Out of the night

M. Lang

The night sinks down on the sea,

Where the restless waters are still;

And a startled bird calls from its tree;

And the shivering stars are chill.

Draw near, O life of the dark!

Awake, O voice of the sea!

For the winds are wafting my heart

To the love who mourns, who mourns for me;

who mourns for me.

The night sinks down.