It was Lilith the wife of Adam
(Eden Bower´s in flower)
Not a drop of her blood was human,
but she was made like a soft sweet woman.

Lilith stood on the skirts of Eden;
(And ¡Oh, the Bower of the hour!)
She was the first that thence was driven,
with her was hell and with Eve was heaven.

In the ear of the snake said Lilith:
(Eden bower´s in flower)
To thee I come when the rest is over;
a snake was I when thou wast my lover.

I was the fairest snake in Eden;
(And ¡Oh, the Bower and the hour!)
By the earth´s will, new form and feature,
made me a wife for the earth´s new creature.

Take me thou as I come from Adam:
(Eden bower´s in flower)
Once again shall my love subdue thee,
the past is past, and I come to thee.

Oh, but Adam was thrall to Lilith!
(And, Oh, the Bower and the hour!)
All the threads oh my hair are gold,
and there in a net his heart was holden.

Oh, and Lilith was queen of Adam!
(Eden Bower´s in flower)
All the day and the night together,
mi breath coul shake his soul like a feather.

What great joys had Adam and Lilith!
(And, ¡Oh, the Bower and the hour!)
Sweet close rings of the serpent´s twining,
as heart in heart lay sighing and pining.

What bright babes had Adam and Lilith;
(Eden Bower´s in flower)
Shapes that coiled in the woods and waters,
glittering sons and radiant daughters.