Do not light the lamp!

Do not light the lamp! In the darkness of this scented night

it is a delight for me to sit alone with you.

Look how the stars, the eyes of far-off skies,

send us their warm greetings, twinkling far above.

Do not light the lamp! With light will flood to us

the familiar sadness of life's pointless bustle;

the light will dash away the dream, and happiness will abandon us.

Do not light the lamp - do not chase away our dream.