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Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at

HYMN LXIX

A prayer or charm for long life

1Ye are alive. I fain would live. I fain would live my complete
  term of life.
2Ye live dependent. I fain would live dependent. I fain would
  live my complete term of life.
3Ye remain alive. I fain would remain alive. I fain would live
  my complete term of life.
4Ye are life-givers. I fain would live. I fain would live my com-
  plete term of life.