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!