Nestle up to this little boat

Nestle up to this little boat,

lovely lake, gently!

Cradle of holy love,

Take good care of it!

Your waves are roaring;

do not speak so loudly!

Just let me listen to her,

who is confiding so much to me!

Your waves sparkle,

reflecting back at us

a thousand moist

eyes full of happiness!

Your waves tremble

from the heat of the sun,

could it be they secretly sense

how love works?

Farther and farther,

draw us away from the shore!

From this heaven

never let me descend!

Far from human speech

and human thoughts,

like a floating Eden,

carry this little boat away!