O kiss me only, do not swear

O kiss me only, do not swear,

All women's oaths I count but air!

Your words are sweet, but sweeter still

That kiss I took against your will!

I keep it, trust it too till death,

A vow's but smoke and empty breath.

O swear, my dearest girl, swear on,

I'll trust thee on thy word alone!

And when I sink upon thy breast,

Firmly believe that I am blest;

Dear, I'll believe thy love for me

Long will outlast eternity.