1. Come, for we sit long
Till yearning for company comes;

2. In a gathering where none cares
What the companion has said.

3. None rules over us,
Nor presides among us.

4. We have wine and music here,
Food, drink and all that we need.

5. No bore misses us,
No killjoy mourns our mirth.

6. No barley gruel here,
Nor insipid broth.

7. Idle words flow freely
Among us, and the cups.

8. None claims exclusiveness here,
Save the morose and mean.

9. Come close, for closeness now
Offends no bashful heart.

10. Make merry, for making merry
Is a precious prize to gain.