My friend is more a treasure...
Than the purest minted gold...
Than all the wealth or riches...
The worldly strive to heap and hold...
For his friendship is my fortune...
My happiness and prize...
And his faithfulness much dearer...
Than the treasures of men's eyes...
He heaps my heart with gladness...
With things that gold can never buy...
With boundless joy and rapture...
Beneath the fairest sky...
For the bond of love between us...
Grows stronger all the while...
As we match strides together...
Up another winding mile.
My friend is in my heart...
My every dream and every song...
With all the blessings he imparts...
And men may yearn for riches...
And things of temporal worth...
But I've found my treasure...
And the greatest wealth on earth...
Ashi
