And if you see your lover die
Hugo Wolf
And if you see your lover die,
Don't wear your hair in curls, darling.
Let it tumble free from your shoulders;
Like golden threads it looks like pure gold.
Like golden threads, stirred by the wind -
Beautiful is the hair, beautiful is she who bears it!
Golden threads, silken threads innumerable -
Beautiful is the hair, beautiful is she who combs it!