I think of you when the sunlight shimmers

I think of you when the sunlight shimmers,

beaming from the sea;

I think of you when the moon's gleam

paints the streams.

I see you when, on distant roads,

the dust rises up;

in deep night, when on the narrow bridge

a traveler quivers.

I hear you when there, with a muffled roar,

the waves rise.

In the still grove I go often to listen,

when everything is silent.

I am with you, even if you are so far away.

You are near me!

The sun sinks, and soon the stars will shine for me.

O, if only you were here!