The True Bride's Lament
Darling! Please wake!
It is me at thy side!
Dearest! Please kiss me!
I am your true bride!
I've given up gold, jewels, and silk lain in sheets,
For these three precious chances to kiss your pale cheek!
The whole kingdom hears me,
Each night as I cry!
But still my love sleeps!
My only! Oh why?
No magic is stronger than that which I hold!
A power untouched by the bitterest cold!
So night after night, I weep at your side.
Darling! My dearest! I am your true bride!