Note: "Rangifer" is the first half of the binomial nomenclature (scientific name) for a reindeer.


Oh, dearest Rangi,

Eyes of light and tolerance,

Who stands at my back,


Oh, dearest Rangi,

Blouse billowing in the wind,

Quiver in each step,


Oh, dearest Rangi

So calm and agreeable,

To all that I ask,


Oh, dearest Rangi,

Just pass over the threshold,

And come take my hand,


Oh, dearest Rangi,

What else must I say to you,

To have you proceed,


Oh, dearest Rangi,

You were always meant for me,

So cross over here,


And tell me what lies,

In the cold lake we have made,

Oh, dearest Rangi.