haṃsā́so yé vām mádhumanto asrídho híraṇyaparṇā uhúva uṣarbúdhaḥ |
udaprúto mandíno mandinispŕ̥śo mádhvo ná mákṣaḥ sávanāni gachathaḥ ||
4 The swans ye have are friendly, rich in store of meath, gold-pinioned, strong to draw, awake at early morn, Swimming the flood, exultant, fain for draughts that cheer: ye come like flies to our libations of the meath.