Little darling

Anton von Webern

Little darling,

you must not be mournful;

before the year has ended

you will be mine.

Before the year has ended

the rosemary will turn green,

and the parson will proclaim:

"You are man and wife."

The rosemary will turn green,

the myrtle sprigs will turn green,

and the gillyflower

will bloom inside the house.