I expected a child,

Yet I received a woman;

A bright girl, beautiful, kind, eager to please-

A little mischievous! -

But perfect-

A dream of a goddess…

A bird came to you

In a green garden of paradise.

An enchanting fairy in white-

Where were your wings?

You slept beside me in our own heaven-

How I longed for you!

The stars of infinity streamed overhead-

How dull beside your eyes!

The moon kissed you as I longed to-

Oh, fortunate Luna!-

And the silver moonlight…

Ah! My Goddess!

What I did, I did for us;

Yet I drove you away instead-

How my heart burned!

Imprisoned, my soul cried out for you;

You turned and looked…

…And were gone.