Ida's wish

Rise aloft, you my wishes

That my heart cherishes profoundly and purely,

Strive upward and declare loudly

How you bank on being fulfilled.

One gift I wish for myself,

Namely that the beauty of love

May here be uttered in the radiance of silver

Like the flowery wreath of love.

I would so gladly like to pass it to you,

Such a bright silvery sign;

Purely, it pleads for a child's love,

Then quietly says: "Remember me as well!"