Come and seek a nice shady nook

Come and seek a nice shady nook, dear,

Until our brief sojourn has passed;

The flowers will close up their sweetness

To the languishing gaze of day.

Behold thy sky, O star of mine!

Lift up, Oh lift up this veil!

And light up the gloom of this place!

Speak, speak and sing, dream and sigh,

If only my gaze attracts

One brief glance, straight from thine eyes!

Let me strew with some lovely flowers

The tender moss where thou dost sit;

And close to the bed where thou dost rest

Let me sit down here at thy feet!

Happy the greensward that is trod by thee!

And the small bud that in thy hand

Has its leaves so fragrant all crushed!

Happy those pink flowers newly cut

That press your rosy lips just like

A flower that's wooed by a bee!

Remember the brief happy moments

When the gods with their tender hands

Poured out gently thy life over mine!

Like a shadow across the road

E'er since that day happy day!

My life to thy life bound secure,

Whose days pass blissful like one calm dream,

Is a cup of joy ever full

Where my lips with a long drawn breath

Drink innocence and pure love.