Only a smiling glance from your radiant eyes

Schumann, Robert

Only a smiling glance from your radiant eyes,

and from its joyous light I feel bright inside.

So on a misty day we are cheered by a friendly ray,

when through the dark gauze the sun breaks suddenly through.

Only a loving word from your rosy mouth,

and my entire being I feel is enlivened and refreshed.

So, strongly filled with perfume, like a drop of oil pressed from a rose's

roots and flower, are your locks, bosom, and clothing.