I once had a beautiful dream

I once had a beautiful dream:

I was in love with a fair-haired young woman,

we were in a green forest glade,

it was warm spring weather,

the buds were sprouting, the brook was running strong,

the sounds of the distant village could be heard,

we were full of joy,

immersed in bliss.

And even more beautiful than the dream

was what occurred in reality:

it was in a green forest glade

it was warm spring weather,

the buds were sprouting, the brook was running strong,

the sounds of the distant village reached our ears --

I held you tight, I held you long,

and now will never again let you go!

Oh the spring-green glade

is alive in me for all time!

That is where reality became a dream

and the dream became reality!