Let my lover's house be engulfed by the abyss

Hugo Wolf

Let my lover's house be engulfed by the abyss,

And a lake foam over the place this very hour.

Let the heavens pour lead bullets over it,

And a serpent dwell there in the ground.

Let a poisonous serpent dwell there,

That would poison he who was untrue to me.

Let a serpent dwell there, swollen with venom,

And bring death to him who means to betray me!