine of generous young men's eyes

8. One blonde girl I divorced, for it's not right
To mix seemly and base, honor and blight

9. I still ache, remembering bonds now torn
Though it was best, preventing further scorn

10. So come appreciate verse at its height
And see poetry wholesome, polite

11. Live delighting in odes like birdsong at night
Your clothes speak of valor, sword handles of might